Reread April 2023: I love that I can now note, STARTING MY REREAD FOR HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOWWWW. And wow this book is always painful.

Note: Review may contain spoilers. I have read this series 3 or 4 times. I have no chill over this series. This is a re-read I’m doing specifically before KoA comes out in October.

SAM. SAM. SAM. SAM.
Like I’ve just noted. I LOVE this series. I do. And every time I get something new from it and I still feel alllllll of the emotions even when I know exactly what’s about to happen.

This is what makes a great series to me.

These novellas are so crucial to the whole series as a whole! While most of it doesn’t play out til EoS (Empire of Storms) the character details are important.

Each novella is a good length and keeps me interested. My heart shatters over Sam, EVERY DANG TIME. It was such a sweet, young love. LIFE ISN’T FAIR. *cries into pillow* who does that to a human?!!

I enjoy that each story opens up a nugget that makes Calaena…Calaena. She’s a complex person with so many levels and such depth to her soul. But what’s even better is SJM has the ability to add that to other main/side characters too. That’s what brings all of the emotion into it for me. I can’t help but care.