First, I’m so glad I read AB before this book. AB set me up to care more for Celaena and I think if I had read this first, she wouldn’t have grown on me because I don’t find her quite as lovable in this book. Also being able to catch subtle references was nice. Second, I liked this book but you can really feel that SJM hasn’t fully fleshed out her style yet. I imagine the writing will improve as the series progresses but this book definitely felt young. So! Many! Exclamation! Marks! Excited to keep reading but missing the “can’t put this book down” feeling.