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Very Disappointing
I expected so much from this book and waited every single day for it's release. I have no idea what led her to make the choices she made in this. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. It was almost like reading an amateur author try to end a series a master had begun. Some of the events were mind boggling.
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Tamlin didn't deserve THAT much hate and spite and punishment for locking her in the freaking house- I'm sorry, he didn't (people calling him emotionally abusive have obviously never been/seen actual emotional abuse). Ridiculous and immature. SJM RUINED his life for making some bad calls with good intentions, but yet writes Keir (Mor's evil father) off without a scratch?
Rhysand not having ONE SINGLE (and MUCH anticipated) display of the power he is so frequently spoken to have? Seriously? In the entire battle that she made us read, he didn't have ONE moment of glory displaying his huge amount of power. Nothing that we so desperately wanted from the most powerful High Lord in history. Cassian had several glory moments, but Rhysand was either drained, not present, or late to every single skirmish or battle he could have (and should have) dominated. Doesn't she know we started the series for Feyre, but we continued with it for Rhys? She failed us so totally and completely. She made him too flawed/human/frankly boring in this book.
She built Nesta's power up so, SO much. Man, we were ready to see her unleashed. It was going to be EPIC. But then.....what? It only served to throw the king against a tree? That's it? That's the "power" she stole from the cauldron? Insanely anticlimactic.
Using their father at the end was beyond my wildest dreams of suck. Seriously? You thought to redeem their worthless father by having him magically appear right at the precise moment of sure defeat with a huge fleet of ships? No. It's flimsy and completely reaching for a heart touching moment that only came off as totally cheesy. Amateur move.
Having Elaine stab the king? Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Would never happen.
Then having Rhysand die and be brought back by the High Lords giving their powers? That is such a waste of her creativity. Why? Why did she do that, out of every single possible outcome she could have imagined? It wasn't a sweet parallel to Feyre, it was just a boring rerun of something we've already experienced.
And bringing Amren randomly back? She just comes flying out of the cauldron? Wtf? Amren's sacrifice was beautiful and touching and SJM cheapened it by bringing her back, even if she was changed.
The series had the absolute most insane potential after ACOMAF, but this book was a slap in the face to everyone who waited so long for it.
May 2017 · Books · verified purchase