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[CAUTION: THIS REVIEW HAS SPOILERS] ★★★☆☆ It took me two years to finish this book.   Two years . I'm not exaggerating. I am astonished at how bad this book is. It really should have been better. There were times when it was actually pretty decent, borderline good, but then it went and did things like this: There was beauty in Chaol's face--and strength, and honor, and loyalty. She stopped hearing the crowd, and her mouth became dry as he stared at her. How had she missed it for so long? Only to go ahead and do this on the very next page: Her heart jumped into a gallop, and Chaol dissolved from her thoughts, like dew beneath the morning sun. She felt bad for forgetting him--but...but...Oh, she wanted Dorian, she couldn't deny it. She  wanted  him. 😒😕 She literally looks at another man and  forgets  about the love epiphany she just had? Besides all that, she's supposed to be a very smart and very cool assassin (who never actua