Monday, March 24, 2014

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas Review





From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul 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.




AHHHHHHH! This book almost killed me. Also, forgive me if this review is all over the place. I want to talk about every event that happened in Crown of Midnight, but 95% of them are spoilers. I'll try to stay away from them. Let's start with the romance in the book. OMG things get steamy in a PG-13 kind of way. Which was enough to make my heart so very happy. Even though the romance in the book is a highlight, it doesn't take away from what's important to our characters. Not many authors can balance things out like Sarah J. Maas does. 

There was a lot more things happening in this installment than the previous one. More magic, more action, just more of everything! We get to see what Celaena is capable of and let me tell you something: Celeina is one scary chick. But at the same time she has one of the most beautiful souls ever. The fact that she's risking her life to do the right thing made me love her even more. This girl loves with such a passion and hates with the same intensity.  There was a point in the book where I wanted to hug her so bad and tell her that my heart was broken too. Thinking about it is making me teary eyed. 

I do want to talk about one of the twists in the book. From the beginning of the series, I've been wondering this character's identity. In book one, there's a hint of whom this person is, but the hint gets buried under everything else that was going on, so I kinda forgot about it. But then in book two these clues start to come up again and again and I just loved it. When it was finally revealed I literally squealed! This twist will take this series to the next level!  And I CAN'T WAIT!

Crown of Midnight broke my heart and made me want to kill someone but at the same time it gave me hope. I need the third book in my hands ASAP! I do have to admit that I'm a little scared about one of my favorite characters dying. Maas shows us in this book that she can do whatever she wants, and we have to love it and deal with it. And I only ask the author to please don't go all George R.R. Martin on us



19 comments:

  1. "This girl loves with such a passion and hates with the same intensity." A-friggin'-men. I loved this book. I LOVE this series (#1!). And yeah, this book just about killed me too! And even though I loved ToG with my whole heart, I understand why people who weren't completely sold loved this one more. Even if I didn't (my love for the books is EQUAL ;) ). There was just SO much we learned. Gah. I can't wait for book 3. Can't. Wait.

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    1. Omg Jessica! I'm so in love with this series!

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  2. Lovely review, I absolutely love how you described Celaena with a beautiful soul, totally perfect. I just LOVED this book and thought it was so much better than the last, even though I loved the last one as well. Definitely steamy and I hope no George RR Martin either lol!

    Jeann @ Happy Indulgence

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  3. ..and more importantly, is there a love triangle? Because it's the only thing that's stopped me from reading this series. Please say, no.

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    1. In a way. But the love triangle is very subtle and does not interfere with the rest of the book.

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  4. Isn't this series just amazing? I am so on edge to read Heir of Fire. I can't wait!!

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  5. Haha any review that starts with a sound effect just has to be good. Unless of course it's crying. LOL I'm not sure how I feel about your George R. R Martin comment though. Some authors can pull it off, while as others... not so much. I'll probably wait until the next book comes out before I fully decide whether or not I'm going to read this series. Great review!

    Carmel @ Rabid Reads

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    1. Don't be afraid! This book is so worth it! I hope you give this a try!

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    2. Don't be afraid! This book is so worth it! I hope you give this a try!

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    3. Don't be afraid! This book is so worth it! I hope you give this a try!

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  6. I love when sequels are better than the original book. It's great to know that the action is even better in this one. Definitely have to read this series. Great review!

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  7. I kind of skimmed this (but I read most of the beginning) because IT JUST ARRIVED IN THE MAIL FOR ME TODAY OMG I AM SO EXCITED. Literally, I'm busting with happiness. I have other books I'm supposed to read first, buuuut, they're all getting cleared so I can dive into this deliciousness. I've heard a lot of people say they didn't like it and it didn't live up to Throne of Glass, so I'm happy you're giving it 5 stars. YAY. Brilliance. XD XD

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    1. This takes priority over other books! I SO excited you are reading it! I can't to see what you think!

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  8. THIS BOOOOOOK. OMG. It killed me. Seriously. Everything was all happy and well (and yay Chaolaena), and THEN. The frickin' twist before the frickin' second part of the book. I was just like NOOOOOOOO WHAT. And then there were even more twists and turns and goodness help me, I can't handle this. This comment probably made no sense but whatever, because THIS BOOK. This book.

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    1. This comment makes a lot of sense! I feel the same way about Crown of Midnight! Trust me. lol Thanks for the AWESOME comment!!! <3

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  9. OMG THIS BOOK. HOLY CRAP *grabs paper bag and start breathing exercises* SEROUISLY THOUGH...It killed me. I just couldn't....i still can't. it was so perfect. the characters. the story. the twists. THE SWOON. the friendship *sheds tear* The badassness. THE FRICKIN ROMANCE. (see i told you just still CAN'T.) I'm scared to write anything else because i'm sure i'm going to drop in a puddle of tears and just CRY.
    Lily @ Lilysbookblog

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  10. How sad is it that I have a copy of Throne of Glass sitting on my shelf in hardback, unread? I dont even know WHY I haven't read it yet! I know so many others loved it. I am even more excited to read it now that I am seeing good reviews for the second in the series too!

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  11. I love this series so much, especially this book at the moment. I cannot wait for the next one, Heir of Fire! Loved this review, I agree with what you said about there being alot 'more' in this book than the last! Ahh so good.
    -Darcy http://darcyelizabethbooks.blogspot.co.uk/

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