This is my fifth Schwab book, and it was glorious. 
 Here's what you can expect from this: 
 - Kell dealing with the aftermath of Lila leaving and saving Rhy's life. 
 - Lila being the ABSOLUTE FIERCE BADASS SHE ALWAYS IS. Seriously, she was so good in this book. She's grown into a force to be reckoned with. I love it. 
 - Much more Rhy. His character is fleshed out, and a lot of the narrative is dedicated to his perspective. It's amazing. I love how Schwab explored Rhy and Kell's friendship more. We only see Kell's devotion to Rhy in ADSOM but this made it one of my favorite relationships. 
 - Lots of new secondary characters that look like they will have a big role in the next book. She gave us just enough to get me interested in what they will do in third book. 
 - Element Games? YES PLEASE. 
 - More exploration into Kell's relationship with the King and Queen. There's a lot of tension, and Schwab does an excellent job of pulling that out at effective moments. 
 - Did I mention Lila? 
 - THAT ENDING BROKE MY HEART, especially that last line. Holy shit. Next book immediately. 
 It was a little slow to start, and it felt like this was more of a set up to the conclusion. However, I didn't care. It says a lot about Schwab's storytelling ability that I don't even care that this is primarily to set up the next book. 
 LOVE.