More fantasy, less romance, same self-loathing, more POV, more manon, Infinite bad-guys. 
 I believe that from the first four books in this series, this is the best. It went into more high fantasy than romance(which was starting to get really irritating). I was disappointed with the way Aelin(Celaena) easily outsmarted Arobynn, thought it was going to be a Sherlock Holmes- Moriarty kind of battle. The twist with the king felt like Mistborn(The Final Empire) all over. 
 This books feels like the real beginning and the previous ones were mere fillers and prologues. 
 My Prophecy: Reason 
 1. Manon and Dorian will end up with each other: Pretty obvious. 
 2. The series won't conclude in 2 books: too many issues to deal with. 
 3. Elide will lose the key to Lorcan: Divine. 
 4. Chaol will die: personal wish. 
 Awesome read, cant wait for the next book.