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Coroa da meia-noite Midnight Crown: Trono de Vidro, Livro 2 Throne of Glass, Book 2 by Sarah J. Maas, Brina Costa

163 reviews

charhollyx's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A slow start and a great end - classic SJM really!
I loved the twists, I love the characters and the mysteries that aren’t rushed to be told, it’s so intriguing that you can’t stop reading - except for the first 150 pages. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture

jimjamreads's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol

kat1105's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War

spworley's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Murder

natreadthat's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Crown of Midnight started off slow and had me questioning if this series would live up to the hype I’ve heard from friends and the book community alike. And then somewhere around halfway through the book, a turn of events quickly changed everything for the better. 

Celaena Sardothien is finally crowned the King’s Champion. All she has to do is kill whomever he wishes for a few years and she’ll get what she’s been after for far too long: freedom. 

So off she goes, killing anyone the king has deemed an enemy. Or does she?

Celaena is back sassy as ever, along with her brooding love triangle, Dorian and Chaol. The three of them plus the mystical Princess Nehemiah from far off lands must untangle the mysteries laying beneath the glass castle and figure out what’s necessary to seek justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Slavery

prettylightsandcitynights's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

amandak's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content

campisforever's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Crown of Midnight is markedly better than Throne of Glass, develops the three major characters in considerably more depth, and better establishes the longer investment of the narrative series. 

That said, the treatment of the one character of color that was major in Throne of Glass is upsetting. Maas’ casts aren’t particularly diverse to begin with, and this book’s fridging of the most prominent (and visible) character of color so far does not bode well for future characters of color, if they’re introduced at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Slavery, Vomit

kenziewol's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Murder

Minor: Slavery, Torture, Kidnapping, War