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 i loved this book so much . the books in this series just keep getting better and better. at first i didn't like the Manon pov but then as her story goes on it gets better. i love all the training scenes with Celaena and Rowan and i love how they bone. i love the character of Aedion and his secrets from the king. i also loved the relationship between dorian and sorscha, and how much dorian benefited from the loss and he deserved those moments of happiness. i also enjoyed the flashbacks and history that we get to see. the world building was really well done because we get to see more of their world from different pov's. the characters develope a lot when Celaena is gone. Celaena herself develops a lot with her magic and her character, learning to accept herself and who she is. i enjoyed a lot of Chaols scenes even if he is very indecisive, but his character gives a bit of mystery and warmth in my opinion. over all this book is fabulous