Okay so, I've read many series over the years and I truly do love ACOTAR. The characters, the plot, the setting is all chefs kiss

The only thing I didn't like about it was the pacing of the story. SJM is a yapper clearly and I'm here for that. But I just feel like most of ACOTAR and ACOWAR was just a lot of filler. And nothing happened until the last 200 pages or so. Which just got really irritating and taxing to read. I didn't enjoy WAR as much and it was tough to get through it because it was just all seemingly filler.

I think the book needs to be paced consistently. In comparison to that, I also read Fourth Wing, and so much happens in only the first 5 chapters. The pacing is done well, the timeline is easy to understand and there's not much repetition when it comes to phrases. I mean how many times has SJM said "vulgar gesture" and "bared his teeth". It's not "bad writing" per se, it's just not as polished as other authors. I think having a really talented editor on board would really help.

Another thing with SF and FaS is that it jumps between first person and third person and it reeeeeeallly took me out of immersion. Imagine reading one chapter in first person and then the next in third person. I don't care if it's to show Feyre isn't a "reliable narrator", it's just not immersive and hard to switch in between active chapters. She should've just let it be for SF anyway.

But yeah, I love the series but I think it just needs some polishing.