Even though I read this series when I was like 14 and hadn't really been exposed to fantasy novels and romance all that much, I sure got a massive dose of it here with all these beautiful characters. Even though I write this review as a 24-year-old and perhaps wouldn't feel identically now if I only first read it, but I'm going to trust my younger self and choose to empathize that I fuckin loved this series and it broke me, rebuilt me and then left me with crazy unrealistic expectations for male fantasy characters... truly my book that begun so many more for me. NOT for the vulnerable of witty and charming men with black hair and blue eyes! You will never go back.