Book Review :: Crown of Midnight, by Sarah J. Maas

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
ISBN: 1408834944
Series: Throne of Glass #2
Also in this series: Throne of Glass, Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms, Kingdom of Ash, The Assassin's Blade
Published by Bloomsbury
on August 15th 2013
Genres: Young Adult
Pages: 418
Goodreads

Crowned by Evil. Bound by Duty. Divided by Love.

Celaena Sardothien, royal assassin, is the King of Adarlan's deadliest weapon. She must win her freedom through his enemies' blood - but she cannot bear to kill for the crown. And every death Celaena fakes, every lie she tells, put those she loves at risk.

Torn between her two protectors - a captain and a prince - and battling a dark force far greater than the king, Celaena must decide what she will fight for: her liberty, her heart or the fate of a kingdom...

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My thoughts on Crown of Midnight

I loved the first book in this series, Throne of Glass, but I just hadn’t got around to reading the second, Crown of Midnight, until recently. But it was just as amazing as the first one. I had almost forgotten how much I loved this storyline and world that Maas has created until jumping back in with the second book.

Goodreads says it better than I would have, as usual. What I love about these books is the world the amazing characters live in. It’s your typical fantasy land, wrought with good guys and bad guys, different races and ethnicity, creatures and landscapes. While magic used to exist, about 10 years ago it disappeared, and only now is it slowly returning.

“I worry because I care. Gods help me, I know I shouldn’t, but I do. So I will always tell you to be careful, because I will always care what happens.”

The characters are so good. I love Celeana as a character, and while she holds secrets that even the reader doesn’t know, she’s brilliant and funny and strong and fragile all at once. The leading males, Dorian and Chaol, are just as complex and well written, and while there is a love triangle, it’s not a strong one, but rather subtle and in no way does it dominate the storyline.

Maas has created this great world which only continues in the next and final book of this series, Heir of Fire, which I’m looking forward to reading. If you’re one for fantasy, magic, secrets and lies, strong female main characters who can kick some serious butt, and a great plotline with twists and turns, pick up the first of this series, Throne of Glass. It’s great.