Published: September 2, 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Pages: 562
Genres: High Fantasy, Young Adult , Adventure
Genres: High Fantasy, Young Adult , Adventure
Celaena Sardothien has survived deadly contests and shattering heartbreak—but at an unspeakable cost. Now she must travel to a new land to confront her darkest truth...a truth about her heritage that could change her life—and her future—forever.
Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. To defeat them, Celaena must find the strength to not only fight her inner demons but to battle the evil that is about to be unleashed.
The king's assassin takes on an even greater destiny and burns brighter than ever before in this follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Crown of Midnight.
Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. To defeat them, Celaena must find the strength to not only fight her inner demons but to battle the evil that is about to be unleashed.
The king's assassin takes on an even greater destiny and burns brighter than ever before in this follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Crown of Midnight.
In terms of fantasy, especially where YA is concerned, this is some pretty exceptional work. YA doesn't do so hot with fantasy and barely touches High Fantasy, I assume because authors just can't manage it: boring romantic relationships swallow any interest I can have in character development or the world in which they reside in. And speaking of the world they reside in, it is bad AND boring. They are BORING. And boring universes in fantasy is just not the business.
Sarah J. Maas has something very good going on. Magic system development, an immense universe with a bunch of different countries and cultures and languages and dimensions.
Celaena is a beautiful, wonderful, unique butterfly/warrior assassin and I am dazzled. We get to explore her mind and find out a lot more about Aelin and her childhood.
In this book we are also introduced to a couple of new characters: Aedion, Rowan and Manon. So there are multiple perspectives going on.
Aedion (Celaena's cousin) was a handful at first. It took me a while to like and start respecting him since I was too busy being furious about him betraying his people, but alas, it all worked out in the end.
anon with her fiery- evilness sort of hing to her character in a way reminded me of some of Celaena's traits and I really like what she brought to the series. She really expanded the view of the world.
Rowan has this dark humour mixed with a bit of sass and a touch of evilness. So naturally, I'm rooting for him!
"She was the heir of ash and fire and she would bow to no one."
I can't fathom how Sarah J. Maas does it but she makes everything glow incredibly well placing the different POVs just at the right time.
Let's talk Chaol.
Every character was being so unfailingly bad ass in this novel and then there was just sort of Chaol whining (and he is supposed to be bad ass too!). I was expecting so much form him in this book and he didn't live up to it. His loyalties are jumbled up and he just doesn't know what to do.
Dorian's character development was well overdue and he was shiningggg!
I'm rating all of the stars of the universe, I love the new characters, the new storyline, all of the epic character development and awesomeness we're getting.
It's engaging, the writing is powerful and Celaena is on point.
P.S To my disappointment I found out that Sarah is in fact married. *tears*
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