Queen of Shadows

What. The. Actual. Heck.

I did not like this book. It was so disappointing. Am I missing something here? Why the 4 star reviews? Clearly there are GoT references but wow they were just so obvious.

Aelin and Roman - their relationship is creepy. What is it about 900 year old males and teenage girls. Both characters are annoying but none more so than Aelin. I have really grown to dislike her. I don't like how she is described or written. It's all surface, how people look, how ‘gorgeous' she/he is. Both need more depth.

Dorian and Chaol's friendship is the only true relationship in the book. Aelin and Rowan (Chaol and Nesryn as well) they are weird and forced. Aelin snd Rowan we're friends in the previous book and made it clear that was all they were going to be. So how come this changed? Seems like a really cheap thing to do. Aelin doesn't even speak to or help Chaol when he gets hurt. She is literally the worst ‘friend'.

I don't like the character ‘development' for Chaol - if you can call it that. Didn't mind him being a rebel. But the way he is treated by Aelin. Used to a punching bag for blame. Abandoned by Adieon as well. It's almost as though none of what they went through in the previous book mattered or happened at all.

Dorian and Chaol deserved better.

I thought Kaltain's arc was good.

Manon and Asterin are developing into an interesting storyline.

I am going to continue with the next book because I am interested in what happens with Manon, Dorian and Chaol.