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 (6/8/2016) 700 pages. YES PLEASE. 
 (8/30/2016) If this is half as good as ACOMAF was, then we are in for a ride. I am SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED. 
 (9/20/2016) hOLY HECKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK. 
 how do I even start. 
 okay, first off, if it wasn't for the last 50 pages or so, I would have given this a 4.5 or 4.75 out of 5, but those pages deserved 10 stars out of 5 on their own. 
 all of my ships. YES. (elorcan was shining bright and was amazing, but now...) manorian, rowaelin, aedion & lysandra (what is their ship name?), and I'm probably missing some, but. Oh well. 
 I cried at least 5 times. At least 3 of those times were in the last 50 pages. When Aelin said she was just glad to have been able to be with them all.... oh god, the tears were a'flowin. When Aelin met Elide and she said Elide looked so much like her mother. (Note: I am not a book crier. I have not cried at a SJMaas book before, and other books I have cried at before, they have only been at one thing. Empire of Storms.... AGONY.) 
 I hate Sarah J. Maas for how freaking g e n i u s this was. Little details you wouldn't have noticed if they didn't come back; how insanely easy it was to be blind to important details; drawing attention to one place while things are happening in the other. AGH. 
 FENRYS DESERVES BETTER. 
 Have I mentioned that Aedion is bisexual? Or that most of the characters are LGBT+ as well? I L O V E it. 
 Those flashbacks, where we learned Aelin has to die.... oh, god. Seeing Nehemia again... feels, man. Feels. 
 I'm at a point where I expect each book to be exponentially better than the last, because, as we have learned, that 'tis the way of Sarah J. Maas. While I can easily say EoS was better than QoS, I can say that I was expecting more, but my expectations were set way too high; EoS was as good as ACOMAF, and what in the world can get better than ACOMAF? 
 Husband and wife. Mates. Rowaelin. AAAAAA. 
 The setup at the end for Book 6... holy heck. I can't even begin to imagine the level of epicness. 
 Can we talk about the battle with Maeve and the Battle of Skull's Bay? HOLY HECK. The amount of insaneness and everything put into it... those were some of the best scenes in the book. (Let's be real, basically all the scenes were the best scenes in the book.) 
 Obviously I can't ignore the sex scenes. Holy heck, they were hot- but honestly, the Manorian scene and the brief Elorcan scene were hotter than the Rowaelin scene. 
 THE ABSOLUTE B E S T PARTS where when this happened: 
 Rowan: "Fireheart." 
 Aelin: "Buzzard." 
 I LAUGHED OUT LOUD EVERY TIME. The absolute B E S T. Also, basically any unspoken banter (or banter at all) between any characters, especially Rowan and Aelin. 
 I wonder how Evangeline and Fleetfoot are. I know Fleetfoot is the only character that's going to survive the series, so I hope Evangeline does too. 
 Finding out that Lysandra had/has to play Aelin... and she was going to bear Aedion's children.. I can't imagine. Not at all. 
 I friiiiiiiiiiiiickin hate Maeve. Hate her with every fiber of my being. I HATE HER. I don't even know Caiorn (or however you spell his name) but I hate him almost as much. 
 Can I just say.... ULTIMATE SQUAD GOALS. I loved how Dorian was like "how convenient we have the most powerful people in the world on board, and it just so happens we're all gorgeous as well." 
 Also can we talk about Dorian??? Back and as saaaa-ssy as ever. God, I love him. 
 Also! I didn't connect *as* much with Rowaelin, but obviously, I still love them to infinity and beyond. 
 I loved being like, "THATS A QUOTE I SAW!" throughout the book. It was wonderful. 
 Lysandra and Manon gained SOOOO much more appreciation (at least, from me) in EoS. I love their character arcs. 
 I used to hate Elide, but now I love her??? She's so wonderful. I want to reread and figure out why I didn't like her. CAN WE JUST APPRECIATE THAT SHE WAS OM HER PERIOD IN THIS BOOK THOUGH? I think this is literally the first YA book that a character has actually been on their period. 
 I loved the characters' reactions to secrets Aelin pulled out. WONDERFUL. 
 I loooooved that we saw most of the power the squad has. And the sea dragons! And the Mycenians! SO GREAT! 
 I fully appreciated that even Aelin was insecure as to whether she would win. 
 Honestly, I missed Chaol and Nesryn. I hope they're doing well. 
 Manon is the last Crochan Queen. HOLY HECK. The scene when she fought her grandmother.... I'm sad I couldn't kill the woman myself. 
 I think I've figured out one of the problems I had with EoS: I didn't feel as connected to Aelin? I've noticed a lot of others had this problem as well. I don't know. It definitely didn't mar my enjoyment of this book though. 
 I'm so ready for book 6. SO READY. I have no idea what will happen, but still. ANTICIPATION. 
 If you all didn't know, I met Sarah J. Maas on September 15, 2016. She was absolutely wonderful and my copy of EoS is signed. (I got a certain friend's copy signed as well.... *winking emojis* love you Eden.) 
 I don't have much more to say, but I'm sure this review will be updated/edited in the near future as I realize OH FRICK, I forgot that part. 
 Can't wait for book 6. AAAAAAAAAAAA.