Is this a book series that has to be read in order?

Anyone else grieving this book a bit? I absolutely love the world building and the story, but as the trilogy is progressing I find Violet and Xaden's relationship more and more annoying. It might just be that the "tall dark and brooding boyfriend" allure lost its edge for me or my queerness finally got to the point that I can't help but cringe on problematic straight romances, but the number of times I roll my eyes has significantly increased. Instead of highlighting the cool parts of the book to show my fiancée I highlight parts where I cringed so I wouldn't cringe alone.

Really can’t deal with Cat thinking she still has a chance for the next 500 pages lol. Give it a rest, already.

I know it’s the same narrator as the first 2 regular audiobooks but she sounds so different in the very beginning. 🤷🏻‍♀️

And who tf are all these people? I even did an Iron Flame reread that I finished right before this.

Ilya is truly carrying the weight of the series on his shoulders. His gaydar is unmatched!