Showing posts with label throne of glass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label throne of glass. Show all posts
Hello peeps! I’ve been kind of MIA in the blogger world, mostly because I’ve been suffering tendinitis, meaning my left arm hurt like hell every time I moved it, mostly when (yes) I TYPED.
This has been going on for two weeks now. My last post was even handwritten and then typed in by my mom (thanks mom), because no pain killer was working. I was prescribed some other medication for five days, so I wanted that to do its job before typing this much again.
Fortunately I finished my meds yesterday and the pain seems to be gone for now! *cheers from afar*. Also, some big changes are happening here soon, so stay tuned for that. Or not.
Anyways, let’s get to today’s post, which is a bit of a discussion and also a problem for me and pretty much every person alive: choosing the wrong ship. To be honest, I never fitted in any ship category, meaning the “I always ship canon” and “I never ship canon” ones. I tend to just go with my personal preferences on personality and chemistry thingys.
BUT, when you choose the WRONG ship, meaning the author made you feel like these babies where perfect for each other and would live and die together FOREVER and then RUIN IT? Shit goes down.
I’m just going to make this clear from the go: Sarah J. Maas: I’m talking to you. Still not over you breaking Chaolaena up. Okay? Okay. *breathes in and out*
So, choosing the wrong ship goes something like this (by the way the numbers on Love Interests don’t mean the appear that way chronologically, just saying):
Main Character meats Love Interest 1. They have chemistry, they either get along pretty well or not at all, but you have that feeling that they’ll probably end up together. You start shipping them. You start shipping them HARD.
Meanwhile, Love Interest 2 is just roaming around, may or may not be interested in Main Character (for now). And then, THEN something happens.
MC LEAVES THE FREAKING SHIP.
Probably because one of these stupid reasons:
- MC has second thoughts on Love Interest 1, just cause.
- Love Interest 1 does something stupid MC can’t forgive.
- Love Interest 2 JUST GETS IN THE WAY OF HAPPINESS.
Worst part is: you don’t know if this is temporary. If your MC’s just going through stuff and will eventually go back to Love Interest 1 or jUST STAY IN LOVE INTEREST 2’S SHIP AND THAT’S THAT.
You feel alone, you feel stupid. YOU FEEL BETRAYED. Worst part: you have to actually read through MC and LI 2’s romance parts and it hurts. It’s also pretty disgusting. You give up on life, hopefully not on the book. This is you through the whole thing:
Please tell me you relate to this? I know people tend to avoid love triangles altogether but sometimes you don’t even SEE the triangle coming. Again, SJM: I’m looking at you.
Hi there! Here I am again with a new post. Since Game of Thrones came back last Sunday I figured OH I WONDER IF A GOT BOOK TAG EXISTS. And of course, it exists. This tag was first created by booktuber Claire Rousseau, by the way. I just like to credit stuff.
Without further ado let’s DO IT:
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| Spirit animal |
Celaena Sardothien, from the Throne of Glass series OF COURSE. Even though at first she’s a little bit passive, after the second book she’s 100% driven by revenge on the King of Adarlan, a petty ruler who murdered her entire family. She’s also a pretty badass lady, more like Sansa rather than Arya, but still. Nothing says revenge like Celaena’s storyline, to be honest.
2. Varys - A book featuring political intrigue
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| Same |
That would be Rook by Sharon Cameron. I feel like this book doesn’t receive the love it DESERVES. So much political intrigue, a BADASS, AMAZING main character AND it’s set in a futuristic Revolutionary France, without it falling into dystopian annoying tropes. I mean, Varys would totally read this and flail about it with Tyrion, just saying.
3. Joffrey - A villain you just love to hate
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| Sound of a dying shit |
I don’t know if I should take this as “this is a villain I fucking hate and want dead so much because of the amazing way she/he's written” or “I love this villain, LOVE HIM/HER, and I don’t know why, am I a psycho?”. So I’m just doing both of them because why not?
For the first one, freaking DOLORES UMBRIDGE AKA MOST HATED CHARACTER EVER. I can’t think of someone that infuriates me as much as Umbridge. I re read the HP series a few months ago and even though I knew how her story ended I just couldn’t help but WANT TO KILL HER MYSELF.
And then, for the second one, the much loved by me Adelina from The Young Elites. I LOVE her. She’s the main character and the villain as well, and that’s awesome as fuck. She has some really dark thoughts and plans and I just root for her 100%, I don’t even care. The Young Elites it’s one of my favorite series ever, by the way.
4. Jon Snow - A coming of age story
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| He's so pretty |
All I can think about here is The Perks of being a Wallflower, which is a super relatable coming of age story if you’re well, a wallflower of sorts. Charlie’s growth is amazing to read and the movie was also fabulous. Also, Jon Snow has to come back to life. So relevant.
5. Jaime & Cersei - A ship you just can't get behind
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| Why though |
There’s no other ship I despise more than Aelin and Rowan from Throne of Glass. I hope SJM is aware of how much she ruined my life when she broke up Celaena and Chaol. ROWAN IS AN ASSHOLE AND USES THE TERM MALE AND FEMALE WHICH FREAK ME OUT I DON’T CARE IF HE’S THE FUCKING QUEEN OF FAIRIES OR WHATEVER. *calms self down*
6. Lady Olenna - A kickass older character
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| Kween |
This contains a lot of Harry Potter already but you know, it’s me writing. McGonagall is the queen of kickass older characters. She practically rules de world with her sassiness and amazing comebacks. She’s like really old and more fit than most of us, so.
7. Dany - A book featuring dragons
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| Yasss |
The Hobbit! I only watched the movies though but I don’t want to say Harry Potter and Throne of Glass again. I also think Rick Riordan’s The Lost Hero has a dragon of sorts, if you know what I mean *wink, wink*. OH and I plan on reading Seraphina too, is it good?
8. Sansa - A character you grew to love
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| Fave |
Emma from Emma by Jane Austen 100%. I DNF it the first time I read it because I couldn’t stand Emma, but last year I picked it up again and I loved the book and grew to love her as well. Where my Jane Austen stans at?
9. Melisandre - A favourite magic system
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| All men must comment this post |
There can only be one answer to this and that’s HARRY POTTER. I’m sorry, everything is Harry Potter but I just can’t pick anything else on this one. i want to be a witch, go to Hogwarts, learn magic, HAVE A WAND, GO TO CLASSES, BE AN AUROR, EVERYTHIIIINGGGG.
10. Tyrion - A character whose weapon is their mind
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| Same |
None other than ANNABETH CHASE, queen of intelligence and just my favorite HBIC. GO ANNABETH LET'S SAVE THE WORLD WITH OUR MINDS.
Now let’s talk! Do you agree with these? Tell me which ones you would choose!
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?
This post was supposed to be
uploaded on Valentine’s Day, but my wisdom teeth were removed (all 4 of them!)
so I was having a hard time doing anything besides sleeping and feeling pain. I
basically lived off mashed everything for a week, so when I got better and my
stitches were removed, I bought a pack of Oreos and ate those babies in like
fifteen minutes.
Anyways, leaving my demon week
behind, as I said, I was planning on doing a swoon-worthy post on Valentine’s
Day. I do have a boyfriend but you know as fellow readers, there’s nothing like
reminiscing on book boyfriends and cute relationships once in a while, am I
right? So here we go:
Elend and Vin (Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson): even though
this is a very low key relationship, I freaking LOVE THEM. The
different-worlds-couple dynamic: the rich and the poor, the street urchin and the
book lover. Ugh I love it. I’m usually not into the whole opposites attract
thing, but with Elend and Vin, I’m 100% in! Their love goes through some rough
patches in the second book, but fortunately they both end up making the right
choices and just gsjhbfnskdjfsdklfsdf (sorry).
Swoon worthiness:
Celaena and Chaol (Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas): I
talked about them in my Crown of Midnight review, but there will never be
enough words to express my love for these two. The way they complement each
other, how they grow together throughout the series and pretty much everything
about their relationship. Of course, everything goes to hell after book two and
this ship has probably sailed (fucking fuck boy Rowan, fuck you), but in my
heart they are perfect, period.
Swoon worthiness:
Cath and Levi (Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell): this couple is the
epitome of lovey-dovey cute stuff. They are exactly the opposite in so many
ways, and yet they found some common ground once they make an effort to know
each other. Cath is a bookworm, a fan fiction writer and has social anxiety.
Levi can’t really read, he is as social as a person can be and just falls head
over heels for her, of course. You won’t want to miss this ship, you guys.
Swoon worthiness:
Georgie and Neal (Landline by Rainbow Rowell): these two are
probably my favorite ship to ever exist in a contemporary novel, ever. In
Landline, we know Georgie and Neal from the moment they met at college to the point
where their marriage seems to be falling apart. Which is heartbreaking, but not
irreversible. If you’re into romcoms, this one is for you, no doubt.
Swoon worthiness:
So, do you guys ship any these characters?
Would you like this series to continue on every other Sunday? I actually have a
lot of ships to share, unsurprisingly.
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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