36.6k reviews for:

Tower of Dawn

Sarah J. Maas

4.23 AVERAGE

tonieliza's review

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I did enjoy this one, but wow… it was a slow burn 🐢

After the chaos of Empire of Storms, the calmer, healing focused vibe threw me a bit.

Yrene? Absolutely my fave. Strong, smart, and so grounded 💪❤️

But Chaol… I really struggled with this softer version of him. He felt so different from the Chaol we left behind who let’s be honest was a bit of a dick!😂

Still, it was a necessary journey — even if it took its sweet time!😂🫣

Not my top favourite in the series, but Yrene alone made it worth it 🕊️ Four Stars 🌟 🌟🌟🌟

felbooks1975's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous

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I enjoy the author’s story telling so even though the main character in this book is not my favorite, I still enjoy the story. Looking forward to the next one. 

rachelpacz's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Kidnapping

clerpeiro's review against another edition

5.0

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Wow

bookseela's review

5.0

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i didn’t think i’d end up loving this book almost as much as the others but i did

fibru's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

alyssa_is_reading's review

4.0

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4 star for now but debated a 4.5. I absolutely adored this story. Yrene has become one of my favorite characters and I loved reading her and Chaol’s story. I loved seeing Chaol’s character growth throughout this book and I’m proud of who he has become. The ONLY reason I deducted a star is bc I could NOT stand Nezryn’s POV. I just found it so boring. It got better as the book went on but I found myself dreading reading every time it switched to her. Nothing against her as a character. It was just boring.

kennedyjpeg's review

3.0

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

andresobb's review

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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: N/A

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This book was like a little band-aid to my heart.

I can understand why some people say this book can be a bit boring and that they dragged it but it is not the case for me.

There was a little emotional confusion though. At the start I started to feel a little disconnected from Nesryn but oh she came back strong. Her development and discoveries... Not just a side character but an important member of our court.

Getting to finally meet Yrene after what we saw of her back in The Assassin's Blade... I feel like she also healed me.

I hated Chaol in Queen of Shadows but this also did it for me. Just like all the others, he's a complex character and though he was always present in the other books, this is when we actually get to know him and understand him.

Not a 5 star book for me, but very close.

nickyalston's review

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes