Well, 4 stars for enjoyment, the loveliness of the character Lucien, and for the trashy but always tasteful love scenes that YA fiction adores. Yeah, Feyre never listens and I'm tired of hearing about lemon tarts and blueberry pie and her punishment was never really a punishment (I banish thee to a mansion where thou shall be waited on hand and foot!), but none of that takes away from the story.

Minor spoiler:

I absolutely love that Feyre got to see her family one more time. I always hated that in fantasy stories it's always your magical boyfriend or never seeing your family again. NO, give me my magical man and my family! haha

Anyway, my favorite part was when Rhysand showed up and "they" had to beg. I was emotionally torn up about that. But it subtly speaks to how much these characters cared about each other.

When everything goes to hell and our heroine ventures to save the day, is some of the best suspense I have had in a while! Every page deserved dramatic orchestra music!

Overall, I recommend this book. I found the characters, human and Fae, so endearing. Also, seeing all the plot points resolved shows the careful planning that went into this story. I wish this was a standalone because who knows what's about to happen in the next book. :o