No spoilers, but the main tragedy in this book wrecked me. It's one of those moments when you want to throw your book against the wall. This didn't take away from me enjoying the book, but I never saw the death coming! It was so powerfully written, just as well as Calaena's reaction to it. We get to see so much more of Calaena's raw strength, which leads to a big realization. So much new information was being thrown at us, it was like the big reveal scene in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Except that instead of a big reveal chapter, the reveals were just happening all the time! My two main thoughts are: I'm liking Calaena as a character more and more and I can't wait to learn more about her, and thank goodness Fleetfoot made it through.

This has quickly become one of my favorite Outlander books. The first book will always be my favorite, but this one delivered wonderful scenes so late in the series. What really won me over was the time period. The Revolutionary War is my favorite time period in late modern history, so it was easy for me to follow along with the new characters and locations. So many loose ends were tied up, which made this Outlander book really stand out to me. Also Ian finally found happiness! I've been waiting forever for that to happen. There were equal parts funny and thrilling moments, and the relationships between the characters are now better than they've ever been. The ending was the best that I've ever read by Gabaldon. It was so impressive the way that she used just a little description of who Jamie and Claire saw, and yet the reader knew who the people were. Such a satisfying ending!

Did you enjoy Turtles All the Way Down? Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella is a similar story, as it discusses anxiety and mental health. The plot is dissimilar, but I enjoyed it just as much as the John Green book. I love Audrey as a character and she's so relatable! Her anxious moments were really similar to mine, especially when it came to social anxiety. I admire that the book doesn't mind being raw and realistic about mental health. The family dynamic is humorous and wonderful too! My favorite relationship in the book is Frank's and Audrey's, which took me by surprise. Five stars all the way!

I can't say enough about this book. The pop culture references alone were enough to peek my interest. It's easy to get invested in Emma's journey through time. The fact that the author was able to include time travel in a short novel, and make it work, blew me away. This is one of the few YA books that I can sincerely say is mesmerizin

I have so many thoughts. Aelin's character is slowly growing on me. I never expected to love Celaena as much as I did! There were so many character interactions that had me squealing. My two new favorite characters were Lysandra and Elide. Easily the best fight scene was between Aelin and Manon. Oh my gosh I really hope they become friends. I still have so many unanswered questions and I can't wait to see what happens in the next book!

I thought that after "Crown of Midnight" no other book in the series would give me such emotional damage. I was wrong, the last hundred pages of "Empire of Storms" wrecked me in the best way possible! Don't get me wrong, I hate when my favorite characters are kidnapped, tortured, injured, or die forever, but I understand that it's necessary for the story. However the actions of Maeve and what she did to Aelin's court made me want to fight Maeve myself. She is turning out to be such a good villain! So many plotlines and character development came together in this book and I am here for it!

No spoilers but let me say: that ending! Some of Graham's most dramatic and surprising writing. I wouldn't believe that anyone saw that coming! The fact that I'm now seven books into this series and the author is still creating thrilling plot points like this is astonishing.