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 Probably more 3.5 stars than 3 but... I don't know. I have severely mixed feelings about a lot of things in this book. It was slow going at first. I think the beginning was a little too bogged down by pregnancy related things (and yeah, Eugenie being pregnant was a big part of things, but it was all the minutiae that got to me. It wasn't necessary). The Blight and everything with the Yew Land was interesting, I guess. I loved everything with Dorian and how much he changed. I haven't really been pulling for either Kiyo or Dorian through the series (Kiyo was too shifty for my taste and Dorian too manipulative), but Dorian truly changed for the better and totally pulled through. I was sort of surprised when we found out Pagiel was actually the Storm King's heir, but not crazy super surprised by it. I didn't like it, but I didn't hate it. It felt too neat, a way to wrap things up while making sure Eugenie's son wasn't really the heir. There was so much stuff about choosing your destiny regardless of silly prophecies and then that happened. Pffffft. I also seriously hated the ending. I'm sorry, but as a mother, I can't understand Eugenie's decision to not tell Dorian he's actually the father of her babies or to let someone else raise them. I honestly think she could have figured out a way and it kind of made me think she really didn't have a connection with them, despite all of the stuff about loving them so much that she had to leave them behind. Eff that. I would do whatever I needed to do to keep my son with me and safe. Like it or not, she chose to have those babies, because she loved them and wanted them, and as a queen of two lands, she really should have been prepared for what that meant and she just plain wasn't. And let's revisit the whole Dorian being the father bombshell. I HATE IT. Look, I like Dorian. Even earlier in the series, when I didn't think he and Eugenie should be together, I still liked him. But this is another thing that's just too easy and pretty. Life is complicated and things don't always work out the way you want them to. Not only that, but I felt the fact that Kiyo was willing to kill his own child in order to save humanity added a nice depth to his character (not that I necessarily agree with that. I still think he's a super douche). I wouldn't have minded if we all thought Dorian was the father to begin with, I just don't like the way it played out. I don't know. Life doesn't always get to be wrapped up in a pretty little package and there was a lot of that going on here I think. 
 Honestly, after writing this, I'm definitely giving it a straight 3, and fighting the urge to drop it lower. Also, I apologize for how disjointed and rambling this review is. I read this pretty quickly and I'm tired so.... yeah. 
 PS - I love that Dorian kept referring to Isaac as Thundro. SO HARD. Seriously, I giggled out loud every single time. Also, I love how much Jasmine grew, and grew up. It was nice to see, you know? Oh! And the stuff with Volusian!!! I loved how instrumental he was to things, I loved getting more of his back story, and while I was sad to see him banished to the Underworld, I'm glad he was no longer bound by his curse.