I read and listened to Empire of Storms simultaneously. When I read ahead, I re-listened to the audiobook versus skipping ahead. I loved it so much I wanted to read/hear it twice! 
 My favorite story line from this book was Elide and Lorcan. I bawled my eyes out during parts of their story but also felt my heart flutter during other parts. I would sometimes skim chapters that didn't include them (and then re-listen to those chapters later). I also really liked learning more about Manon and Lysandra. 
 The females in this story definitely kept me more intrigued than the males. I also got confused sometimes as to whether I was reading a Throne of Glass or ACOTAR book. Even so I still gave it 5 out of 5 stars! Sarah J Maas has yet to disappoint me!