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Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

5 reviews

cait's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Child abuse, Gore, Vomit, Physical abuse, War, Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Death, Addiction, Torture, Blood, Murder, Slavery, Cursing, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Grief, Misogyny, and Self harm

melaniepearce's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This is the type of book and style I would expect from SJM after reading ACOTAR and Crescent City. 
Solid reads with decent plot and pacing. I can tell something good is brewing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Slavery and Trafficking

campisforever's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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

Moderate: Confinement and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement, Addiction, Slavery, and Vomit

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Drug use, Medical content, Sexual content, Addiction, Slavery, and Torture

sandra_matute's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Sigo amando esta saga y los personajes me hacen pasar por todas las emociones LITERALMENTE.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Colonisation, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, and Vomit