I'll be straight-up, I didn't expect to like this book and kept my expectation low because I'm not really fond of Young Adult and the Fantasy genre. It has been quite a surprise that I fell for this book head over heels-and I mean full on in loved with the book that I cannot wait to blast through the series! It's both a relief and an assurance that I know that the series will stretch on because a.) I'll have more to read of this but b.) that would take forever. Doesn't matter, at least there'll be more! Haha. This is my first Maas book so I don't have anything else to compare it with but I will most certainly am coming back because duh. I have heard of all the hubbub about Sarah J. Maas but I'm not really one to pick up a book because it has been raved about. And also it's fantasy. After this, oh boy, I will be reading maybe all of her books in the future. 
 I liked the pacing of this work. Though some people found the slow progress a little irritating, for me, it didn't feel like it was lulling. I felt the constant progress through it that I know the author is trying to move the story along in fluid motion. And I think that it was executed real well. I was hardly bored while reading. 
 For once, I am allowing myself to get embarrassed by the fact that I actually love this book and I cannot wait to finish reading the second one mainly because I am really desperate to make "FeyRhys" happen. PLEASE. This is certainly not a new tale but there are certain dimensions to the book that made it a little more interesting than the generic fantasy genre books.