I did the tandem read with Empire of Storms and they are perfectly read together. What an unbelievable ending, that feels so much better because I read both books at the same time. This series ROCKS!

Super hard to leave all of our favorite characters but when pushing through was so happy with Chaols development and ended up falling in love with Yrene.

Many critique this book in its change of pace and settings and characters, because it shoots off from the main path of the other book. However because of those reasons this book is 10/10 top tier. It’s a little jarring at first, all the changes but quickly this book becomes vital to the main storyline. I won’t spoil anything so just read it! This breaths life into the whole world of this series and adds in so many layers!

Such an unexpected and laborious detour in the series. Read as if it were written by someone other than the author. Lacked the intertwining stories, suspense and adventure of previous books.

This is my fav book of the series so far. I loved the story 1000%

I didn’t want to leave Alien and head into another POV but it was worth the read.

At first, I was not pleased with the beginning of this book. I was completely blown away with this story, it kept getting better until the end. It flows perfectly into the next book. Excellent writing and story telling.

Took longer to get into this book because of the change in POV, but just as good as all the rest.

It took me a minute to get into it because Aelin wasn’t the main character but when I did ❤️❤️❤️

You definitely have to read this book your 1st time through TOG & maybe I would have enjoyed it more if I had done the tandem read bc I definitely missed Aelin. However, this book took me 5x longer to get through than any other TOG book. The 3 stars are for Nesryn, Yrene, Falkan, & Sartaq. I was hoping this book would serve as a redemption arc for Chaol but I honestly still cannot stand him. I will be skipping it on my re-read.