<blockquote><b><i>“Humans were so circular; they lived the same slow cycles of joy and misery over and over, never learning. Every lesson in the universe had to be taught billions of times, and it never stuck. Maybe it was good that the world forgot every lesson, every good and bad memory, every triumph and failure, all of it dying with each generation. Perhaps this cultural amnesia spared them all. Perhaps if they remembered everything, hope would die instead.” </i></b></blockquote> Although I really enjoyed the second installment in this series, it wasn't until this book that I was truly gripped. Not only the stakes are higher here, but finally, the main plot is unraveling and is starting to come to its conclusion. We have some amazing character development, and I was finally able to connect with Gansey, something I was having a lot of trouble in the previous novels. Blue is growing on me again, although she is sometimes whiny and naive, and a little bit childish and impulsive. Her romance with Gansey, although far from being my favorite thing about this series, is not overwhelming like in book 2 and I think is settling into an acceptable thing. I have to admit, there were some bittersweet moments between the two that I found myself enjoying here. Adam and Ronan are still my favorite characters and honestly the most well-developed ones here. Ronan is more confident in his powers and his role in the search for Glendower and his relationship with the other boys and Blue is exponentially better. I would love for Blue and Ronan to interact more, their scenes are amazing. Adam is my favorite and I'm happy he solved some of his issues in this novel and his friendship with Gansey and Ronan is stronger than ever. His dynamic with Persephone is also another thing I absolutely enjoyed and therefore the ending of this novel broke my heart - especially since the Fox Way women are one of the best things in this novel. I don't know how their dynamic will be affected, but it will be interestic to see how they'll overcome it. Noah, my cute ghost, went through a twist here - he's suffering the effects of the interference in the ley line and he's darker for it, which gave us some creepy scenes. I'm sad because that means we're close to saying goodbye to him, but also loved how much darker this book is. I also loved the new characters and what they brought to the story - although I expected more from Greenmantle as a villain. If not for the final plot twist regarding this plot, I would have thought the whole thing was kinda pointless. The ending is amazing and so fast-paced that I had to read it all in one sitting and afterwards it took me a while to fully digest everything. And now I can't wait to get my hands on the final installment and finally, finally meet Glendower and end the saga of Blue and her Raven Boys.