Really, this was the best Dark Swan book, no matter what other people say. 
 First of all, Eugenie wasn't whorish in this book. She was levelheaded and even though a little bit stupid for not realizing she loved Dorian as well as he loved her, I can still accept that people act like that most of the time. 
 I hated the fact that Kiyo didn't die, and that Maiwenn bitch, but oh well. I know there will be a spin-off with Isaac and Ivy. 
 I loved Jasmine in this book. Really, even more than Eugenie. 
 I hated that she left them with Cadance, but hence the spin-off. 
 And Dorian was awesome. Simply awesome. He has some Adrianish feel to him that I love,and really, their bickering and frenemy tendency reminded me of how Sydney and Adrian interact. 
 I didn't mind the lack of romance and sex in these books. It was kind of refreshing to see how Eugenie's mind worked without the cloud of sex, but with the cloud of love for only one person for once. A true sign that she had grown. 
 And again, when I compare it to Bloodlines and the lack of romance and love triangles in that book, Jill's situation aside of course, I feel as if Mead has matured her writing and realized that not every book needs too much romance and sex to be interesting. The worlds she creates are amazing enough. I felt a little let down in these series(again, Eugenie was too whorish for my taste, literally jumping from Dorian to Kiyo, especially in Iron Crowned), but she was redeemed in this book, was shown as a much more mature character than ever and I know how hard is to pull that off in a character. Which means that Mead stays as my favorite author for now and near future.