As much as I love the concept of this series. It could have been 3 books if we weren't having to read about Emelins insecurities for massive chunks of the books. I loved so many of the side characters but there didn't seem to be any real stakes in the series. The final battles were pretty lackluster. I was waiting the whole series for something to happen and nothing really happens. So many questions are left unanswered. Luckily I had read the prequel so I knew some back story to some characters in here. I just got really nothing out of this.