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A review by gretchenplz
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
3.0
I found this book to be much slower in pace than I expected. It took me until almost halfway to get fully into it.
I find Celaena to be a complicated protagonist, and I'm not sure that I actually like her. I find her logic confusing, especially when it comes to keeping secrets from her vs. her keeping secrets herself.
I'm still firmly #TeamChaol (if that is even a thing).
I find it pretty offensive to kill off the only POC character, but I digress.
Looking forward to reading the next book. I was told by some friends to read The Assassin's Blade now (3rd) instead of after Heir of Fire (4th). I think I'm going to do that to get some backstory now and be able to delve into the true plot fully once that is out of the way (plus I'm not sure I'm ready for a 600 page book rn).
I find Celaena to be a complicated protagonist, and I'm not sure that I actually like her. I find her logic confusing, especially when it comes to keeping secrets from her vs. her keeping secrets herself.
I'm still firmly #TeamChaol (if that is even a thing).
I find it pretty offensive to kill off the only POC character, but I digress.
Looking forward to reading the next book. I was told by some friends to read The Assassin's Blade now (3rd) instead of after Heir of Fire (4th). I think I'm going to do that to get some backstory now and be able to delve into the true plot fully once that is out of the way (plus I'm not sure I'm ready for a 600 page book rn).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Rape