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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: September 1, 2024

Finish date: September 30, 2024

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Jan 14, 2024 Cami✯ rated it it was amazing

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. WOW.
What even is this book? What has Sarah J.Maas created? What masterpiece is this?!?!
I am speechless. Heir of Fire is a jaw dropping book.
Aelin Ashryver Galathynius, the best Queen there is. She is perfect. She is trouble, she is violence, she is wisdom, she is strength, she is beauty, she is power, she is perfection. Celaena / Aelin has been through hell, she has seem the ugliest there is in the world, and yet she made it through, and she is stronger than ever. Her perfect heart is still ca WOW.
What even is this book? What has Sarah J.Maas created? What masterpiece is this?!?!
I am speechless. Heir of Fire is a jaw dropping book.
Aelin Ashryver Galathynius, the best Queen there is. She is perfect. She is trouble, she is violence, she is wisdom, she is strength, she is beauty, she is power, she is perfection. Celaena / Aelin has been through hell, she has seem the ugliest there is in the world, and yet she made it through, and she is stronger than ever. Her perfect heart is still capable of loving, still capable of feeling more than just grief, sorrow, and pain.
Rowan Whitethorn, my new favorite person. First and foremost, he is *hot*. He is stealth, he is agility, he is GORGEOUSNESS, he is sincerity. Not to mention the fact that he swore an actual oath to Aelin, promising to be by her side, forever binding himself to her, and the little bits of himself he laid bare for Aelin said a lot more than words ever could've. The way he took care of her when she almost died actually made me MELT (almost like Aelin did). This man can incinerate me, he can annihilate me, he can wreak havoc on me, I just want him. When reading for him, this is me: 😍. In his lifetime, he has seen somewhat as much terror as Aelin has, which makes them a perfect pair. Knowing looks are what made them bond. I sense a perfect couple.
Chaol Westfall. At least this guy is a bit more useful in this book than he was in the last two. Don't get me wrong, SJM wrote his character well, it's just that I never bonded with him the way I should've. I just don't like him... I was disgusted when he kept saying he didn't like "bloodshedding" Celaena! Boy. Who. Asked. You? He said it well himself, albeit Celaena picked him, Aelin would never. At least he has brains. Though the way he fought for his friends - friends that he undoubtedly doesn't deserve - made me respect him a smidge more. "Friends" being Aedion and Dorian.
Dorian, my baby Dorian. My love, my perfect little prince, the only worthy King of Adarlan. Why can my baby never see a bright, beautiful day in his life? Why can't he get the peace and happiness he deserves? Why, oh why, SJM? WHY?! Thank God he'd moved on from Celaena who unfortunately let go of him too soon, and just when he found Sorscha, his love, SHE JUST HAD TO GO AND GET HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF! Why, Sorscha? WHY, SJM? What has my sweetheart done to receive such cruel punishments? It's not like he is Maeve or his father or Arobynn. He has done nothing evil. He is a pure soul, who just wants love!! Not to mention, the torture he will endure at the hands of his evil father. I don't even want to imagine. I want him to be happy, I need him to be happy at some freaking point in this book series.
Aedion Ashryver is a magnificent, brave, beautiful man, and I'm glad he is a relation of Aelin. That's all I have to say about him.
What made me cry in this book? Well, funny you should ask. Aelin's backstory was painful to read. It was PAINFUL to read the torture, the terror, the fear, through a child's perspective. I was sobbing uncontrollably, especially when the lovely maid was taking care of little Aelin. I can cry right now but I'm trying to keep my tear ducts dehydrated because I don't want to feel the same pain again.
Another memorable sad scene was when Celaena felt hurt by Rowan's words in the beginning of the book. I kid you not, I felt her pain deep in my chest, the pain of being alone, despised and forgotten. Feeling as if you've just been thrown in a corner and there is no place to go, no place where you're welcome. I wanted to give her a big hug. She deserves none of the gut wrenching things she had experienced.
As for the witches, I love and support Manon and her little flying bull thingy (wyvern?) and I loathe the stupid Yellowlegs heir.
Long story short, I need this book series to provide ALL my beloved characters with a happy ending. I will find out soon enough (probably in a week) when I'm done with absolutely every page of this series SJM has blessed us with. In SJM we trust (but if I shed more tears than I expect myself to - which is a lot of tears because I'm an emotional, foolish thing - we will have a problem SJM; though I'll probably rate every book 5⭐ because they deserve it.)
5 well deserved 🌟 for Heir of Fire. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ...more

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Dec 28, 2023 Sav rated it really liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. In truth, the first 200 pages are 3 stars. The last 200 pages are 5 stars. So we have settled in the middle.

I want to start out by claiming what I think the best order to read the series in is (by publication date).

1. Throne of Glass
2. Crown of Midnight
3. Assassin’s Blade
4. Heir of Fire
5. Queen of Shadows
6.&7. Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn (I will be tandem reading).
8. Kingdom of Ash

The first two books make subtle mention of Celaena’s past, but ultimately she is hiding from it. She has not ...more

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