i was really disappointed in this book , the ending was just lame , the romance its terrible ,especially Mal and Alina i would rather preferred that she ended up with Nikolai or the Darkling . On a positive note ,i did like characters ,their story arc , i really felt for The Darkling loneliness, and his motives like protecting Grisha .I did cry in the end because it was frustrating . i suggest d'ont reading this book if you d'ont want to be disappointed.