Publisher:
Bloomsbury
Release
Date: 15th
August 2013
Edition:
UK proof,
review copy
Other
Titles in the Series: Throne
of Glass
Crowned
by evil.
Bound
by duty.
Divided
by love.
The
assassin is back – and she’s burning with rage in the blazing-hot sequel to Throne of Glass.
Celaena
Sardothein, royal assassin, is the King of Erilea’s deadliest weapon. She must
win her freedom through his enemies’ blood – but she cannot bear to kill for
the crown. And every death Celaena fakes, every lie she tells, puts those she
loves at risk.
Torn
between her two protectors – a captain and a prince – and battling a dark force
far greater than the king, Celaena must decide what she will fight for: her
liberty, her heart, or the fate of a kingdom...
With Throne of Glass being one of my favourite books last year, I was
both dying to read Crown of Midnight and
also dreading it in case it didn’t live up to book one. I was again proved to
myself that I’m an idiot.
I just...wow. I don’t even
really know where to start; so much happened! The danger, threat and tension were
amped up by at least 150% from Throne of
Glass and I could barely put the book down to eat or drink. I was thinking
about it within seconds of waking up and I started reading as soon as I could.
One of my favourite things
about Crown of Midnight was the rise
of the idea of magic in Erilea. After being banished ten years ago, there were tantalising
hints and spashes of what it would mean for it to return and I gobbled it up. With
this came realisations for lots of characters, especially Dorian and Chaol, of
the reality of the world they’d been living in under the rule of the current
King of Adarlan. Minds were changed, allegiances were decided and internal wars
were fought, and it’s only the second book in the series. I became a lot fonder
of Dorian in this instalment and I think he has amazing promise and strength
and I’m really looking forward to seeing him come into his own in future books.
I felt I got to know the
characters a lot more in depth this time, especially Chaol. He was a stoic
mystery for most of Throne of Glass but
now I know how he feels, how he thinks and what he wants and it enabled me to make
a decision between Dorian and Chaol; something I couldn’t do, let alone guess
the outcome of, in the first book. Chaol in case you’re wondering, even with
the events of Crown of Midnight...
Two epic quests were launched
in this book that will definitely keep what I think is a six book series rolling along at a break-neck pace with
plenty of shocks, surprises and revelations to keep me on my toes. I am a
little disappointed at how different I think book three will be, but then
again, I don’t know when Maas will pick up book three against the end of Crown of Midnight...
With an ending that left me
gaping in shock, my heart battered and my knuckles white, Crown of Midnight was a brilliant sequel and I can’t wait to be
back in Celaena’s world again.
Thank you to
Bloomsbury/NetGalley for the review copy!
Sophie
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