I must say that this book was a nice surprise and that my rating was decided for me until the last word of this book. The reason is that sometimes I can't find If I really love it and was amazing or was just another generical YA Fantasy Book. I really enjoyed the concept even If sometimes I was really angry with Alina. But seeing the things since her perspective I feel she did the right mistakes and that is considering that she was alone a long quantity of time during this book. She never has a truly support inside the little Palace. 
 I think since started this book until the half the plot was very generic and I felt all the romance between the Darkling really forced. And I wasn't be misunderstand with this review this is a great book but until the half nothing really amazing happened (at least for me). 
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 This villain the Darkling well for me is not a deep character he is only ambitious. When I was reading the first kiss scene I was like: OMG! This is so generic and the book continues and after the first PLOT TWIST I was like yes Alina you are doing good even If everything looks bad. 
 Probably one of my favorite scenes from this book are with mal & Alina are in the wood running and where they find the stag. For me the apparition after that of the Darkling was very predictable but the scene just where they find the stag is super amazing. 
 Even when their were in the Shadow Fold I was like everything is so predictable. But I never expected this end. For me the end was very good played this time and thanks to that this book for me It was amazing! And I need say that this is not only how was played the Alina Power card in this book very close to the end but was super good. I love it the small flashbacks of the dreams of Alina about the stag. 
 And Seriously? "THE DARKLING" That is a name? XDD WTH? 
 4.5 STARS! I need read the next.