The plot meanders. Character motivations are inconsistent. There are so many
wasted opportunities in regards to scenes that didn't play out on the page or
were just entirely avoided. Plot lines are cut short. Things are revealed for
the sake of shock value and then never resolved. There are often no consequences
to characters dumb/legit awful actions when there absolutely should be. The main
characters are put on this pedestal where everything they do is acceptable. The
worst of all, some of the characters get completely screwed over.
This is not a 5-star book. But I am absolutely giving it 5 stars.
To give it any less would be a betrayal of myself. This book is rather a mess
but it captured my heart, the way it inevitably would. I love this world.
I love these characters. I love how Sarah J. Maas weaves her words
together.
There is so much I loved about this book, and ultimately, it outweighs the
cons. But you should not trust my opinion when it comes to Maas books. I am
utter trash for them.