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Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

21 reviews

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It’s not my favorite, but this book has officially gotten me invested in the series!

<spoilers>
 I saw her true name coming, there were a lot of hints throughout the book. But the fact that she is fae, was a bit of a surprise, looking back, there were a few hints for that too, but I just missed them cause I was waiting for the name reveal. 

But also, Dorian has magic? That was a shocker!!! I can’t wait to see how all the magic plays out! 
</spoilers>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Slavery

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Suicide, and Colonisation

Minor: Misogyny, War, Sexual content, and Vomit

aammeess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Blood, Classism, Confinement, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Slavery, Death of parent, and War

ladydeathnesta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I had a harder time getting through this book than any other SJM book. That being said, it was still a good book, and vital to the storyline for the rest of the series. This book is definitely the turning point of the storyline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Grief, Hate crime, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Genocide, Gore, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexism, and War

laceylove's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Grief, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Child death, Classism, Stalking, Confinement, Genocide, Death of parent, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Rape, and Torture

kefredriksen's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Classism, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Classism, Confinement, and Gaslighting

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, Slavery, Murder, Self harm, and Alcohol

hschlecht's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Death of parent, Death, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Blood, Classism, War, and Violence

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I liked this book more than the first (Throne of Glass). It had a more in-depth and complicated plot, but it was very confusing to me. Even in the end, when I found out

Celaena was really Aelin

. I feel like I need to re-read this book to fully understand it (I’m not going to). I did like the twist at the end revealing that

Archer was actually behind it all

. I also thought that this book was more interesting because there was more magic. It reminded me more of ACOTAR. Overall, it was good, just confusing and I need a bit more clarification when it comes to heavy plots. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Classism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Slavery, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Violence, and War

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Hate crime, Torture, Self harm, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit and War

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

Some of my favorite quotes

• "When all of them catch a vicious cold, I'll let their fathers know that you're to blame"
• "after the captain had punched Roland so hard in the face that the youth blacked out"
• "Books and books and books"
• "perhaps it was merely some courtier trying to hide a passionate love of books from his or her sneering friends"
• "Oh, don't be so pathetic," the skull huffed, its eyes narrowing. "I'm attached to this door. I cannot harm you."
• "I simply exist."
• "You should apologize," it said. "You have no idea how loud and tiresome you've been these past few months, with all your running down here and slaying foul beasties. I kept quiet until I thought you'd witnessed enough strange things that you could accept my existence. But apparently, I am to be disappointed."
• "How long have you been yarning for him? was what he really wanted to ask. Damn him for caring. Damn him for every moment he'd spent worth her."
• "never should have let him see her as vulnerable, because now he'd worry about her and doubt her and irritate her to no end."
• "saggy cheeks, thinning straw-blond hair, and a dull complexion" -to describe someone X-D
• "Ancient spells and nonsense," Celaena said, cutting off Mort as he began to recite the story the story of how King Brannon created him."
• "I think I'm more jealous of that giant buffet no one is even touching."
• "Dance with me," he said, and held out his hand to her."
• "Celaena looked at Chaol and realized she was home."
• "So Chaol brushed away her tears, lifted her chin, and kissed her."
• "Nehemia was dead </3"
• "Celaena said, "She's never coming back." The dog kept waiting."
• "Celaena was fae."
• "The dog {Fleetwood} limped to him, tail wagging, and Dorian set the books on the desk."
• "Celaena was the lost Queen of Terrasen. Chaol sank to his knees."

I just, experienced so many emotions throughout Crown of Midnight. Reading this reminded me I LOVE female main characters who are badasses, can kick ass, can still have vulnerable moments and find love. Like Nevernight (I have to finish that series) and crave to read more books like this. I am head over heels invested in this series and excited to continue this series, before I continue on, I will switch to the massive novella.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Slavery, Blood, and Classism