I'm probably in the minority among Maas fans, but I still like the Throne of Glass series more than I like this one. A Court of Mist and Fury did improve upon A Court of Thrones and Roses , but not a much as I would have liked. The characters did develop (especially Rhysand) and we got many new ones, all of whom are more interesting than the side characters of the original. There is a whole lot of steam in this book as well, which I don't hate. However, I don't think the plot was quite as nuanced or interesting as Maas's other series. While the fight scenes were written beautifully, I did not find myself flipping pages as fast as I could as I did in her other series. Perhaps it is unfair to do so much comparison to her other work, but oh well. I definitely still enjoyed this one. 
 Now I just have to wait 5 months for the next one? Well, that sucks.