Pros:  the narrators for this audiobook are better than books one and two.  At least Kerris' voice seemed to suit him better than Aran's but the irony is that Aran's narrator really captured Kerris' sarcasm better in book 2
Kerris and Zarrah are pretty hot together.  We don't have to wait as long as for Lara and Aran.  
Cons:  I thought

Coraline's

story arc was a bit disappointing.  I was disappointed that

she turned out not to like Zarrah and was willing to sacrifice her.  I suppose she is the bookend to Nana who has no love for Lara.  I would have liked a more redemptive ending for her

I'm on the fence on whether I liked the retelling of the palace rescue from Kerris and Zarrah's POV.  We did get a lot more details but it was also repetitive at times.    Yes it was adventurous and all but I would have liked more relationship building.  

Overall this series is more on the fantasy adventure with a side of spicy romance.  The relationships are a major plot point so it would not fall under pure fantasy.  If a reader is looking for magic, prophecy, fae and monsters there is none of that in this series.  This is a political swashbuckling adventure involving two star crossed lovers who struggle with having to choose duty over happiness.