This was such a weird one for me. While I really loved the richness and complexity of the first two books, this third instalment seemed to go that little bit too far and just felt very convoluted and dragged out.

I love the cast and the intensity of the world but by the fiftieth time Dara didnt fight back against his virtual and literal enslavement, or Ali didnt confess his love for Nahri or Manizeh kept being one step ahead of them, it just felt really drawn out. There were too many questions that took too long to be answered and even by the end, there were still loose threads which really annoyed me lol

I think my biggest issue now that its over is that after all of that politics and fighting and different sects, the romance wasnt wrapped up in any significant way. I know thats not what everything is about but i love the romance part of books and there was no romantic HEA and that really annoyed me too!

I dont know, i think i left reading the third book too long after the second because the magic that enthralled me at the start didnt last by the end.