Oh man.

So, this world is amazing. I could read a 2000 page book about this world, and I'm thrilled to finally see a book from Nesta's perspective. I was so tired of perfect Feyre and her perfect life and her hypocritical "I don't need no man and don't wanna be a housewife" attitude which ended in her being so wrapped up in a man she can't really be separated from him as a person and fulfilling housewifey duties budgeting for their perfect court.

Don't get me wrong, I love the books. But I'm still bitter about how the author forces readers toward one love interest and assassinated the character of another for no good reason.

Sarah J. Maas treats Nesta the way she should have treated Tamlin, so I'm glad to see that the author is learning that more people matter in this world than just Feyre and Rhysand.

I'm being petty.

I've always liked Nesta, even at her most viscous and most cruel. She really wasn't as bad as her reputation suggested. Her character development in this book is simply masterful.

This book needed more world building and fewer "romance" scenes, but Maas knows what the majority of her readers care most about and it sells the books, I suppose. They just didn't feel earned like in previous books.

I'm hoping the next book will have just as much character development, just as many pages, and a greater insight into this world and its workings.