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A review by lindsaygp_reads
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
***Spoilers Throughout***
This is easily my favorite of the series so far. I loved getting Chaol’s story and his well-earned romance with Yrene was just SO lovely. I don’t think that Nesryn really needed to have a romantic plot to feel like a worthwhile character, I kind of enjoyed that she was just in it for vibes, violence, and glory but her budding relationship with Prince Sartaq is sweet if a little quick.
The way that disability is discussed throughout is respectful and relatable. I appreciate that there is no absolute magic fix here, not really, and that not having working legs or missing an arm does not make you weak, it only means that you need to find a new way to work your body, that it is okay to ask for help, but also that it is okay to demand you be treated as anyone else might be (not pushing someone’s chair without being asked, not being made a spectacle of or a being made to be a training dummy without permission and discussion, etc.). That in love, friendship, and effort is where we find our strength.
Overall, Chaol’s journey to self-acceptance, acceptance of Aelin, a loving relationship, and healing himself inside and out was a beautiful story of triumph that had lots of excellent bits of information and plot secrets that will make the next book that much more satisfying.
Oh, and I absolutely snorted at the Skull’s Bay information release. She would *never* go there lol
This is easily my favorite of the series so far. I loved getting Chaol’s story and his well-earned romance with Yrene was just SO lovely. I don’t think that Nesryn really needed to have a romantic plot to feel like a worthwhile character, I kind of enjoyed that she was just in it for vibes, violence, and glory but her budding relationship with Prince Sartaq is sweet if a little quick.
The way that disability is discussed throughout is respectful and relatable. I appreciate that there is no absolute magic fix here, not really, and that not having working legs or missing an arm does not make you weak, it only means that you need to find a new way to work your body, that it is okay to ask for help, but also that it is okay to demand you be treated as anyone else might be (not pushing someone’s chair without being asked, not being made a spectacle of or a being made to be a training dummy without permission and discussion, etc.). That in love, friendship, and effort is where we find our strength.
Overall, Chaol’s journey to self-acceptance, acceptance of Aelin, a loving relationship, and healing himself inside and out was a beautiful story of triumph that had lots of excellent bits of information and plot secrets that will make the next book that much more satisfying.
Oh, and I absolutely snorted at the Skull’s Bay information release. She would *never* go there lol