I enjoyed this one a lot more than the first two. The story is really starting to pick up, and I really like a lot of the characters.

For me, the weakest part of this series is probably the fairy tale retelling elements. It kind of ruins the story for me, as you're just waiting to see how it matches up with the story that you already know. I also think the pairing off of every main character with another one is unnecessary, and I think the opportunity for some strong friendships are missed (especially Cinder and Scarlet, are they even friends? They barely seemed to have any dialogue together).