4.5 stars. Holy shit, I can't believe I finished this finally. I've been reading it for a month and a half, almost exactly. I took a break in the middle for a podcast or two, so it's my own fault, but I also have to say the pacing for this behemoth was not great. I think the ending could have moved up like 200 pages or something. It was AWESOME when things started getting crazy and coming together. It's definitely a cloooose favorite to Crown of Midnight for me. I'm eager to get to Empire of Storms but should wait a couple of weeks because I'm not mentally prepared for another big-ass installment in this series. I LOVE EVERYONE IN THESE BOOKS THOUGH they are all precious babies. <333333