Rating: 3.75 
 OKAY, SO EAdlyn DID NOT END UP WITH WHO I WANTED, AND IM EXTREMELY SALTY. There were a lot of things about this book that were better than the heir, and a lot of that were worse. 
 FIRST, I liked Eadlyn a lot more than I did before, as she greatly progressed as character, which I appreciate. 
 SECOND, in the heir, Maxon/America/All characters from the original series, were not recognizable and I just didn't feel if. HOWEVER, there were in this book and I happened to LOVE Maxon in this book(not as nearly as the first three, but much more than the 4th). And that back story with King Clarkson !! No words. My FAVORITE part was MAXON's talk with Eadlyn. Top 5 Favorite moments in the entire series. 
 THIRD, Ahren was my FAVORITE NEW character in the heir, and he happened to have like no parts in this book other than a couple of lines... Disappointing. I think Maxon saved this book for me honestly, even considering how much I loved this series. 
 OKAY: SPOILERS BELOW 
 CAN WW JUST TALK ABOUT LADY BRICE; THAT WAS UNEXPECTED, YET SO TOUCHING ON MAXON's PART AND JUST HEARING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WORH AMBERLY AND CLARKSON WAS SURPRISING AFTER I READ "THE QUEEN". 
 KILE KILE KILE IM VERY SALTY There was so much buildup for him and I just wish Edalyn would have ended up with him. I actually kinda thought she'd end up with Eikko from the very beginning of the Heir because it would seem more interesting? I feel like Kile would have been the Maxon ending and Eikko the Aspen ending. :((( UGH 
 Not my favorite selection book, in fact, not very high on my list, but I'd like to congratulate Keira Cass on such a fantastic series overall, and I can't say this book was bad at all. However, this would have been a full four, had she ended up with KILE.