** spoiler alert ** 
 I died with this book. It was too much. 
 The way the characters and everything came through in the end blinded me. Laurent still proved to be in control as always. Flawless execution in all. 
 I just didn't like how the author seemed to want to redeem Jokaste at the end. It felt so last minute even though it made sense. Like we were strung along far too long hating her to actually give a shit about whether her intentions were good or not. 
 But all in all, it was wonderful. The fact that I'm giving such a short review proves this.