37.5k reviews for:

Tower of Dawn

Sarah J. Maas

4.23 AVERAGE

_jly_'s review against another edition

3.5

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mchayes101's review against another edition

2.0

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This book existing perfectly encapsulates all of my gripes with this series. AND I can also recognize that this is her most well written and underrated book.

rosegoes3's review

3.5

adventurous reflective medium-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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It’s not that tower of dawn is BAD because

that plot twist at the end definitely got me

but it’s such a  different vibe and pace compared to all the other ones that it gets written off. Especially since there’s really only 3? 4? POVs in this book, nesryn yrene chaol for the most part, versus if you do the tandem read it’s like 6 characters all at the same time. 

So the pacing is slow but the characters development is really important. Honestly reminded me a lot of nesta’s journey in ACOSF which bummed me out because chaol is whiny but nesta isn’t I love nests but. Anyway. You gotta read this book but I would have been so shook reading in real time as they came out and you want to know
how Aelin is but then boom CHAOL 

ellieeisreading's review against another edition

5.0

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ahhh this story has been written so well, the way everything falls into place over time.. loved it

phillynocturne's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

rchisholm's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Yes

hannah_siskin's review

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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**I did the tandem read with Empire of Storms**

Look I love a redemption, but I’m still not a fan of Chaol. I think Yrene is way too good for him, and deserves way better. I devoured the Nesryn and Sartaq chapters. I was so obsessed with them (even though I’m terrified of spiders). 

brittblocklee's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous 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: Yes

anastasia37's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional medium-paced

kfiggy's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I don't understand how anyone skips this book. Such a beautiful story and so important to the overall series. I loved it on a re-read just as much as the first time!