(Spoilers!) 
 I loved Empire of Storms! 
 The pacing was fast (mostly), the plot was great, seeing everyone get together was great, the ending was devastating!, and damn, seeing old characters again was awesome and the fibe of this book was just wonderful. 
 I've missed that fibe during HoF and QoS a lot, but it came back in EoS! 
 Yeah, there was some stuff that I didn't like or cared for in Empire of Storms: 
 - WHERE WAS CHAOL (his novella better be good cause I missed that dude a lot) 
 - the sex scenes were kind of ridiculous. I mean Aelin caught fire? I just laughed so hard at that part. I honestly think Maas should have kept the details of intimate scenes to a minimum, like she did in CoM. It just fits this story better in my opinion. I want to read about the action, the horrors facing the world, you know? Not about how almost every godsdamned couple/OTP gets horny and wants to bang. Aelin and Rowan's first time is so weird. Not only the catching fire thing, but like they decide to fuck on a beach, right after Lysandra almost killed herself (in Sea dragon form omg how awesome!?!?!) too save all their asses. I don't know, it just seems weird to decide that that's as good a time as any to finally "be together", instead of being with your friend that might want some friendly faces around her. I get that this series has grown a lot, and that ultimately it's the writers decision if she wants those scenes as detailed as they were, but I just didn't care much for any of them. 
 But other than that, I just loved this book! 
 I loved that Aelin decided to get every possible person that owned her a life debt to come to her aid. And that they all did! I loved seeing the Ilias, Ansel and Rolfe again! I've been hoping to see them again since TAB, and I'm so happy they have such a large rol to play in the upcoming book! 
 All character became so awesome! Manon for standing up to her grandmother, Lysandra turning into seadragons and what not (Awesomest chapter ever!), Rowan basically making an army for Aelin!! Aedion turning out Bi (thank you, Sarah, because many many many of us wanted something else than mostly straight people in your books) . Dorian was left hanging a little though. We get to see his power grow and develop a little, with the invisible hands magic that seemed very, very powerful and cool! Dorian was truly healing from everything that has happened since HoF, but he was also left out of most of the decision making. At one point Dorian even says to Aelin "I am king, you know", which summarizes a lot of what's happening to him in this book. Dorian (precious baby) has lost so much, and near the end of the book Dorian seemed to decide that he would do whatever it would take to get his Kingdom back and safe, even if that would mean sacrificing himself (The forshadowing of this really, really hurts my heart guys). Yeah, I loved reading about Dorian becoming stronger, both mentally and magically, so I'm very much looking forward to seeing what he'll do in the next book (DON'T DIE PLEASE). 
 And can we please talk about Elide and Lorcan? 
 I basically cried when their chapters ended and their story would return four chapters later! ugh! I was so interested in Lorcan and learning more about him! He's a jerk, but not as much as I first believed in QoS. And Elide, gods, that girl is THE badass of this series. She is crippled, she has no magic, she has been through so much, and yet she survives, she hopes, she lives. Elide is 100% pure awesomeness! One of the best characters ever! 
 The ending of this book broke my heart though. Aelin sacrificing herself to save her kingdom. Rowan revealing they got married in secret was very shocking for me, as I truly did not see it coming. It did feel a lot like the ending of ACOMAF, but I didn't mind that, since the reasons for getting married were so different! The ending left me wanting more, and I can honestly not wait until next year, when TOG6 will come out!