Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) in The Wide Web of Friends in YA Books

Feb 01, 2018 Molly Mortensen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Heir had seven POVs! Our three heroes, and two new main narrators; Manon, an iron witch who I liked, and a healer whom I didn't. (She was so meek and blushy!) Later Aedion got several chapters. (Celaena's cousin) Then Rowan gets a couple too.

The Bad:

Celaena was depressing at the beginning. Crown ended optimistically so it surprised me. Her PTSD was handled well, (The way she didn't feel anything.) But just because she's hurting is no excuse for her to be so mean! And to people who didn't deserve ...more

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Aug 15, 2015 Sarah rated it it was amazing

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The third book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas is another fantastic installment in this amazing, heart-shattering, fascinating series.

For me, Heir of Fire was very hard to get in to. Celaena was in a pit of self-loathing, depression, and had given up after everything she went through in Crown of Midnight.

Then, Rowan comes into this beautiful book world. Rowan. How do I even begin to explain Rowan? First of ...more

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Feb 04, 2015 Maria rated it it was amazing

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“She was Aelin Ashryver Galathynius – and she would not be afraid.”

~~Seriously, this book is just a collection of beautiful quotations.~~ I had high expectations about this book which, as it seemed at the beginning, wouldn’t live up. But in the end this book turned out even better than Crown of Midnight. There was more action and more new characters. I bow to Sarah J. Maas because she did really great job writing this book. The plot development was gradual and steady, allowing readers to proces

“She was Aelin Ashryver Galathynius – and she would not be afraid.”

~~Seriously, this book is just a collection of beautiful quotations.~~ I had high expectations about this book which, as it seemed at the beginning, wouldn’t live up. But in the end this book turned out even better than Crown of Midnight. There was more action and more new characters. I bow to Sarah J. Maas because she did really great job writing this book. The plot development was gradual and steady, allowing readers to process it and to understand where this is all going and what to expect. The character development was something incredible. The structure of the chapters allowed to see what was going on in different parts of the fictional world with different characters. And the writing was great, as it expressed characters’ thoughts, feelings and emotions very vividly and helped to understand the importance of the key moments better.

If you saw me crying over Heir of Fire, the first reason for this was Celaena’s character development. It was immense. In one book she went from being Celaena Sardothien, broken inside and deprived of any hope, to Aelin Galathynius, embracing her true identity and determining to fight for her kingdom. The moment with Valg princes was crucial, as she relived her most terrifying memories and faced her fears. She found enough strength and courage to overcome them all, to accept what and who she was and to make the decision about what she must do. All of this was truly impressive.

Another advantage of this book is Rowan. When he first appeared in this book I wasn’t impressed by him much. Well, his appearance was impressive but he was too grumpy and gloomy. But as we learned his story it became clear that he is an excellent character with the tragic background and a lot of life experience.

The second reason of why I cried over this book is the relationship between Rowan and Aelin. Initially it was pure hatred. Rowan snarled at Aelin, they fought a lot and he didn’t help much with her magic. But that was only in the beginning because when they learned the stories of each other, they understood each other better. At first it seemed like they were totally different but then it turned out that they were not. Even Aelin noted that Rowan was like her own reflection. They had endured similar situations, so they could understand each other well even without words. So throughout the book they developed very strong and rare friendship which is really beautiful and amazing ~~and actually I can talk about it for hours~~.

The storyline about Manon Blackbeak and the witches was interesting, though I don’t quite understand what it was put in the book for. I liked the relationship between Manon and Abraxos and the impact the wyvern had on the witch. As for Chaol, I felt sorry for him. It seemed like everything was against him in this book and he does deserve to be happy. Aedion is a notable character. His love for his queen and the desire to meet her can’t be left without attention. I do hope he’ll get a chance of meeting Aelin. Sorscha pissed me off from the very moment she appeared in the book. A lowborn healer in love with the prince, posing as the embodiment of goodness and innocence – no. Just no. And what’s more, Dorian fell for all this stuff way too fast. (view spoiler)

All in all, I liked this book even more than the previous ones. When I was reading Throne of Glass, I didn’t expect this series to develop so great as it did and I’ve already got attached to the world and the characters Sarah J. Maas created. ...more

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Jun 22, 2019 cindy ♡ rated it liked it

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3.5 stars!

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Mar 13, 2019 Emily rated it it was amazing

WOOOOW. THIS BOOKS ARRE MINDBLOWING.

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Sep 05, 2014 OneFootInHellAlready marked it as to-read

So. I'm gonna have to wait another week Before I get this books. I have heard a few things but i am still unsure if I am looking forward to it.

I hate Celaena Sardothien. She is a Mary Sue who everyone falls in love with and never really learns anything.

In Throne of glass, she was okay. She always screamed Mary Sue to me, but I could put up with her. I felt as if she wasn't the focus but the plot was.

In Crown of Midnight... My hate for her just grew. The plot was put to the side for 'developme ...more

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Nov 23, 2015 BooksNerd14 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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holy crap this book took me so long to finish. not because it's bad but because it's so long! it wasn't my favorite in the series but it was still freaking epic! loved Manon and I cannot wait for her and Celaena to meet. ...more

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Dec 26, 2015 Bharvi rated it it was amazing

AAAAMMMMAAAAZZZZIIIINNNNGGGG

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Aug 07, 2015 Verity rated it it was amazing

This was so good! It was excited from beginning to end and I loved the introduction of the new characters. Rowan was a pain in the bum but funny and sweet and I couldn't help but love him. But that ending though! I mean, seriously, I was completely shocked. Dorian, Sorscha, Chaol, Dorian, Celaena, Dorian, Rowan, DORIAN! I cannot wait to read Queen of Shadows. Super exciting! ...more

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