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Reread Jan 1-5 2024 4.5/5 stars

What a great book to start off the year! I remember this being my least favorite book of the series the first and second time I read this. There were so many new characters involved that I didn't care for (yet) and so many jumps in plot lines that it frustrated me (even though I rated it 5 stars apparently in my first read, but it's mostly because of the ending). However, this time I really enjoyed this book! It really is the book where everything changes. I loved Manon's chapters. They were actually better than Chaol/Aedion's and Dorian's.

I had forgotten how much of an a** Rowan is in the beginning of this book... I know he doesn't know anything about Celaena's past but how can he always say the WORST possible things to her??? Literally everything he said made me hate him. Even though, Celaena liked him at the end, he isn't fully redeemed for me yet. A part from a few "sweet" scenes, he was just a brooding d*ck.

I still don't buy Sorscha and Dorian's romance... It just isn't believable to me. I was really sad when

Spoiler

she died (I was SHOCKED the first time I read this)

but doesn't mean that I really rooted for her and Dorian.

Anyways I was pleasantly surprised with this reread of this book and can't wait to continue!

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Reread Oct 20-Nov 17 2022 ?/5 stars (didn't rate this properly but in my mind it was a 3-3.5)

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1st read 5/5 stars

I remember being bored by Manon chapters. Little did I know how much I would love her in the end.

*****

Would I recommend this to others? Yes
Would I reread this? Yes
Is this book forgettable? No

bevj74's review against another edition

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3.0

Probably a 3.5 ⭐️ just wasn’t my fav of the series. Hoping the next is better

thedemonseamen's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-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

3.5

sam_hartwig's review against another edition

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3.0

Wow! This was hard going in the beginning!! You can probably see how difficult it was to get in to for me by how long it took me to read it...

I loved the first two books, but this was so slow! I'm glad I finally made it in the end, but I don't have the energy to even think about reading the fourth book any time soon as it's over 600 pages!!

mary_do_12's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

i’m not in the mood to write a whole review so let me split this up into pros and cons:

+ rowan
+ the second part
+ celaenas pov

- the first part
- all the other povs
- chaols pov
- chaol
- that chaol is still alive and breathing

m0nzar's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

mads_1606's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

3.5

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