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Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

61 reviews

miciahsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

I like this series better than the ACOTAR series so far, because the main character isn’t as whiny and the unrealistic, overbearing love tri/quad-rangle isn’t as bad… yet. There are moments that make me cringe, times when nothing at all is happening of any importance, and repetitive descriptions (sometimes even in the same paragraph). The *secretive* riddles are easily deciphered the moment they’re read and the plot twists are blazingly foreshadowed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, and War

ninaevan's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked this one more than the first. Very engaging, tho I didn't quite buy the sudden romance w *you know who* but had fun with it anyway. Maas somehow makes very predictable twists still fun to uncover. The characters were also well developed in this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Colonisation

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

Once this book starts it's hard to put it down. Many of the characterization issues from the first book get fixed early on, though I still find the speed at which the romantic relationships change a bit unrealistic. I'm looking forward to seeing how things pan out in the next book.

**Update from 2023 reread**
This book starts off on about the same level as ToG, but once we hit part two the series really starts to take shape. I’m glad to have gotten past the first two books, and am very excited to reread the rest of the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit and War

midnightmermaid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Cursing

Minor: Vomit

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

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

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

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

"but death was her curse and her gift, and death had been her good friend these long, long years."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Vomit

juliette_95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

Honestly, bumped up to 5 stars for the ending alone bc i did NOT see that coming 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

racheleanne06's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I enjoyed the slow world building of the first half of the book, but I absolutely loved all the twists and turns of the second half. Although I did know the major twist at the end (thanks to this book series so popular for years) it didn’t take away from the details (which I didn’t know about). The last 20% of this book had my heart racing! It’s going to take me a while to recover from this...!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

mariareviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

God... where shall I even start with this review? This is definitely an exceptional sequel! Again, please check trigger warnings before reading this book 💚

For starters, I’m still a proud Dorian and Nehemia simp and Chaol has finally found a —really small— space in my heart. 

Personally, I feel like Crown of Midnight truly encompasses everything that Throne of Glass failed to accomplish. At first, Celaena felt like a poor excuse of a fantasy main character. Now? she’s finally at a good potential. I think that Celaena and Dorian are such amazing characters and I’m craving to see what SJM will do with them in the next book.

This book definitely kicks Throne of Glass to a 3 or 4 stars review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

4.0

Original Star Rating: 5 ★

Reread: Despite dropping in stars I still really like this book. I think the drop in stars can be due to having read more books and different kinds of books since my original read, but also knowing the series now. Because of that certain aspects which I know I was surprised and thought were well done the first time makes me instead think what else could have happened and if it would have changed the overall story for in large or small ways.

I still very much love the characters in this series. I admit they have some bias but I do think they are interestingly created. They have a lot of nuances that feel characters lack in ACOTAR and CC that makes them fair more interesting to me. They have proper flaws (not just the flaw that you work too hard when asked what is a weakness in a job interview) but something that can annoy you as the reader but it is because they feel real and as such are not flawless.
The overall story I felt was a little weak but this is a bridging book of the series from Throne of Glass to Heir of Fire/the rest of the series. It has to build up what we will see for the rest of the series so instead it doesn't feel like much happens in the book and a lot does at the same time. I do like the sections we get where we see consequences for actions in the word and I wish we had these pieces in the other series because it bring so much life to the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery and Grief

Minor: Vomit and War