More like 3.5 stars
Did I enjoy the series, yes. Was it perfect? No it was not. If you hate bad editing, then you will have some problems with this book. The grammar issues were not bad enough to take away from the book, but sometimes it took a moment or two to figure out a sentence. The book also felt rushed because the characters were not well developed nor was the world. It was hard to picture and understand the complexity of the fae and supernatural world because it was never explained who or what the supernaturals were nor their purpose, such as why they attended the same academy and why they seemed to hate the fae. For a woman that seemed to be strong, independent and confident in her sexuality she relied on others for decisions or guidance on simple matters then had a fit if others tried to help in bigger matters. Made no sense. She also acted like a virgin bride with Rowan, yet she seemed sexually confident with the others, it made no sense. Then dragging out the "who is the fated mate" was absolutely awful. I believe everyone knew who her mate was, but it got dragged out until late in book 3. It just made me dislike the heroine in her treatment toward Rowan and Lucien too.
Even though I have some complaints about this series, it was still good and unique. The Seelie were not separated by seasons but by element affinity and the dark fae were not evil, they just handled the dark elements, such as death. And I loved the idea that the dark fae were grim reapers. It was an unique twist on the fae stories. I do not know if the author is new and if this series is one of her first, if it is, she is off to a great start and just needs to add some depth to her writing and then she will be set. I hope she writes more in this world because the glimpses of characters that I have "seen" I enjoyed and would love to read more about them, such as the masters and Beth.