The trilogy was good, I read all of them but they just were missing a certain je ne sais quoi to me. I think I like my fantasy books with slightly less scheming (or more entertaining scheming really) and a lot more love both romantic and platonic. Overall the series hovers between a 4 and 4.25 stars for me. there are other better books that I've rated 4.25 but there are also much worse books rated at 4 so I'm not sure where this falls for me. I have other thoughts but they are direct spoilers so thats it from me.