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Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: October 28, 2015

Finish date: November 21, 2015

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Jan 01, 2014 Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, fantasy, adventure, own-ebook-read, own-physical-read, audio, reviewed, romance, cover-love, mystery

12/09/2022: Reread on audiobook!
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This follow-up really shook me up something fierce. My heart is in pieces on the floor and I am just not okay. I need book three right now! This story has sucked me in and consumed me. I am again applauding Maas for her unique storytelling ability. The way that she seizes you and makes you care so much for these characters is extraordinary.

The characters really shine in this book! The characters grow so much. We find out so much history about them. We really get inside their heads and their hearts. Celaena is so much more badass in this book. She really has become a heroine that I adore to pieces. In the first book, I found her self-involved and petty. At least in the beginning of the first book. Now that we see how much she has grown and we find out some of her past, she is really outstanding.

This story is just so clever. The plot thickens so much in this. We get so much more information. So many things happen. Things really start falling into place. Little bits of information totally change your perspective about where the story is going. And there is just so much content. Surprisingly, the story does not go by too slowly because of the influx of new information. It really flows nicely. In fact, I couldn't put the book down!

This book is captivating. I am so excited for the rest of Celaena's journey. If you haven't read this series yet, please don't wait any longer! ...more

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May 03, 2016 Susan rated it it was amazing

REREAD AGAIN 3/3/25
It's still one of my most favorite series and maybe it's because it was my second full series in the fantasy genre I ever read. For some reason I always get in the mood to revisit these characters especially when it's cold outside. I think I like to read fantasy when it's cold out. I was either in the mood for Celaena or Feyre and Celaena won this time.

Dec. 2, 2022
This is my 3rd time reading it and still this book is AMAZING!!!

This is only book 2 of this series but it is s REREAD AGAIN 3/3/25
It's still one of my most favorite series and maybe it's because it was my second full series in the fantasy genre I ever read. For some reason I always get in the mood to revisit these characters especially when it's cold outside. I think I like to read fantasy when it's cold out. I was either in the mood for Celaena or Feyre and Celaena won this time.

Dec. 2, 2022
This is my 3rd time reading it and still this book is AMAZING!!!

This is only book 2 of this series but it is so good. It left me wanting to dive right into the next book. I have heard nothing but good things and so far everyone is spot on. Love Sarah J. Maas's writing. She is a master fantasy writer, I never saw any of what happened coming. Amazing book!

This is a re-read for me and it was even more amazing the second time around. Heir of Fire was my favorite at the time and Crown of Midnight was my least favorite of the 4 books I had read but I don't know why that was because I know I loved it far more this time around then I did the first time. I had forgotten some of the book and I am so happy I decided to pick up the whole series and re-read them all. Empire of Storms, Tower of Doom and Kingdom of Ask will all be brand new for me and I am so happy I don't have to wait a year in between each book to come out. I get to power through them all at one time...no waiting involved.
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Sep 05, 2012 Tammie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, series-abandoned, series, high-fantasy, fantasy-romance, owned-hard-cover

This is the book I've been looking forward to reading the most this year. I absolutely loved Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight was somehow even better. More character development and more showing in this one instead of telling. That was one thing several other reviewers complained about after reading Throne of Glass; too much telling us that Celaena was a deadly assassin and not enough showing. Well Crown of Midnight does not disappoint in this way.

My kind of good fantasy always includes ac ...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Trisha rated it it was amazing

"It was war upon them all. Let them tremble in fear at what they had awoken""

Amazing! I can't lie, I would never have read this without some amazing reviews really selling me to keep going and the help of a buddy to read it with me.

And I'm so glad I kept going with this series. The first book, to me, was a huge letdown. I'd wanted an assassin and I didn't feel like that's what we had it book 1

holy moly, we DO in this one. Celaena got very series and very real and very seriously badass in this on ...more

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