Where to start.. I am VERY VERY happy with how Queen of Shadows turned out! I went into this book expecting something kinda meh after multiple negative reviews on Goodreads, but this was great! The issues I had with some of the characters in Heir of Fire (cough cough - Rowan and Manon) have finally gone away, and I'm especially enjoying Manon's storyline and the whole witch aspect. Manon is my new favorite badass character since Celeana has been, well, "Aelin" lately. 
 Although.. By having so many side characters, I feel like the series has distanced itself from the original set of characters and I can feel myself getting less and less invested in Aelin's, Chaol's and Dorian's storylines and point of views - which I'm actually sad about since they made me fall in love with this series in the beginning. 
 One thing I found extremely difficult in book 1 and 2 was which guy Aelin should be with - Dorian or Chaol. I refused to pick just one of them, so it was like watching an intense game of ping pong: Dorian vs. Chaol edition. 
 However in book 3 I couldn't picture Aelin with any of the three guys and now after finishing book 4 I'm just confused. If anyone should ask, I would say I'm team Rowan, because I adore Aelin and Rowan's relationship and how they communicate in that weird telepathic-ish way. Anyways, I'm sure Sarah J. Maas will either incorporate an entirely new love interest or ruin my ship, so for the time being I'm going to try to be neutral. 
 That's the short version of how I felt about this book - I hope you liked it and I definitely will be continuing this series!