This book… I’m literally whimpering in pain having finished this book seconds ago. What the hell! What the hell Sarah J Maas! You’re going to make me wait another YEAR for the next book? This one was fantastic, amazing, shocking- SHOCKING I TELL YOU- and you’re going to make me wait ANOTHER YEAR! I want to cry. I need the next book NOW! It was so good. So good. I want to cry. Why is it over? Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
An assassin’s loyalties are always in doubt.
But her heart never wavers.
After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes.
Keeping up the deadly charade—while pretending to do the king's bidding—will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon -- forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make a choice.
Where do the assassin’s loyalties lie, and who is she most willing to fight for?
Now that I’ve had my little tantrum, let’s get started with the review. This first half is free of spoilers, but underneath, if you click to continue reading, there are SPOILERS. Big spoilers. Don’t read them unless you’ve already read this book. Seriously. They’ll ruin the whole series so far for you if you haven’t read this book.
OK. So Crown of Midnight is split into two parts. The first part is rather light, and in my opinion, unenjoyable. It focused too much on the romance and had little action. It wasn’t very captivating, and if it had been the whole book, the rating would have landed someone in the three’s. But then there’s part two.
Part one ends with a major BANG moment. I didn’t see it coming. And then part two continues with nonstop stuff happening and BANG moments. At first it’s a little hard (because Celaena isn’t really herself) and the story as we know it has been shattered, but after those little kinks are worked out this novel far surpasses the previous one.
The characters all grew, and I was most impressed by Dorian. In fact, in book one I was rooting for team Chaol, but now I am firmly on the side of Dorian. The turn his character took was just amazing and was one of my favorite things about this book.
But her heart never wavers.
After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes.
Keeping up the deadly charade—while pretending to do the king's bidding—will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon -- forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make a choice.
Where do the assassin’s loyalties lie, and who is she most willing to fight for?
Now that I’ve had my little tantrum, let’s get started with the review. This first half is free of spoilers, but underneath, if you click to continue reading, there are SPOILERS. Big spoilers. Don’t read them unless you’ve already read this book. Seriously. They’ll ruin the whole series so far for you if you haven’t read this book.
OK. So Crown of Midnight is split into two parts. The first part is rather light, and in my opinion, unenjoyable. It focused too much on the romance and had little action. It wasn’t very captivating, and if it had been the whole book, the rating would have landed someone in the three’s. But then there’s part two.
Part one ends with a major BANG moment. I didn’t see it coming. And then part two continues with nonstop stuff happening and BANG moments. At first it’s a little hard (because Celaena isn’t really herself) and the story as we know it has been shattered, but after those little kinks are worked out this novel far surpasses the previous one.
The characters all grew, and I was most impressed by Dorian. In fact, in book one I was rooting for team Chaol, but now I am firmly on the side of Dorian. The turn his character took was just amazing and was one of my favorite things about this book.
This one didn’t have as much of a driving force as the first one, which had a clear cut goal in mind for the ending, but once the ball started rolling it was hard to stop. As a reviewer, I’d give this book four stars but as a fan it gets five. If you liked the first one you’ll love this one. I promise.
SPOILERS BELOW
There are so many things I could talk about. So many. Let’s go chronologically, shall we?SPOILERS BELOW
First, Dorian has magic! Whoa. Did not see that coming at all. Did anyone? I loved it, though. The way he reacted to it made him seem, not weaker, but like he could be hurt, I guess. I don’t really have a word to describe it, but it really helped me connect with him. And it’s what put me solidly on his team. I’m actually a little upset that Celaena chose Chaol.
Nehemia’s dead! The book jacket warned that something like this would happen, but I didn’t think it would be a main character! I actually remember thinking in the first book how I didn’t think Nehemia would ever die in this series because she was too important. I guess I was wrong. The scene wasn’t really sad enough for me, I think because the whole first half was just not really connecting, but I don’t know if I can re-read the first one again (which I have done, I loved it so much) knowing that she will be gone in book two.
Celaena is Fae! (So many exclamation marks in this review!) Again, something I didn’t see coming in the least. I didn’t even think it was somewhat possible. I’m a little excited, a little, but also disappointed. I almost feel like this changes my perspective of her character forever. She’s more than a badass assassin, now, which isn’t bad, but it almost feels clichéd. Why does there need to be a magical creature main character? I mean, she’s not exactly a vampire, but she’s not human, and I miss that.
Celaena is the heir to the Terrasen throne! OK, being honest, I kinda saw this coming. I knew she had something to do with that, it would only make sense. However, her being Fae threw me off. I thought maybe I was just misreading the hints. I think it’s pretty awesome that she’s a princess and a real force of nature to be reckoned with, but like being Fae, it changes my perspective of her. Not bad, but also not something I really wanted to change.
Anyways, dying for the next book!
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