Unfortunately, I think that this series reached it's height in Crown of Midnight. 
 I have decided to (temporarily?) abandon this book because I'm really kind of sick of the characters. I've never been a fan of Chaol but this is ridiculous, Maas is making it unnecessary and FORCING the dislike of him, I feel, and I don't like that at all. I like to make my OWN decisions ... Manon is so annoying too like just fucking see what is right in front of you! 
 Aedion and Rowan's ... Hmm ... Cock measuring competitions are so annoying as well, like blah. So are their characters, being so ridiculously - and even creepily - devoted to and protective of Aelin. 
 Aelin herself is ALSO pretty ridiculous. Like, yeah okay she's changed her name, that does not mean she is a Completely Different (and a bitch of) a person ???? 
 Also, in my opinion, the plot is not cutting through these issues At All ^^^ 
 Also, I start my full time apprenticeship in about three days, and I know how much this cuts into reading time. This book is long - 600 + pages - and I no longer have the time nor the inclination to read a book this long if I am not loving it. And to be honest, I am barely even liking it. And no review I have read so far has convinced me that this will get better. 
 I'm just not really feeling it. 
 I'm not into it so much that I have decided to just give up with it and wait to see what the reactions to Empire of Storms are before I decide whether to pick this up again.