soccrmom 's review for:

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
4.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Good ending that I feel could have gone one of two ways: as written or
ending with Aelin getting locked in the coffin —>cut to black (what a cliffhanger that would be)
. One of the major twists/reveals in this book felt a little confusing to me - my sister tells me that it may have been more impactful if I’d read some of SJM’s other work.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was certainly the most… “romantic” of the series. I sometimes found myself frustrated with the characters’ actions but need to remind myself that many of them are teenagers/very young adults.