4,5 
 Siege and storm was such an improvement from Shadow and bone. 
 The pacing, the characters, their dynamic, everything was better. The only thing missing was The Darkling (I SHALL LOVE HIM FOREVER AND EVER) but the last scene between him and Alina? I still get shivers if I think about it. 
 "My power is yours", I repeated. His arms tightened around me. "And yours is mine," I whispered against his lips. 
 And Alina would get so much more character development if it weren't for Mal. 
 Come on, am I the only one who thinks that Mal always manages to bring her down? She follows him like a puppy, she always has to think about his feelings and insecurities before making decisions, etc. 
 JUST GO MOPE SOMEWHERE ELSE, MAL. 
 Luckily, there's Nikolai, the so much needed comic relief who managed to become one of my favorite characters of the trilogy after only two lines. 
 "You heard Prince Perfect," Mal said. 
 Nikolai grinned. "I've had a lot of nicknames, but that one is easily the most accurate."