After finishing the second book, I attempted to put this off for a while but I just couldn't stop thinking about it, and so I read this book right after, and ended up finishing it on the same day.

I absolutely loved it. This book is a lot darker than the first two books and with good reasons. The last book ended with a cliffhanger, but this book did not drag on or unnecessarily, instead it went straight into the point. We got more dynamics on the world's politics, and it is definitely not a small part in this book. I'm very happy to see some rare sweet moments between Lee and Annie, even though it's mixed with bitter. But you should be warned that most part of this book is still not sunshine and rainbow. Continuing the last book, I still very much loving the relationship between Griff and Delo, especially the struggles of Delo was well written. I really like the concept of newspaper and press existing in a fantasy world, and how the narrative will affect our main characters. I have grown to love some of the characters that I hated before, and some I hated still, but undoubtedly the character developments for the main cast are very well written. 

What's the most satisfying for me is the ending. In the last part the main characters have to choose between the typical "love" or "career". There were moments where I was concerned that the ending would fall into the very overused tropes, but I was not disappointed! The author handled it in a very delicate way. And although it's not exactly happily ever after, I still loved the way it ends. 

For quite a while I will not shut up about it and I definitely recommend it to anyone who likes dragonriding and politics.