I DID IT! 
 Can't believe I'm finally all caught up on the series and I'll be ready for Empire of Stormswhen it's released! 
 Reading the 3rd and 4th books back to back was a great choice, if I do say so myself, because now I'm so thoroughly invested in these characters and this world. This book had somewhat of a different feel than the other ones because it IS different. Everything is changing - especially the characters - because shit is going down and the world, the alliances, the relationships, are all shifting in turn. Some characters and their behaviours frustrated me at times, but they grew into characters I fully loved and supported. Something I absolutely love that this book kicked ass at was having various plot points and story lines spread throughout the kingdom that all came together in an explosive ending. Sarah J. Maas nailed it. 
 Also, ships are everywhere and setting sail, and I'm all aboard.