This series WRECKED ME. I haven't related to a book character as much as I do Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius in a long time.

This book took so many twists and turns and I loved/hated every minute of it.

Aelin has been through so much and for her to have to sacrifice her human side, the majority of her magic, her scars, and more to bring this peace? It's heartbreaking. She has been through so much!

But I do love how Rowan loves her. That he was patient with her, slowly coaxing her back to herself after her torture. I love how he fights for her - not just in getting her from Maeve, but also, knowing that she would sacrifice herself, he TATTOOS A MAP ON HER BACK???? To be loved is to be seen, indeed.

"You do not yield" has become a quote that I rely on when I am going through hard things.