I was very happy to see how much humbler and more mature Eadlyn is in THE CROWN than she was in THE HEIR. Between all these big things happening, she's finally learning to trust her heart and to show a little weakness every once in a while, because it makes her seem more human. I liked her much more now. 
 It was great to get to know the Selected boys a bit better - the ones still left at this point, anyway - even though it was hard even for me to pick a favourite. There were some surprising twists, both positive and negative, that I, at least, didn't see coming. There were also some unresolved issues in the end (for example, (view spoiler)[ the whole thing with Marid felt a little rushed and unfinished, without a satisfactory explanation or solution; not to mention the fact that the relationship between Maxon and America and August and Georgia seemed to be on the verge of getting mended and nothing ever came out of that in the end (hide spoiler)]). Despite that, though, the ending was a good one and I'm glad I decided to give these two follow-ups on the Selection-series a chance as well.