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Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

280 reviews

torturedreadersdept'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Torture, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

mrsjburgin's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Torture, Grief, Confinement, Blood, Abandonment, Murder, and Animal cruelty

juliapatt2007's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

In this book, Celaena loses some of her teenage insecurities and becomes more of a truly badass assassin which is what I wanted from her. While she still has some moral hangups when she kills I appreciate that the author allows her intense training to take over. There is really nothing more annoying than when a character trains for years under a merciless teacher and then has pages long internal monologues when they try to kill someone. I appreciate that while Celaena does have qualms after her kills she doesn’t let that stop her from finishing the job when it’s necessary.

I was sad to see Nehemia go but I did feel that her death was critical for moving the plot along and exposing Archer’s teachery. I personally was happy to see Archer killed off at the end of the book by Celaena. The author does a good job of keeping the balance in that Celaena has compassions towards her targets but that is a thin layer easy to break when they say something wrong. 

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, Murder, and Violence

Immediately from the start of the book you can tell that Chaol and Celaena are destined for more of a romantic relationship in this book. They have sex several times and most of the descriptions come from flashbacks so I wouldn’t say it was to graphic. That being said I anticipate more graphic scenes as the series continues just based on character development. Another element that was added in this book was the character Archer the courtesan.

While I wouldn’t say that the sex scenes or sexual overtures are graphic younger readers should be aware of these things. The language was pretty on par for the previous books (hell, bastard, ass, bitch, shit).

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

nicklybear's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping and Genocide

Minor: Death of parent

reghan_32's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I am just so attached to these characters…I know the third book is about to go absolutely insane!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Death

Minor: Slavery

booklvrkat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

“It is punishable by death to speak of or to encourage magic. It is an affront to the gods, and an affront to me that you sang such a song in my hall.” 

 

Celaena Sardothien is now the Kings Champion, Assassin, and spy. When the King of Rifthold gives her a list of people that he knows is growing a rebellion against him, he wants them dead, and he wants proof. When she sees a name she recognizes from her past, she knows that she will be able to turn the tides of his evil rule, but will she be in time. As she unraveled the mysteries I found myself captivated, my heart was full (the waltz comes to mind) and then it wasn’t, and I was crying. The author has all the right buttons to make a significant impression with her readers, and this book made me immediately pick up the next. I know I will be sad when this series is over, so I am taking my time and savoring the beautiful world of TOG. 

 

“Some things you hear with your ears. Others, you hear with your heart.” 

 

Note: I am following the reading guide created by T.L. Branson and reading in the Romantic/Emotional order. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

booksinherhead's review against another edition

Read this for the second time almost ten years after reading it the first time–this time around doing a buddy read so I can finally finish this series. Let me tell you I am IN THIS. Very invested. So far I've definitely been tracking how each book feels individually versus in the larger series arc. Each book ends with the promise of things to come, for sure, but I'm not feeling frustrated by cliffhangers or "filler books." Onward!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: War, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Torture, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual content

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

A good book. I’ll read the next to learn more about this world and the characters, but I preferred the first two books to this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Confinement, Trafficking, Death, Death of parent, Slavery, Grief, Deportation, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

wanderingghost12's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A great sequel to the first "Throne of Glass!" I enjoyed this book more than the first one! SJM is great at keeping you hooked with a mystery! Though the ending felt a little obvious, I loved how it came to pass.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, War, Blood, Gore, and Slavery