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I really enjoyed this book by Sarah J Maas. I know she wrote it when she was young, and did a wonderful job making the character sound young with an old soul. This is less YA than I expected.
Celaena is a bad ass female character who I enjoyed reading about. She holds onto some deep trauma, but more than anything you can tell she just wants to live and she’ll take any opportunity to be free. She schemes and tends to keep her cards close to her chest.
Her unlikely friendships with the crown prince and the captain of the guard is enjoyable. The slow burn is great. The action is fantastic. It takes more than 3/4 of the book before things begin tying together. The world building in this book is wonderful as well.
Celaena is a bad ass female character who I enjoyed reading about. She holds onto some deep trauma, but more than anything you can tell she just wants to live and she’ll take any opportunity to be free. She schemes and tends to keep her cards close to her chest.
Her unlikely friendships with the crown prince and the captain of the guard is enjoyable. The slow burn is great. The action is fantastic. It takes more than 3/4 of the book before things begin tying together. The world building in this book is wonderful as well.
*Yes, read this book*
The Starless Sea is a dizzying work of art that takes you through Time, space, and fabled lands. The descriptive nature isn’t overbearing, but still allows you to build a picture in your mind.
The maze-like story is told through mythologies, stories, fables, diary entries and the account(s) of the characters. These stories all intertwine but are written centuries, decades, days or weeks apart, and you’re not sure when they take place, or how they fit together right away.
It feels like Time has no meaning when Fate is involved.
The closer you get to the end of the novel, the closer you are to understanding everything as a whole. All of the small things are tied together, and I felt excited when I started realizing where things were going. It’s a beautifully written book.
The Starless Sea is a dizzying work of art that takes you through Time, space, and fabled lands. The descriptive nature isn’t overbearing, but still allows you to build a picture in your mind.
The maze-like story is told through mythologies, stories, fables, diary entries and the account(s) of the characters. These stories all intertwine but are written centuries, decades, days or weeks apart, and you’re not sure when they take place, or how they fit together right away.
It feels like Time has no meaning when Fate is involved.
The closer you get to the end of the novel, the closer you are to understanding everything as a whole. All of the small things are tied together, and I felt excited when I started realizing where things were going. It’s a beautifully written book.
What a great continuation of the Throne of Glass series. I can really see Celaena's growth as a character. A lot of her previous trauma and insecurities are brought to the forefront of this book. She has to come to terms and get over her fears and all of the "failures" that she is holding onto in order to become who she is meant to be.
You meet side characters that you will fall in love with. Manon and Rowan are two that you will want to read more about than she gives you in this book. Rowan and Aelin go head to head for most of the book. Their personalities and stubbornness clashing and creating tension. As their relationship grows, it changes into something akin to love but with deep respect.
The complexity and character development was really enjoyable for me. Dorian and Chaol spend their time in Rifthold, Dorian learning more about his magic and finding a shred of happiness in another, Chaol being a self-obsessed, hate-filled annoyance (imo). I like him less and less as this series moves forward. I love Dorian more and more.
Celaena truly takes her first steps towards becoming Aelin and becoming who she is meant to be and she will do that with Rowan at her side.
You meet side characters that you will fall in love with. Manon and Rowan are two that you will want to read more about than she gives you in this book. Rowan and Aelin go head to head for most of the book. Their personalities and stubbornness clashing and creating tension. As their relationship grows, it changes into something akin to love but with deep respect.
The complexity and character development was really enjoyable for me. Dorian and Chaol spend their time in Rifthold, Dorian learning more about his magic and finding a shred of happiness in another, Chaol being a self-obsessed, hate-filled annoyance (imo). I like him less and less as this series moves forward. I love Dorian more and more.
Celaena truly takes her first steps towards becoming Aelin and becoming who she is meant to be and she will do that with Rowan at her side.
This book is....fantastic.
Celaena has embraced her destiny, but must first head back to Rifthold because she promised the people she loved that she would come back for them. However, she must become Celaena one again to face the King of Assassin's to exact retribution for Sam and to retrieve something he stole from her.
Unfortunately, Dorian is not the friend that she left due to a collar put on him by his father. Chaol has fled into the streets of Rifthold but is working against the Valg, and he is trying to free both his friend and the kingdom. Unfortunately, Chaol is now incredibly pissy and holds onto crazy grudges where Aelin is concerned. He doesn't ever voice why he is upset, but just acts out like a child. He says horrible and mean things just to hurt her. Chaol sucks.
My heart broke for Dorian and what he went through in this book. Manon is such a basass FMC, and I cannot wait to see how she ties into the series from here on out. Aedion is another character who deserves more hype. Lysandra is slowly becoming one of my favorite characters.
This is a pivotal book in this series. From the main character to the side characters. The character growth, development of the story line, and the plot twists are all amazing.
Celaena has embraced her destiny, but must first head back to Rifthold because she promised the people she loved that she would come back for them. However, she must become Celaena one again to face the King of Assassin's to exact retribution for Sam and to retrieve something he stole from her.
Unfortunately, Dorian is not the friend that she left due to a collar put on him by his father. Chaol has fled into the streets of Rifthold but is working against the Valg, and he is trying to free both his friend and the kingdom. Unfortunately, Chaol is now incredibly pissy and holds onto crazy grudges where Aelin is concerned. He doesn't ever voice why he is upset, but just acts out like a child. He says horrible and mean things just to hurt her. Chaol sucks.
My heart broke for Dorian and what he went through in this book. Manon is such a basass FMC, and I cannot wait to see how she ties into the series from here on out. Aedion is another character who deserves more hype. Lysandra is slowly becoming one of my favorite characters.
This is a pivotal book in this series. From the main character to the side characters. The character growth, development of the story line, and the plot twists are all amazing.
