I love it when an author takes something that could be easily overlooked as too silly a premise and runs with it, and makes it evolve into something unique and incredible

This was cute and cheesy. A very sweet fast story. My main issue is how everyone around seems to perfectly diagnose the emotional status of every situation, come up with a solution, and the main character who is supposed to be an immature 19 year old is happy to take the feedback. Still cute for a novella.

I really enjoyed this one. The plot was very well crafted, and the characters and their choices made sense. I really appreciate the way Jensen has wound this all together, and made the world feel so rich and full.

I loved this one! The wording was so well done, and the romance was a great tempo. The world building is very cool, and I’m so excited for the next one. Did I predict pretty much all of it? Yes. But it was predictable in the sense that the good choice for an author to make, so I was hoping she’d make the more interesting choice, which she did every time. I’ve seen a lot of people frustrated with Freya’s indecisiveness, but I think it absolutely makes sense for her. The author did a fabulous job creating a conflict where morality compels you both ways.

I loved the vast majority of this book, but my main criticism was in the portion immediately starting the second part of this story. For a while there, Feyre didn’t feel like the main character, and the war didn’t feel like the main focus, but it felt like the story was focusing on the setup for romances for future characters. I paused for a bit, but the story picked up very well after that. I was also frustrated because some character motivations didn’t make sense, but it truly all came together. My main issue is that SJM uses the terms “male/female,” “mate,” and “…” SO much that it hurts. It feels very melodramatic at times, but it’s all well earned by the end. A very good read if you get through the portion at the start of the second “book” in this one.

I listened to this as part of an online book club I’m a part of, and although it was a fun popcorn read, ultimately I had two main issues. The dialogue was always weak in this series, but it’s glaringly bad during the supposedly intense emotional moments throughout this book in particular. The other is the male main character has little to no actual personality beyond his feelings for the FMC, which is a common flaw in romantasy, but it’s extremely present this time. It felt like the author was trying to rush along to the finish and work on other projects, which is frustrating because this world and plot had some actual promise if she had put some more effort into planting the seeds and writing dialogue and actions that actually made sense. So even though I enjoyed the first two books, cheesy as they were, the weak writing made this final installment painful at points.