The emotions in this book... why don't you just rip my heart out, stomp on it and make it easy for us both? Phew.. 5 days it took me to fly through Mare Barrows life and doom, and now I have to wait for another 8 months? Whyyyyy? But on the serious side. I have seen reviews of this series that points out the lack in romantic high points, little to none world building and some thin explanations to how things can occur as they do. I am a fantasy-fanatic. This book doesn't have all, simply because it does not need it. I feel this book is the world viewed by Mare, and therefore does not extend beyond the boundaries of her perception. Other books have tried to do the same, and in my eyes, failed miserably, among these I might mention the Divergent-series, completely stripped of any emotions except love and fear and Hunger Games where the emotions are not conveyed in a particularly important manner. The Red Queen-series have brought me what I have missed, the human aspect of it all, and has done it perfectly. I will grieve in the months to come, until I learn more of this enticing story, and my beloved character friends.