21 GOD DAMN DAYS. IT TOOK ME 21 DAYS TO FINISH THIS BOOK. 
 At the beginning all throughout the middle I was kind of leaning towards a 4 star rating but when it was near the end.... I just HAD to give it a perfect rating. It was all too much for me to handle. MY HEART SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES WITH THAT ENDING OKAY. SARAH PLEASE I DON'T WANT TO DIE EARLY. 
 Where do I even begin? /heavily sighs/ 
 Okay, my mind is obviously going nuts right now because I can't organize my thoughts properly so I'm going to do my very best to come up with a decent review for all of you. Even if I want to scream at the top of my lungs right now, I'll calm down. (LOL as if that's going to happen) 
 To be honest, I had to re-read a few parts from the previous books because I needed to refresh my mind of the whole story, the thing about the ToG series is that they are all heavily loaded with important information that even the smallest detail can create a whole new plot twist. So I guess that's what made me struggle when I began reading EoS because I couldn't exactly remember what happened before. 
 But when I had that out of my way, I slowly began to understand the plot and the background story of each characters. I'm not going to lie when I say this but... never have I ever encountered such confusing characters in a book series. Going back to what I said earlier, the ToG series is heavily loaded especially with the different backgrounds of the characters. From Celaena/Aelin, Chaol, Dorian, Nehemia, Elena, Gavin, Lysandra, Manon, Rowan, Elide, Lorcan, Gavriel, Aedion, Fenrys, Kaltain, Maeve.... THE LIST GOES ON I SWEAR THESE ARE JUST A FEW AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT LOL. 
 My point is, there are so many characters in this book that I felt like my brain was going to explode. But the good thing about it is that they all had good development so props to SJ Maas for that. I felt like she made sure that through her writing, each of them were all interesting and vital in the story. And they were, at the end of the day so it's all good. 
 Now let's talk about the lovebirds shall we? So we have the following; 
 Dorian x Manon || Rowan x Aelin || Aedion x Lysandra || Lorcan x Elide 
 Holy. Freaking. Crap. 
 What's so funny about the ToG series or SJ Maas as an author in general, is that a lot can change in one book to the point that your predictions for the future book, we all know it's not going to happen because SJ Maas is known for that, known for changing up plots and for leading readers into the unknown. So when a new book starts, it's as if you're back to square 1. 
 I'm saying this because my first prediction was that Dorian would end up with Celeana/Aelin... lol I know but then Rowan showed up and... things drastically changed. I'm happy with Dorian and Manon's relationship, mainly because I feel like they both deserve each other especially Dorian like he has been through a lot so when Manon shows up in his life, I get to see a different but good side of Dorian. And same goes for Manon because for me she is portrayed as a super tough character and I find it so cute whenever Dorian would low key flirt with her because it would just bring out a whole new side to her. They are definitely perfect for each other and I'm excited as to how their relationship is going to blossom in the final book. 
 You guys. Ever since Rowan Whitethorn introduced himself in Heir of Fire, I immediately became Rowan trash like-- I don't care what people think of him, he is a sex fae god and I'm so blessed that he exists in this wonderful fiction world. Empire of Storms did it for me, this book made me realize how much I love Rowan so much and what he had to go through for Aelin and apparently what he'll have to go through again just to get her back. Beware of the all caps to follow; 
 THAT ENDING KILLED ME. MY HEART BROKE. I DIED AND RESURRECTED. THEY WERE FUCKING MATES ALL ALONG BUT MAEVE THIS SCUMBAG OF A BITCH HAD TO MANIPULATE HIM AND I'M SO MAD AT THE WORLD BECAUSE AELIN KNEW WHAT SHE HAD TO DO FOR THEIR SAFETY EVEN IF IT MEANT SHE MIGHT NOT SEE ROWAN AGAIN. DO YOU HEAR MY FEELS? THEY'RE SCREAMING IN AGONY. 
 "And tell Rowan, that I'm sorry I lied. But tell him it was all borrowed time anyway. Even before today, I knew it was all just borrowed time, but I still wish we'd had more of it. Tell him he has to fight. He must save Terrasen, and remember the vows he made to me. And tell him... tell him thank you - for walking that dark path with me back to the light." 
 This alone can be the cause of my death. This passage I swear, you can engrave it on my tombstone. Like I thought this was it, this was it for them, but no, guess what Isa? 
 THEY'RE MARRIED. YUP. 
 "Prince Rowan Whitethorn Galathynius, Consort of the Queen of Terrasen, began the hunt to find his wife." 
 How freaking typical, first Rhysand and Feyre and now this. BUT I'M NOT COMPLAINING!! Thank you, SJ Maas for making my ship an endgame. Even if it's not the final book but to whatever end right? 
 Okay on to the next couple. 
 I freaking LOVE Lysandra like Aelin isn't my favorite female character, sorry not sorry but I am giving in to Lysandra. She is so cunningly beautiful and I just love how she shifts into a ghost leopard and becomes all fierce but when Aedion is around you can see how she sort of gives in. Hands down, Aedion and Lysandra needs to happen in the end because now they're on a rough patch with the whole Lysandra pretending to be Aelin and how he called her a liar... I'm pretty sure he didn't mean that, everyone was just so stressed at the end, a mad reaction would be normal. But another thing I admire Lysandra for was her loyalty to Aelin, their friendship throughout the story remained intact. Lysandra is the type of girl that would choose her best friend over a guy but I really hope they patch things up because Aedion needs Lysandra and vice versa, one way or another, they're going to have to depend on each other through good and bad times. 
 And then lastly, Lorcan and Elide. Honestly I'm really confused with Lorcan like at the start, I can see that he's trying his very best to not fall for Elide but it happened and I was actually kind of glad with how their relationship was progressing because it was the type of relationship wherein one person changes the other for the better. I felt like Elide was the reminder for Lorcan to see that there is something good left in the world for him. But when he betrayed Aelin at the end for Maeve, I was shocked because I thought that Lorcan would be a better person and Elide thought that as well, it was very clear at the end that Elide believed in Lorcan and I did too. I'm pretty sure this is just an obstacle for the couple and hopefully things get better at the end because Lorcan really deserves Elide. He's just confused I guess being a fae warrior that served Maeve, he doesn't know where to go basically, he's practically lost. Hopefully Elide getting pissed at Lorcan would bring him to the right path. 
 Here are my personal thoughts for Chaol, when QoS ended I knew that I may not hear from Chaol as much but I did not know that he was going to be completely gone in EoS. Like, I get that his past with Celaena is really over but I honestly feel like we at least deserve an update about him because in my opinion, he still is an important character but at the same time I kind of get why it had to happen. The series is already ending and he was present in all 4 books, the plot for this series is turning upside down with so many twists and turns and Chaol being away with Nesryn, I felt like it really had to happen. Because if you think about it, if EoS had chapters about Chaol and his life away from the main set of characters, it would be more complicated in the end. The plot alone in EoS was already too much for me to handle, so with having Chaol's story, it might not be as good as we would we want it to be and we all know that Chaol deserves better than that. Not gonna lie, I did miss him. But I know that we're gonna see him again in the next and final book so there's nothing to worry about. He'll make a badass comeback. 
 So there you have it, my thoughts on the fifth book. I cried and died but I'm hella ready for the last book. I don't know what to expect but I'm counting on the fact that it will ruin me forever.