A review by mxcopmy
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

**SPOILERS AHEAD**

I apologize if there are some translation errors in this review. English is not my first language so there may be some linguistic errors.

“He realized that here, among the dunes and the stars… Here, in the heart of a foreign land… Here, with her, he was home.”

I really can't describe how much love I felt for this book, OMG! I really liked the slower pace this book had, the therapeutic impact of it. I know opinions are quite divided on this as there is sometimes some Chaol hatred, but I have never really had a problem with him (despite the fact that he can be insufferable at times, but I do have that with several characters lmao). I also remember writing in my review of TaB that I hoped so much that Yrene would show up again in the books someday without knowing that ToD was going to be almost a complete dedication to her. So, that's why I really liked it! As well as their love energy is insanely sketched, despite the enormous predictability that they will end up together.

Chaol's literal and figurative therapeutic process was interesting to follow, as well as how Nesryn welcomes her homeland. It made this fantasy series a lot more tangible and realistic in some way?
I also thought for a long time that I didn't really feel connected to Sartaq until the moment he was taken away by the kharankui. Oh god, how many tears I shed there. Huge!
The only negative point I have is that the part with the kharankui reminded me a lot of the part where Frodo in Lord of the Rings was paralyzed and taken away by the spider where he is also saved by Sam. No idea why, but it really gave me similar feelings. However, I thought this was a shame because I could not dissociate the two stories from each other... in addition, the beginning parts of Nesryn were somewhat boring and superficial. I found myself not really interested in her part of the story.

Objectively speaking, a solid 4.5/5 stars after the critical point! But a 5/5 subjectively!

And now, on to the very last thing... I'm SO not ready for this!