Wow! What a book. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
So far this is my favorite book in the series!Â
 My thoughts on Dorian:I loved his character progression. I was horrified when he was imprisoned but loved seeing him constantly fighting! I would have been devastated if he couldn't be saved.Chaol:For most of the book he irritated me, his attitude was awful! But I think seeing Dorian like he was helped him see things from Aelin's perspective. Love his redemption!Rowan, Aedion, Nesryn, Elide, LysandraNew characters which I love. I'm so happy to see Lysandra and Aelin's friendship.Elide - I'm very interested in where her journey goes.Love Nesryn! Love the brotherhood with Rowan and AedionManon and the blackbeaksI was so excited to see their change, I'm so looking forward to seeing this storylineIn the end I felt a tiny bit sorry for the King. Sad that he ended up imprisoned for 10 years with that awful demon inside :( I think this book was just as much about the character changes/development than it was the storyline
I really liked this set of short stories. I know there's a lot of opinions as to where within the series to read this book. I decided to start the series with this book and I'm pretty happy I did.Â
They help set a bit of a back story for the rest of the series.Â
It was pretty easy to read and was fast enough pace for me.
What a beautiful book! I found the first part a little slow to get through and considered giving up. At times I was quite frustrated at Esme stealing words. But I loved seeing her character development. I absolutely adored the characters and fell in love with them. The last 20% of the book was so sad and had me crying. I did appreciate how quickly the book moved past the death of the characters and didn't linger on the details, it would have been too much to bare.
It just didn't capture me. I might go back to it at some point. I wasn't really keen on reading about privillaged mums