I loved delving into other characters' minds and events, but at the same time. My one caveat with this, however, was that I found myself missing Aelin for a large amount of the book! We don't even get to see her until quite a few chapters in, and that was not okay with me. They were all wonderful and added such great depth to their development. I really enjoyed just how wide-ranging the POVs were, and I was thrilled to get some more extensive chapters from Elide, Lorcan, Lysandra, and Aedion. I think I most enjoy the fact that it is not first person narration, so it does not get confusing or annoying figuring out who is speaking. The shifted POV chapter style of the former books is still present in the fifth installment, and yet again I actually enjoy it.

All of our favorite and not-so-favorite characters are present and ready to kick ass, which is exactly what they do over ~700 pages of action-packed goodness. I knew this would be a problem, so I made use of Book Series Recaps' summaries of the first four books and they helped immensely, so a big shout-out and thank you to that website! And although this helped immensely, I do still think that I would have benefited a lot more from actually re-reading the books because the plot lines are getting more and more complex with an ever-expanding cast to boot, but I didn't have the time (or patience) to do so before diving into Empire of Storms. One personal problem (which was no fault of this book) was that I had a hard time remembering details from the earlier books of the series while waiting for the new one. It's been such a jumble trying to fit all of my thoughts into a coherent review. It was incredible, yet at the same time it wasn't the best thing I've ever read.

I finished Empire of Storms a while ago, but I have spent weeks trying to figure out how to write a review for this book. There are potential mentions of plot points that may not have been revealed in earlier books, so if you are not caught up with the series, you may want to save this review for later. Note: Everything in this review is spoiler free in regards to this particular book.

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