This was a whole ride.  Watching the absolute mess as they all try to figure the right way forward after Iron Flame felt intense.  The threads pulled through from the previous books were well woven in to the story development and the characters all faced really freaking high stakes, but so many amusing moments in between ... Broccoli.   The ending felt abrupt, but intentionally so, with Violet missing her memory and being so lost in the moment, we went right down with her.  I'm just so freaking grateful Tarin isn't dead.