This installment, definitely better than the last, but still not up to par with the first three books in this series. The pacing was just off. I can’t handle how slowly these books are moving along. There’s so much filler that I’m finding it really difficult to wade through and to get to the actual meat of the story. I need more plot, because at this point, the characters aren’t holding down the fort anymore and I am spending WAY too much time bored.

I stand by what I said in my last review. Osrick and Rissa pov’s are unnecessary and add pretty much nothing to this story plot wise. I don’t even understand why they were introduced in the first place. Everything that happens in Osrick’s chapters in this book could have been a conversation that happened in Slade’s pov and it would make pretty close to zero difference. 

The separation of Slade and Auren really didn’t work for me either. We just ended up with both characters pining over each other and being nothing but miserable for the entire book. To be completely honest with you, after the last two books with these characters, I don’t even know if I like them anymore. 

And then there was Malina. I had such high hopes for her as well. And she was also just mopey and cry-ey and woe is me for most of this book. And then even her chapters just turned into a crap love story rather than the badass woman I was hoping for.

Now. NOW. The worst part of all. Fucking Amnesia. I don’t even know if I want to finish this series because of this. This is my hands down, without a doubt, my least favorite (read: most hated) trope. Auren and Slade have been separated for an entire novel out of this series, and now that they're finally going to be reunited, amnesia. Really? Don’t you think that’s a bit of a cop out? I really wanted to focus on the political pieces of the story in the last book. I really wanted to focus on a war with the fae in the last book. I really wanted to focus on Auren and Slade using their bonded powers together in the last book. And instead I’m probably going to spend the first 500 pages annoyed and pissed off with an Amnesia trope and everyone just trying to help poor poor Auren. 

Oh. And Dragons. Let’s introduce Dragons into the series in BOOK FIVE. Suuuure thing. 

I’m annoyed. I don’t even know if this is a 2 star rating, or a 3.