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I rate this book 9/10, it's my new favorite in the series. Rebecca said she took her time with this one and it shows.

- I really enjoyed the world building and fleshing out of the magic/lore that happend in this book. I feel like I have a much better grasp on the gods, political relations, and how magic actually works in this world.

- Violet and Xaden are just 😌🤞 I love their relationship so much. I loved the intimacy that they had in this book. The scene on them together in Deveralli was one of the best sex scenes I've ever read, not even for the spice, but because of how I could literally feel their love for each other through the pages.

- I'm actually glad we didn't get a cure or some magical way to save Xaden in this book. It raises the stakes and shows that magic in this world truly does demand balance, Xaden made his decision and he has to live with it. (With that being said obviously I want/hope there will be a way in future books to save him I'm just glad it's not going to be easy).

- I feel like the dynamics of dragons/riders was a lot more flushed out in this book and I really liked seeing that.

- Dain Aetos would be a freak in the sheets that talked you through it and I'm tired of pretending otherwise.

- The search for the Irid was really interesting, I enjoyed it.

- Maybe I'm just not looking for it but I haven't seen much criticism on this book from fans, which is always a good sign. If anything could be different, I would maybe want more time with the other perspectives. Perhaps Rebecca will add more in for the other books.

Overall, I just thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I fell more in love with the characters, the world, and the story. I can't wait for the next one!

Even years after the release of acosf I see so many people pitting Nesta and Feyre against eachother. A lot of people on tik tok have recently hopped on the train that Feyre shouldn't have forgiven Nesta at all or that Nesta is an awful person. I have decided to give my perspective as someone who has a very similar relationship with my older sister in some ways.

My sister and I haven't always gotten along or been close. Growing up she had a temperament a lot like Nesta's. She was(and still is) angry at the world for reasons entirely her own. She had so much coldness and bitterness inside of her. I always tried to help her, always have had her back, and sometimes all I recieved in return was contempt.

It wasn't until adulthood when my sister decided to face what made her the way she is that we became closer than ever and I'm happy to say we truly are best friends now.

What I'm trying to say is that even with all of that, I never resented her or held it against her. Of course there are things she's said that have hurt me deeply, but I know it hurts her more to know she is capable of that kind of malice.

I think it is so important and so beautiful that the first time Nesta ever said I love you to someone, it was to her sister.

At the end of the day, she is my sister and I am hers. I will always have her back and she'll have mine because that's what sisters do. Because if not eachother, than who else?

Pretty soon after their mating ceremony they make a rule: they always sleep in the same bed. It started because Nesta got mad at Cassian, lashed out and said something hurtful, and locked herself in the library. Cassian was laying there trying to sleep and Nesta still hadn't come to bed. He needed her there, needed that physical reassurance. He goes to find her after several hours of tossing and turning.

"I figured you wouldn't want me there. I thought you would still be upset with me for what I said." Nesta says to him.

"Even if I was, I would never not hold you." He replies.

So at the end of acosf I thought Nesta had given up her powers? Like, thats what she traded in exchange for Nyx and Feyre. But in hofas she's using her silver fire? I'm confused bc if she didn't trade her powers what did she trade?

"Will Nessian have a kid by the end of the series?"

"Is Rhys secretly evil?"

"Why did Az describe Gwyns smile as 'a thing of secret, lovely, beauty.'?"

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WOW...Literally breezed through this book, I couldn't put it down. I thought it was a great continuation of the story and characters. I did think it was a bit slow at times, and could have been about 100 pages shorter but all in all, so pleased with this book.

I give it an 8/10

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I really loved Violet and Xaden in this book, which is amazing because I was scared of if I would get annoyed or anything from how much I liked them in the 1st book. I really love how this book showed just how intimate their relationship is. I loved how even when they weren't "together" we got some really beautiful scenes of them just being so comfortable in eachothers presence. Like them laying in the bed at Samara. With that being said, I think there was a lot of time spent on the same argument over and over, which started to feel like it was dragging on a bit long. They started the same conversation about Xaden keeping secrets like 10 times and got interrupted like 8 of those times lol. Other than that, love their relationship.

I really like that Violet started to get more of a grip on her power and was able to control it more. I loved seeing her get more confident.

I have a theory that she can maybe speak to the dead? Idk we only had that one incident while she was being interrogated and Liam showed up. But idk, that whole thing felt very specific and fishy for it to just be a hallucination. So maybe it's Andarna channeling? I'm not sure 🤷‍♀️ I also have this thought though, it's more out there, that Tarins previous rider was Violet and maybe Brennan and Miras, biological father? Because that could explain why he died for Brennan and maybe why Violet had a second signet if she does.

I really didn't guess Andarnas history and I'm excited to learn more about this 7th type of dragon. Cause like, were they wiped out? Did they leave? Why only leave one hatchling? So many questions.

XADEN wtf are you doing, my sweet, sweet child. First of all, I guessed that he's an intrinsic(however it's spelled) after reading the first one. But I thought Tarin knew, which he did not.

Obviously, it's not good that Xaden is now turning into a Venin but I think that plot line has potential to be super interesting. We really got to see that xaden would damn the rest of the world to save Violet, and this could open up a door for her to do the same. I would LOVE to see Violet go a little dark and to some extreme lengths to save him.

I definitely feel like I want to know more about the dragons and how their hierarchy and bonds with eachother work. I want to know more about Tarin and Sgyaels bond and if it's similar to the human emotion of love or if it's about power? Loved the scene of Violet and Tarin thinking something happened to X and S and Violet was overcome with protectivness and stuff(you know what other stuff 🥵🥵)

Loved that we got more bonding of Violet and her squad. I feel like I actually care about them now where as at the end of book one, I didn't really that much. Also, love Sawyer and Jesenia, I hope she helps him heel and they live happily ever after lol.

Brennan was a bit underwhelming for me. As of rn I wouldn't mind if he died lol.

Overall Im so excited for book three. I'm sure I'll think of more things to add but I'd love to hear everybody else's thoughts!!