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House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
4.5

Another flawless and fantastic addition to the Crescent City universe! This book had a classic SJM ending - it was so cinematic I couldn't put the book down for the last 100 pages!

I loved the strong female characters: Bryce was AMAZING! I was so excited to see her as the Queen of the Midguardian Fae, but it makes so much sense for her character to give that up to give the Fae a more stable and democratic future. It was SO COOL to see Nesta from an outside POV - she's such a badass! Lidia Cervos is my new favorite SJM character!

I loved the relationships: Bryce & Hunt were such a power couple! I loved seeing Ruhn & Lidia finally find their way back to each other and healing from their (mutual) feelings of betrayal. Even Tharion & Sathia were an interesting couple. I'm excited to see what SJM does with them in the next Crescent City book. 

I can't wait for the next book in the series. Even though the Asteri conflict is (hopefully!) resolved, there are still a lot of loose plot threads that I'm excited to see wrapped up!