Showing posts with label crown of midnight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label crown of midnight. Show all posts
All of that translated into me not reading books, which is actually quite common for me. Reading makes me happy, but when I’m down, I’m more of a Netflix person, it takes my mind off more easily as well as faster, so all I did in February was re watch FRIENDS. I’m currently on season 5 and I can’t believe how much I love this show. I just love it, it makes me laugh not matter how many times I watched it (that’s A LOT of times, by the way) and it was the best decision ever. I also started watching Legend of Korra, and I really like it! Not as much as ATLA but it’s getting there, and I’m about to start season 3, so yay!
So, with that being said, it’s pretty understandable why I only read three books this month. It’s a deplorable number, but this year I decided I would never force myself to read, and I’m okay with that. In case you haven’t noticed by the photos, I read every Throne of Glass book there is, so here we go:
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
I did a whole review of this, but to sum up, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BOOK. I love it, I just do. I can’t even manage to put words together when I think of Crown of Midnight. The Chaolaena of it all, the plot twist, the drama, the EVERYTHING. I just can’t, that’s that. Go read my full review for more.
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
Beware: HOF is a slow book. Especially in comparison to Crown of Midnight. We’re introduced to a whole lot of new characters, countries and tricks, but still the pace is slow and nothing really happens until the last 150 pages or so. Apart from that, props to Sarah J. Maas for conveying boy/girl friendships without the romance that usually follow in YA novels (of course this aspect is completely destroyed in the next book and I hate her for it), but I still like that she gives friendships the importance they deserve.
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
I wish this book didn’t exist. I wish this just a joke. Unfortunately, it’s not. It’s like Maas creates characters, gets bored with them, and have them completely change just like that. I’m no talking about character development; I’m talking COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CHARACTERS. That’s not Chaol, Maas; that’s not Aelin, not Rowan, not ANYONE. Also, thanks for ruining Aelin and Rowan’s friendship by making them horny for each other. It was an awkward- incredibly-unnecessary-out-of-the-blue relationship and I hate it. The only reason I gave this 3 stars was because of Manon and Dorian’s storylines, the only two that saved this book for me. BRING MY CHAOL BACK, OK?
What did you read this month? Did you get to read a good amount of them? Which one was your favorite?
I wasn’t planning on doing
lengthy reviews here. English isn’t my first language, I have a hard time
putting what I’m feeling into words, and I was always a reader more than I ever
was a writer. With that said, Crown of Midnight exceeded my expectations so
much, I had to give it a proper review. So here we go!
Book Title: Crown of Midnight
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Series: Throne of Glass
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.
Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.
Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.
MY THOUGHTS
Let’s start at the beginning. I said in my January wrap up I was expecting to hate Throne of Glass, and at first I did. I wasn’t completely enamored by the story when I finished it, but I was into it enough to pick of Crown of Midnight, and thank God I did. It’s like Throne of Glass was a cheesy TV series’ pilot that people generally hate, and then it turns into an award winning series. Just like that.Sarah J. Maas really matured as a writer, and her characters did as well. The weaker points of TOG, like Celaena obsession with appearances and the confusing world building, were left behind. The overused love lines and romance turned into an action packed book, with adult drama, a fantastic main character and even more fantastic secondary characters. The politics and understanding of everything the author created took a whole new level.
I seriously don’t know how much I can say without getting into spoilers. But prepare for a new kind of book, I daresay even the Young Adult aspects – as in, predictable YA tropes – disappear completely and leave room for an amazing story. Also brace yourselves, the plot twists are real, and just when you think you learned it all about Erilea, Chaol, Dorian, Nehemia and even Celaena, Maas just comes back with something even more juicy.
If I could describe Crown of Midnight into two words, it would be mouth-opener, if that’s a thing. You won’t be able to put it down, not at first, not in the middle, and certainly not in the end.
So, you finished Throne of Glass, kind-of-but-not-really liked it, and you’re wondering if you should continue the series? Let me help you out: read Crown of Midnight, read Crown of Midnight, read Crown of Midnight. You won’t have any more doubts once you finish it.
Please now allow me for a fangirl moment, because... CHAO, CHAOL, CHAAAAAOOOOL, CHAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Overall, do I recommend?
Yes, yes, yes, yes and YES! Again, if you're here because you're debating on whether or not to read Crown of Midnight right after reading Throne of Glass, consider picking COM up. I promise, it'll be worth it!
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