Before anything else, I just want to say that I'm reviewing this book from the perspective of my 12 year old self who got this book from a friend for Christmas. When I first discovered that this was the third book in the series, I was dismayed because that meant buying the first two books and I didn't have the money for that (also, I didn't have internet access to pirate ebooks). Nonetheless, I went ahead and read the book. Funnily enough, I clearly remembered still understanding the lore that was laid out in the first two pages despite not having read them. This book has a high rating because this was the first book I've ever read that gave me butterflies in my stomach while reading it. Sue me for rating this book because of sentimentality but it is what it is.