This was a pretty good ending to the series, as far as the actual plot goes. I enjoyed seeing more of the queen and getting a little more insight into how the blood debts work, as that's been a bit hazy throughout the series to this point. 

I really feel like there wasn't enough character development in this series, though. It felt like all of the characters were really shallow empty husks, and we were just being told these surface facts about them. 

There was also zero chemistry between anyone, ever, in the entire book. There was literally a marriage, and I never felt any kind of romance between the two. Maybe, for like half a second, there was a cute swoon scene with Rhen and Marjory, but even that's a stretch! 

These books needed to be longer and more fleshed out. The characters needed some deeper personality points, and the relationships need A LOT of work (plus a few sparks). But the plot was there. The story was there. This is one of those times I stuck around for the plot and NOT the characters, and I don't think that happens very often.