4.5 stars. So cliche to say an epic conclusion but it really was epic. Relationship building was very well done especially with the nuances of each pairing. Half a star gone for all of the queer relationships being between secondary characters. Another half a star gone because I felt that Maas struggled with writing battle scenes and not relying on ‰Ычsurprise back up army saves the day‰ЫЄ multiple times. But add that half a star back for doing a wonderful job with Aelin‰ЫЄs grief management.