This review was originally posted on my blog, Sav Scribbles. 
 (4.75 stars) 
 I FINALLY FINISHED THIS. Can I get a heck yeeeeah?! 
 DoG&M was definitely worth the time it took me to read it. I love this story and I'm so sorry to see it go. 
 There are many elements I'd like to discuss, and not all of them fit into categories, so this is going to be messy. 
 Let's get started. 
 First off, I LOVE LAINI TAYLOR'S WRITING. Seriously. It is absolutely gorgeous and it paints a picture so vivid, you can't stop staring. 
 Another thing: this book was so insanely creative. I could not have even attempted to guess at some of the events that occur in DoG&M. There were concepts introduced that were so out-of-this-world (get it lol) but still made sense in the story; there were backstories told that were incredible (in good and bad ways) that wove together to create a rich history of multiple worlds; there were settings (cough cough, the Far Isles) that were hinted at before but fully introduced in this novel- and in quite the dazzling manner, nonetheless. I will never get over how original this book is. 
 I have to interrupt this pouring of praise to give my singular complaint: connection to the characters. I don't know if it's just me, but throughout this whole series, I just couldn't connect to the characters. Normally, this is a huge turn-off for me and I consider taking off at least a star for it, but for this series, I'm only taking off a quarter-star. Why, you ask? Well, every single other element of this story was good enough that they made up for that lack. I just wish I could connect because I know I would enjoy this story even more if I could. 
 Anyways. 
 The characters. Wowowowow. You can distinctly tell who is narrating even if there isn't any clear indicator- that's how wonderfully different each character is. I adore them all- especially Zuze- and I won't be forgetting any of them for a loooong time. 
 The relationships. How does Laini Taylor make everything so complicated yet so wonderful at the same time?! I'm so glad that all of my ships weren't separated in the end. But really, I could feel the relationships between the characters forming on the page (especially with Liraz and Ziri). I just. SO GOOD. 
 The world(s). I've already talked about this a bit, but really. They're AMAZING. I usually hate when novels discuss time and space and all the rules that come (or don't come) with them, but I really didn't mind with DOG&M. It was explained so well and I actually understand basically everything in a high fantasy novel! Yay! 
 Side note- I cried when Liraz said she sang to help Ziri's soul into her canteen. Like, nothing really got me emotionally except that. 
 Finally, the ending. I can't say that I'm satisfied because I want MORE. A ton of loose ends were tied in this book, but just enough were left so we could have another series....... cough, cough..... Anyways, I'm glad that it ended like it did. Nothing was rushed and everything was played out in full measures, and this book was the perfect length to conclude this story. I'm basically satisfied besides for the fact that I want mooooore. 
 All in all, I highly recommend this series if you haven't read it yet, because you are MISSING OUT. I miss this story already. All the love.