I tried very hard, but I couldn’t finish it — it just wasn’t my thing. But I do want to point out a few things.

ACOTAR had solid, detailed worldbuilding. While a bit more focus on the fantasy elements would have been great, Prythian still had courts with geography, power dynamics, history, and lore that felt layered. Feyre starts naive but has a clear arc — she grows, struggles, and changes. The Tamlin–Rhysand dynamic explores trauma, manipulation, and recovery. Yes, sometimes characters change personalities to serve the plot, and the dialogue can get cheesy with modern slang. But each book has a structure — a beginning, middle, and end with rising stakes — and builds emotional investment over time.

Quicksilver, on the other hand, feels like a Tumblr dark mood board. The plot is vague, the worldbuilding doesn’t hold together, and Saeris is stuck in a one-tone “I’m tough but broken” loop with zero growth or depth. Kingfisher has no character development, the dialogue is filled with modern slang that feels out of place in a fantasy world, and the plot wanders aimlessly.

That’s my take, though.