There were so many things I liked about this book and a lot of things that I didn't. 
 Things I liked: 
 -the plot 
 -any scene with Manon 
 -any scene with the Thirteen 
 -any scene with Elide 
 -Elide + Lorcan 
 -Lysandra's role as a shape-shifter (including the ending) 
 -Fenrys and Gavriel 
 -(view spoiler)[all the allies coming together at the end (hide spoiler)] 
 -(view spoiler)[the scene where Aelin reveals to Rolfe who she really is (hide spoiler)] 
 Things I did not like: 
 -the complete absence of Chaol 
 -Dorian's character having no development, especially considering everything that happened to him in the last book 
 -Dorian and Manon being in a relationship just because she saved his life and they're both super attractive 
 -(view spoiler)[Aelin and Rowan secretly getting married; it just felt weird and random (hide spoiler)] 
 -Aelin basically still acting like the same person she was in the last book, keeping secrets from everyone and not trusting anyone (view spoiler)[(though I do appreciate that she realized at the end that this led to her being captured) (hide spoiler)] 
 I feel like this series started out as one thing (perhaps books 1-3), which was great, and now it has turned into something else (books 4 & 5), which is also great, but it's hard to reconcile the two.