Aelin gets her squad together, they set fire to the rain (not literally), and here is what I thought about that.
Once finishing the third one I decided to take a small break. I was tired af if you can remember, and so I paused this series and did a quick detour with Ignite Me, Eleanor & Park and Me Before You. It was good. I visited old friends, experienced old and new loves again. Then, as I for some reason am proccrastinating reading The Hidden Oracle, thought I would get back to these. It was just one more book.
So we all know how unprofessional my reviews are. They don't follow a strict structure, they don't involve parts that should probably be involved, but guess what? This is my blog, I am at full liberty to post whatever I like however I like, and that is the beauty of the internet. So, I won't go into the general plot (as I was instructed to do for those who have not read it), I will not even double check this once I'm finished with it because I am a lazy piece of pepperoni pizza and you can't stop me. Rant over. Sorry.
Anyways, I just wanted to say this was probably my favorite one so far. All of them have been great you know? The content, the characters, the plots and the writing have been practically flawless. However, as to how it has affected me as a person, a reader and a writer? This one takes the gold and rubs it in the face of all the others while doing the macarena.
As I mentioned before, the others tired me because it was just one incident after the other and Aelin was so lost and alone, I couldn't help but feel the same. And the armies and enemies just kept becoming more obvious every chapter, and relationships formed and two pages later were destroyed and there ended up being so many apparent sides to the last war that I decided I did not care for anyone else expect Aelin. I didn't know who to root for, I didn't know for who to cry, so I thought it'd be safer for my emotional state if I just cheered for Aelin and anyone with her. To hell with Dorian, Arobynn, Meave and the King. Team Aelin bitches.
Then, thankfully, a lot of things cleared up. Relationship restored, friendships formed and I was better. I can appreciate the significance of the other books and how hard a time I had with them, because trust me, I understand fully well how important it is to go through hail and thunder to fully appreciate a ray of sunshine, regardless of how small it be.
Another point I'd like to talk to you is about my self-doubt as a writer.This, because when I finished reading this, I was just like, "I could never write something like this." And this became something really important to me, not something I can discuss with anyone else I think, because it just arose so many questions and so many conversations with myself. But it was just that good a book, it's been that good a story that I didn't even want to try anymore.
The next book, which I had mistakeningly thought to be the last, comes out this September. This is simultaneasouly good and bad. Bad because I have to wait until September oh my gods. Good because by then I'll be back in the U.S. so I'll get to buy a physical copy and maybe go to some event if there are any close. I am really looking forward to that.
So, all in all, it was one of the greatest books I've ever read. In one scene I'd be with tears pooling in my eyes and then the next with wary curiosity. This was influenced a lot by the generous amount of POV's but respectable if sometimes annoying. I gave it a 5 stars out of 5 though. So clearly, not so much.
Aelin is home ladies and gentleman, and it's time she build up her kingdom as it damn well deserves. And me? I'll be on the front lines.
- Vanessa Z. M.
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