(Wow, I got really far behind on my book reviews). 
 I loved Queen of Shadows because it somewhat broke many of the expectations that I had from Heir of Fire . This was primarily evidenced by my texts to the lovely Kiersten Bell during my reading of this book. Characters were built up even further, the conflict was complexified (is that a word?), rules of magic were defined, broken, and redefined. I didn't quite understand why people were obsessed with Manon until this book, but here is where she actually starts to become more complex and interesting. Characters that were referenced in previous stories made appearances in ways that validated the previous references without letting them dominate the story. 
 Multiple times while reading this book, I set times that I would go to bed, and ultimately broke them. It is incredibly readable.