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A review by libraryofavirgo
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
4.0
Look. I promise I’m not turning this page into a Sarah J. Maas fan account, but she really needs to stop twisting my heart during the last 10% of her books. I realize it’s a bit out of the ordinary to start with the end for a review, but honestly that was my favorite part.
This book was so full of action and adventure that if flew by very quickly, despite it being nearly 700 pages. All of the numerous side characters get their time in the spotlight, with their perspectives really having come into their own with this book, and I really appreciate that. This book splits up the characters and its a wild ride from start to finish. Honestly, the ones who really shine are the side characters. Manon being my absolute favorite.
Something else that I love about this series, and makes me glad that I read these books while I’m in my early 20s rather than my teenage years, is that I appreciate all the moral ambiguity of the characters. The weight of what they have to endure and decide is heavier than any burden that they should ever carry.
Overall, I think it was a great fifth book, and I appreciate the addition of new characters and callbacks to previous books in the series. This would be my second favorite in the series thus far, with Assassin’s Blade being number one, of course.
This book was so full of action and adventure that if flew by very quickly, despite it being nearly 700 pages. All of the numerous side characters get their time in the spotlight, with their perspectives really having come into their own with this book, and I really appreciate that. This book splits up the characters and its a wild ride from start to finish. Honestly, the ones who really shine are the side characters. Manon being my absolute favorite.
Something else that I love about this series, and makes me glad that I read these books while I’m in my early 20s rather than my teenage years, is that I appreciate all the moral ambiguity of the characters. The weight of what they have to endure and decide is heavier than any burden that they should ever carry.
Overall, I think it was a great fifth book, and I appreciate the addition of new characters and callbacks to previous books in the series. This would be my second favorite in the series thus far, with Assassin’s Blade being number one, of course.