First things first, I've been missing Fleetfoot and was squeaking with happiness when she appeared again, I've been missing her and I'm so happy to have her back in the story!

Reading "Queen of Shadows" I started to like Manon better than I did in "Heir of Fire". It was great to see another side of her— not just brutal and ruthless but also capable of kindness, like when she helped Elide. The introduction between Manon and Aelin was so epic, I absolutely loved it.

There were so many plot twists and reveals about certain characters that left my jaw on the floor. I was surprised by how selfless Kaltain turned out to be. In the first book she was pretty annoying but here I felt for her character. And I was surprised by the reveal of the King of Adarlen. I would've never suspected that he was a victim too, although I still don't get it why he would ever start messing with something that dark in the first place.

I'm kind of glad how things ended for Arobynn. He was an annoying prick, in my opinion – what he had done to Sam and Aelin and how he betrayed her, and how he was selfish during their final meeting. 

On a lighter note, Rowan vs. Aedion in the beginning was hilarious (iykyk😅). Lysandra seems like a lovely character, quite liked her. I'm really glad there was a semi-happy ending to this book – after after all the challenges our characters faced in these for books, they deserve a little break. There is still a lot to uncover and a lot of evil to fight and challenges to face, and I'm very much looking forward to joining the characters on their journey in the next book! 

I really loved "Queen of Shadows"! Despite reading 20 books last year and enjoying most of them, by the end of the year, I quite struggled to get into a new book and care about characters and stories I was trying to read. I took my time with "Queen of Shadows", though, and this book helped me reignite my love for books and reading. As I read, I realised this series is becoming one of my favourite series. I'm sure I will want to reread it many times — though I’m not looking forward to finishing it too soon because nothing will compare to experiencing it for the first time. 

I'm absolutely enjoying this series🥹❤️‍🩹