I was worried how much I would enjoy the multiverse aspect of this HOFAS, but it ended up feeling like a natural part of any SJM book. If you’ve read the Throne of Glass series you’ve already experienced SJM’s characters grappling with other worlds, only this time it includes a world we’ve already been introduced to (Prythian).

Genuinely, I have no idea how SJM keeps all of these characters and this plot straight- with the interconnecting magic systems, worlds, and characters - but it truly feels like she’s a master of the craft. To have so many distinct characters, with backstories and motivations…I was truly along for the ride, and I look forward for the next one.




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1. Getting to see all of the ACOTAR characters from Bryce’s POV was interesting, and seeing Nesta after ACOSF, felt different. More grounded. I loved getting to see the Az/Nesta friendship that I wasn’t expecting, and I’m excited to pick up where SJM left off in Pyrthian with the Starsword.

2. Ithan had my support going into this book and lost me by the end. Poor guy had the impulse control and low self-confidence of a teenager.

3. Tharion’s chapters were a struggle to read until Sathia showed up. The two of them against the River Queen? The duo I didn’t expect but would love to see more of.

4. At a certain point it felt like I was turning pages just for the chance to read another interaction between Ruhn and Lidia. Lidia is everything I hoped she’d going into this book and more, and I loved getting to explore her character more with chapters from her POV

5. Personally, I struggled with Bryce’s character. In this book she felt more selfish and less understanding about Hunt’s experiences. Comparing traveling to another world (where the people were-all things considered- pretty nice) and Hunt being tortured by a psychopath? Come on. She could be selfish and cunning and manipulative with others, but I didn’t want her to be with Hunt.