Total fucking bookgasm. Five stars for the romance, five stars for the action...kinda four and a half stars for the cheesy door knocker thing and how I sorta had no idea what was going on when Celaena went down to the catacombs, but then five stars for the subsequent ass-kicking scene that was creepy and scary and just plain awesome. 
 Guise, this series. This series has got me by the feels. Also, people have sex in this book! And it's totally cool, totally consensual, and there are no terrible repercussions. In fact, people in this book have sex in a broom closet and everyone thinks that's really funny and adorable, which it is. 
 (view spoiler)[And let me just make this abundantly clear: Nehemia and I started on shaky ground (I really had no feelings towards her) but in this book she is a goddess. Nehemia will make you scream and cry and want to punch a wall and it's all because she is so amazing, and her fate is so unfair, but she was so brave and strong and she loved her country so much...bless you, Nehemia. Bless you, and may the afterlife you frolic in be filled with flowers and blue skies and eternal happiness. (hide spoiler)] 
 So, yeah. This book kicked ass and this series is just plain awesome. Like I already said, this book was like food and sex mixed together. I want to eat this book off someone really hot. Maybe in a broom closet, or across a desk. 
 Onward to Heir of Fire. Onward, maties! Yar! 
 (Also, I really feel like high fantasy is becoming the Next Big Thing. And I hate the whole "Next Big Thing" rumour mill, but high fantasies are popping up like daisies. Everyone's doing it. Julie Kagawa is doing it. Marie Lu is doing it. I'm doing it.)