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“The sirens flashed on, bathing the river in light. Red. Manhattan was stretched out before her like a handful of jewels. Blue. The city that never wanted you to leave. Red. So it offered you everything, anything. Blue. It was time to go.”

I jumped in head-first without a clue what it was about . Not even reading the  synopsis this time (very unlike me) but I was pleasantly intrigued. This book is raw, chaotic, yet extremely compelling if you love human behaviour as much as I find it fascinating. The woven story around the characters and the clever use of time skips or view changes gives you just enough without overdosing you. I read that this book is a hit or miss with many, some love it and some absolutely hate it, but I have a soft spot for how this book played out. It's messy, chaotic, but yet there's growth, which is no different than life everyday. 

"He's looking at me like I'm a peppermint mocha bear claw with extra walnut cream cheese frosting."

Absolutely adorable friends to lovers romance and I'm obsessed with the buildup in this book. Had me both kicking my legs like an excited kid and absolutely dying of teasing throughout the story. 

Felt like the ending happened super quick after the rest of the book being  appropriately slow-medium paced. Felt a little jarring but overall it was a cute little cheesy holiday book.

“Hate is another kind of passion”
Please don't make me wait until the last few chapters of this book to finally feed the teased and hungry human you made me. I need more of them, more of them getting pushed together, more passion they can't resist the second they're next to each other. But I mean the world and storybuilding is fantastic too. Genuinely 😂

“You let her suck your cock in the middle of the dining room. At a table I'm currently using to eat my dinner. I'd say that entitles me to an opinion.”

I absolutely loved seeing the world through Nesta's eyes, through her perspective. Nothing against Feyre's story and all, but it was nice to have a break from Feyre and Rhysand on every other page (even if part of this one was still a bit of that.)  I loved seeing her work through her traumas, find her people and her strength, and show that incredible side to her. So many people hated her character before this book, and honestly, that to me is a sign that Maas wrote her perfectly. I love a good “now you hate her, now you don't” plot line for incredibly annoying characters to show that there's more to them than the surface. I also think having her matched to Cassian, and them having a little enemies to lovers backstory felt right for their characters. 

I will say though, that the last chunk of the book felt way too fast.. like I spent this whole journey following her growth and training and forming bonds, and then the last part flew by faster than a hummingbird on crack. Why was it necessary to speed up? The pace of the book was good, and I would have been more than fine with a few extra chapters to round out the end a bit more smoothly. That made me deduct my rating.

Well that and.. Feyre.. please.. why did you have to name the kid the most basic fantasy name... like of all the choices, my god... I rolled my eyes almost too hard.