There were some great things about this, but also some not so great things. It started off pretty rough and the world building didn’t make a lot of sense to me at first. There was just so much info dumping! And at least at the beginning, of the three dramione adaptations I picked up, this was the most “fan fiction with the serial numbers filed off.” It got better as it went along though. Still, the book was pretty bloated in places and it felt like this should have been cut down even more - especially from part two. It was just way too long! But at the same time, we didn’t get enough about the background of the characters. I also found it hard to root for the eternal flame, though maybe that was the point! The world is dark and the characters reflect that. I was also pleasantly surprised that the book leaned more fantasy and less about the romance. Still think it could have used a good edit!