I have to say my reaction to this book was almost equally split between enjoyment and frustration. I think a harsher editor, on reading The Raven Cycle books back to back, would have adviser Stiefvater to fold books 3 and 4 of this series into one more tightly paced book. It just dragged out too long. There was a delicious and much anticipated side plot involving Adam Parrish and Ronan Lynch, but it and the rest of the plot was so strung out between "tone scenes" that I kept wanting to yell at the book to hurry things up a bit.