3.25 stars out of 5. 
 This book was the one I enjoyed the most out of the trilogy. A shame because I had to struggle the first two for the last, where I finally enjoyed. Dont get me wrong, I enjoyed the first two but to a certain degree. 
 This book was engrossing. The relationship and romance in this book is beautiful. So is the writing style. The characters where enjoyable. I enjoyed kestrel's POV the most and I finally liked Arin well. Idk, he annoyed me in the first two books. I enjoyed the side characters too. Roschar, Verex, Risha and Sarsine. I loved the plot twist in the end. Well not really plot twist. *the marked tiles* And I like the friendship between Kestrel, Arin and Roschnar. 
 That being said, there are a few things I did not enjoy. The world building is lacking, to me . And I know there's action and war but.....Idk, something is lacking. I didn't feel the excitement or suspense during the fight. I can tell that this is supposed to be a romance ish novel but I wish the war and rebellion was developed more. A little too focused on the romance but granted, it wasn't too much to the point of annoying. A lot of loose ends. Maybe it s meant to be that way but agh. I like when the story with everything is resolved and concluded well, in all areas. (keyword, all*) 
 Would I recommend this series? If you're looking for something a little more romance heavy with a lot of angst, then this is the series for you. If not, then no. I myself prefer more plot and romance to be on the side. But this series was an enjoyable read and to pass time. But I wouldn't reread it. 
 Spoilers below. 
 Okay, I have many issues. So who now runs the valorian country and heran? I'm confused. So why did Darca allied with Heran? Does that mean they now control Heran and Valoria? 
 I wished we'd seen more Verex and Risha. If only we got their POV. AND I didn't like that they ran away from the responsibilities in the end. How lame. I also didn't like that no one died. Was hoping for Roschnar to die. Would've been more heartbreaking. I feel like things between Kestrel and her father could've been handled in a better manner. Idk, like they should forgive each other and slowly rebuild their rs? Sigh. 
 I liked that Arin and kestrel FINALLY UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER. NO MISCOMMU N ICATION. FINALLY GOSH. 
 I'M usually not a fan of memory loss but I liked it in this book. Maybe because I initially didn't like Arin so I wanted him to suffer. And this is bad, but my favourite scene was when he saw the welts on her back. HAHAHA OH, and I also like the scene where she poisoned the marked tiles and killed the emperor. I thought she was stupid for gambling over a stupid game. But I forgot, it's kestrel, of course there's something. I liked their rs in here the most hahahah. 
 Anyways, it's an okay trilogy but like I said, i wouldnt reread and go through the unnecessary angst.