Initial Impressions: 3.5 stars 
 Was good! But I felt like it could and should have been combined with the last book. 
 Review as originally posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 6/2/15: LION HEART was also a solid read for me BUT I did feel myself growing tired as I read. Talking to friends who had read the series, I nailed it down to the fact that the Scarlet series grew as its popularity grew, so what originally started of as one book and then a duet, turned into a trilogy. I did enjoy all three books but for me, LION HEART felt like it should have been combined with LADY THIEF. I feel like some of the action was just filler to bring exciting scenes to the book and other pieces (that I can't get into due to spoilers) with Scarlet would have been better for her character development in LADY THIEF. I really just felt like the last two books would have been better as one. 
 My feelings for Scar and Rob did grow and I loved the final pieces of their story in this book! It was also great to see Scarlet really grow and step out of her comfort zone to do what she needed to do for her people. The characters and overall conclusion were my favorite parts of LION HEART, but again, it did seem like it dragged just a bit with most of the exciting and shocking moments happening in LADY THIEF. 
 SERIES AS A WHOLE: I really enjoyed all three books but none of them really quite got to a "love" status for me. SCARLET was my favorite because that was where I felt the most emotion and connection to everything -- characters, plot, action, romance -- and I felt the most engaged. I think LADY THIEF could have been a favorite but the hype was too great and I was preparing myself so I wouldn't be let down. I'm not sure if I prevented myself from loving it because of that or if I prevented myself from feeling disappointed... but either way, it was still about a four star read for me. LION HEART was a nice conclusion but again, I felt like there wasn't a whole lot of plot or action going on and I think it would have fit better with LADY THIEF as one book. 
 The hard part about binge reading a series that I'm not absolutely in love with is that I started to notice myself wishing for the end. I really enjoyed all three books but without that extreme passion for everything, I didn't quite feel the PULL for me to keep reading. Of course I did and I'm very glad I read the series but it's not quite on the favorites list of mine. They were all pretty solid four-star books and I can see why so many people love them! I think a combination of hype and knowing that I was binge-reading them all had me a bit more detached.