House of Flame and Shadow

Potentially my favorite of the CC series. It reminded me a lot of ACOMAF and ACOWAR in that there were so many moving parts and characters I've come to love. In CC2 I felt there was too much suspension of disbelief for me to get through it but I rarely felt that in this book. I definitely think it's a must read if you plan on reading the next book in the ACOTAR series.

What a world-wind journey through Sarah J. Mass's universe, populated by magical beings and humans. Although the series ended with this book, it surely left room for future installments and unanswered questions. I love Mass's visual storytelling. She is skilled at creating vivid imagery & an emotional and melodramatic tone throughout her series.

Sorry, but I'm actually not impressed with this one. I love sjm and her books. They're not well written master pieces, but they are fun! However, this one felt waaayy too rushed in some parts, dragged in others, and had too many inconsistencies in of itself, with the other CC books, and with her other 2 series. The writing was choppy, especially at the beginning with all the POVs at once, and the pacing never let you get into the story until much later of the novel. You can tell this was rushed and wasn't edited very well. In the end, if you're a die hard fan of sjm... you'll either love it or struggle through it lol. If you weren't a super fan of Bryce before this... you still won't be lol. Hopefully the next book will have better luck! (I gave it 3 even with struggling, bc I still love the idea behind it all. I may not have loved it, but it was ok enough to enjoy by skim reading).