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Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

71 reviews

booksnbrooches's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

bgay09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

I am absolutely loving the Throne of Glass series so far but Heir of Fire was so slow!!!! I’m not sure what it was, because I understood the necessity to further the story along but everything Chaol did annoyed me. His storyline is important and he drives the plot a lot but I could barley get through his chapters. I didn’t care for Dorian in this book, which sucked because he was my favorite male character. He seemed childish. Still love Aelin and her storyline and I love her character development. Rowan grew on me in this book and thank goodness because I didn’t want to not like him. Overall it’s just been my least favorite Sarah book so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, Torture, Slavery, and Physical abuse

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Rating: 5/5 stars.

Started a bit slow, but absolutely glorious by the end. Celaena was at her whiniest and most annoying for the first half, and I felt like the book stagnated slightly in the middle, but the payoffs at the end were all worth it by a mile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Torture and War

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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 picked this up as part of my quest to read the Throne of Glass series this year. 
“Heir of Fire” takes Celaena on a new and even more daunting task: she must go to a new land and discover who she truly is. Celaena feels like her world is crumbling around her, and she has no one left on her side. What is the point to keep fighting when everything she cares about she loses? 
This book took me a long time to get into and it took me an even longer time to get through. I really want to like this series more than I am, but I am struggling to be as invested as I was in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. What keeps me moving forward, and what motivates me to pick up the next book is the endings. There is always some crazy cliffhanger or a glimmer of hope and I just want to see Celaena succeed. 
I continue to enjoy Celaena as a character. She is a badass, strong woman who is determined to make the world right. When she sets her mind to something she is going to see it through and be successful. It would be so easy for her to just give up after everything she has been through. 
I really enjoyed Celaena’s and Chaol’s dynamic. He was a great contrast and push to continue to develop Celaena as a strong female lead. Additionally, the other friendships highlighted in this book were heartwarming and something to aspire for. 
I am intrigued to continue and pick up the next book, and I am hopeful to become more invested!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

sierrabowers's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was the best book in the Throne of Glass series so far. I didn’t feel very connected to Celaena as a character until this book. After reading, I feel like I understand her more. I am also looking forward to reading the next book, since it left off with such a cliffhanger! I’m still not sure how Manon fits into the story just yet. I feel like all of the witches and parts with Bryaxis was for nothing??? I know it probably fits in later, I just don’t understand how yet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Gore, War, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

imds's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Gore, War, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Colonisation, Death of parent, Genocide, Violence, Torture, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Incest

zoe_wein's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Slavery, Murder, Violence, and Physical abuse

sophs_mood_reading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Ok so this has been the best of the series so far. 

Not only do we continue Celaena’s story but we finally meet Manon and Rowen. 

The character development just continues to build in this book as well as understanding more of the world and history. 

Plus there is sooo much more action and it’s fantastic. Last 1/4 of the book had me absolutely hooked with so much action. 

I’m now desperate to read the next instalment which hasn’t been the case for the last couple. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, and Grief

loup's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Animal cruelty, War, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Self harm, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Bullying, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gaslighting, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Body shaming

Moderate: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, War, Genocide, Alcohol, Racism, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Confinement, Drug use, Classism, Excrement, Ableism, Cursing, Gore, Colonisation, Sexual content, and Slavery