** spoiler alert ** 
 Oh. My. God. 
 Why did she make me care about a character whose defining character trait is dead? Mother of pearl. That bitch. I care so hard. Oh my god. Sam. Just, screw Dorian. Sam is....oh my god. Oh my god. Oh. My. God. 
 Arobynn is monstrous. But actually. His presence felt like a smear of Vaseline. He's a disgusting human being. not in a fun way, just in a way that makes your insides churn. 
 I liked this plot better, especially since it was the love/hate growing together. Lots of bickering and yelling. So much fun. If you can't tell, I'm madly in love with Sam. good thing Chaol is a carbon copy of him, if not a little more of a stick-in-the-mud. 
 NOW I DON'T WANT SAM TO DIE. WHAT IS MY LIFE.