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Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: September 1, 2015

Finish date: September 15, 2015

Discussion: Queen of Shadows

Why we're reading this: Since we had a read-along for books 1-3 in February, we decided to continue the series with this book dur…more
[close] Since we had a read-along for books 1-3 in February, we decided to continue the series with this book during September's theme of NEW RELEASES.

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Queen of Shadows

* First Impressions (SPOILERS)
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last updated Sep 18, 2015 06:39PM

* Overall Enjoyment (SPOILERS)
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Aug 26, 2015 Marie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, favorite-series, favorite-authors

My review on my blog : https://marieslibrary.wordpress.com/2...
My feelings currently about this book

Okay , I have to be honest with myself and calm my inner fangirl. After a few days thinking about this book, I realised this was probably my least favorite Throne of Glass book so far.
Don't kill me please

My main issue with this book is Chaol!! I don't understand what happened to him. I don't recognize him. (view spoiler) ...more

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Sep 11, 2015 Veronica Story Island rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I've just finished this big beast of a book and I am so happy. The ending will definitely tide me over until the release of book #5. And we all know that won't be for a while yet... -crying on the inside- Rolin forever!!! ...more

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Oct 11, 2015 Beko rated it really liked it

More fantasy, less romance, same self-loathing, more POV, more manon, Infinite bad-guys.

I believe that from the first four books in this series, this is the best. It went into more high fantasy than romance(which was starting to get really irritating). I was disappointed with the way Aelin(Celaena) easily outsmarted Arobynn, thought it was going to be a Sherlock Holmes- Moriarty kind of battle. The twist with the king felt like Mistborn(The Final Empire) all over.

This books feels like the real ...more

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Aug 17, 2017 Nicole Alycia rated it it was amazing

Sarah J. Maas continues to amaze me with her writing. She is just incredible!
I absolutely loved this book! I thought the middle got a little slow for a bit but the beginning and the ending made up for it so much! I'm not going to go into a lot of things here but I loved this book and I cannot wait to read the next one! The way this book ended .... I can only imagine what's in store for us in the next book! I'm sure it's amazing! ...more

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Jul 05, 2015 Aris rated it it was amazing

Shelves: loves-of-my-life, 2015-favorites

Absolutely Amazing!!!!!! Now what am I supposed to do with myself!

Rereading this series has been so fun! I was a bit nervous that upon reread I may not be as big of a fan but the opposite is true! I love it even more and don’t know how I’m going to feel reading the last book in the series next month! ! Seeing all of the little details that I missed and didn’t know to look for. The World is so big and so many characters but Sarah J Maas planned everything out so well. Everything connects and has ...more

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Aug 10, 2015 Rakel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-own, favorites, a-z-reading-challenge

Oh my gosh so freaking good!! Like just ugh it's just so amazing!! ...more

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Jul 16, 2015 Charon Lloyd-Roberts rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned-hardback, alternate-cover, re-read, the-2016-reading-challenge, books-finished-2016, 2016-part-7, re-read-2016

Please follow link to my original review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

First read: September 2015

Re-read: August 2016

So for once I'm rating this with a 4.5 star rating because hey re-reading Heir of Fire opened my eyes to what an asshole Rowan is oh and did I mention Sarah made sure that Chaol and Celaena wouldn't be a ship anymore and that Lysandra was there to be Chaol's new love-interest because you know, fuck with the Chaolena shippers, yeah fuck them right for the sake of making C Please follow link to my original review:
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First read: September 2015

Re-read: August 2016

So for once I'm rating this with a 4.5 star rating because hey re-reading Heir of Fire opened my eyes to what an asshole Rowan is oh and did I mention Sarah made sure that Chaol and Celaena wouldn't be a ship anymore and that Lysandra was there to be Chaol's new love-interest because you know, fuck with the Chaolena shippers, yeah fuck them right for the sake of making Celaena fall in love with Rowan wifebeater. And thank goodness for Manon seriously yeah her story and Chaol's where the only ones I was interested in during this re-read, because you know 'Aelin' denies the existence of Celaena who was part of her nope according to 'Aelin' she's dead. Really? Really? Celaena is a part of you dumbass you can't just act like that Celaena was never there and automatically say that just because you accept that you're queen now that Celaena was nothing to that what you and Chaol went through was nothing. You idiot!

Yeah upon this re-read I noticed how much of a liar Aelin was because she lies to everyone, oh and she covers up her lovely bloodoath that she made to Rowan, yep. The only saving grace once again was Manon yeah really liking Manon right now because hey, she seemed to be the only one with something interesting happening and yeah I'd rather focus on her then Aelin and Rowan. And maybe focus more on Chaol too but you know fuck Aelin.

That is all.

A summery for Queen of Shadows:

The queen has returned.

Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past…

She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.

She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen’s triumphant return. ...more

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Sep 12, 2015 Chloe rated it it was amazing

I knew this book was going to be amazing but it went beyond my expectations! By far the best book in the series and definitely my favourite book of this year! Loved every part of it and the characters just made it perfect. Really liked Chaol and Aedion a lot more in this book and loved Dorian and Rowan just as much. Filled with action, magic, romance, castles and kingdoms. The perfect fantasy series! If you haven't picked up this series yet then I suggest you should! ...more

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Oct 02, 2016 Steph rated it it was amazing

4.5 stars.

Now that I have stayed up all night reading this, I should probably start on my homework I've been ignoring for the past week. ...more

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Jul 10, 2015 Nicole rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

BEST BOOK OF 2015.

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Sep 20, 2016 Ang rated it really liked it

This will have to be my favorite book of the series so far! Without giving away anything the main characters develop so much and reveal the answers to questions from their pasts that have been plaguing me for awhile. New characters in Morath as well as just exactly what is going on there has finally been answered. So many great things happen but I can't even begin to talk about them without giving away spoilers all I can say is if you like this series you will love this book! ...more

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