This book was just epic. I loved the twists and turns. There was more action, mystery, deception, murder, romance and so on. I liked seeing more of Celaena's assassin side. She was definitely a bad ass in this book. Her friendship with Nehemia was very touching. 
 My only negative is that of her relationship with Chaol. I get that he is sweet, loyal and reminds her of Sam. But I am not thoroughly invested in their relationship with each other. I prefer her with Dorian and missed their interactions with each other. I can't wait to see how the romances go in the next book. 
 This book definitely delivered in terms of character development and Dorian's story arc is something I am really looking forward to. The revelations at the end of the book were surprising and the raw emotions shown throughout the story took this book to a whole new level than the first. Now on to book 3 :)