Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) in In a Relationship with a Fictional Character

Jun 10, 2016 Muse-ic ♬ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I'm picking up my jaw from the floor as I write this.
Seriously, like, what???!!

THERE ARE SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT!
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So where do I start with this?
I can't start with the swooning because I didn't swoon much.

WHAT? you say. Chaol and Celaena got together and they were intimate and so cute! How could you be so heartless?
Yeah sorry fangirls and boys! Dorian is mah man!

Seriously Chaol is awesome but I do not what him to end up with Celaena.
Although he's re ...more

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Feb 14, 2017 Merb rated it it was amazing

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I am still in shock over the sheer creativity and quality of this book. When I read the first book in this fantasy series, Throne of Glass, I felt a certain standard had been set for the rest of the series. A bad ass girl caught between two honourable, handsome men while having her own secrets about what she has discovered about the King. While this may be the backbone of what the sequel, Crown of Midnight, in essence is, it was done in such an impactful, unique and exciting way.

In this book we I am still in shock over the sheer creativity and quality of this book. When I read the first book in this fantasy series, Throne of Glass, I felt a certain standard had been set for the rest of the series. A bad ass girl caught between two honourable, handsome men while having her own secrets about what she has discovered about the King. While this may be the backbone of what the sequel, Crown of Midnight, in essence is, it was done in such an impactful, unique and exciting way.

In this book we learn quite a lot about Celaena Sardothien, some things amazing and others a little unnerving. That's something I love about her, the fact that she grips me in and almost commands me to read the story about her. No one can really stand against her though anyway. Her relationships with other characters are incredibly moving and heartbreaking, and the dramatics of how Celaena reacts to these tragedies are just gripping. I was often frustrated when I had to stop reading, how dare my life keep going before I got to find out what happened next!

The side characters are also all becoming individually interesting characters. I highly disliked Dorian in the first book as I found him unoriginal and boring, however aspects of this story made him quite an exciting character to read about. I'm happy he has his own storyline to follow, I look forward to seeing where he goes from here. Chaol is such an interesting character. I say interesting as he is not really that likeable nor unlikeable. He his a highly flawed and yet highly respectable character. I never know how to feel about him and though he frustrates me at times, he never fails to entertain nor shock me. But there is a kindness in him that I do love. In terms of Nehemia, she is a legendary character I have loved from her very first scene. Brave, mature and selfless. What more can I say?

The story itself was just incredibly fun. I was always sucked in and excited for what was next. This is the type of story that has amazing characters and amazing storyline. I'm so happy and thankful to have these two elements so strong and working together to create such an amazingly thought out and moving series. I will definitely move onto the next book tomorrow. ...more

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Jan 12, 2015 Sandra (LadyGrey Reads) rated it it was amazing

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2015 Book Awards: Friends Forever Runner-Up
Awarded to Dorian and Celaena
2015 Book Awards: OTP of the Year Runner-Up
Awarded to Chaol/Celaena
(information about these awards is available on my profile)

Oh. My. God. This book. This god damn book! Could someone please grab it and search for my heart because I think it jumped out and landed among those pages?! God, this was brilliant! I thought I loved the first book but this... this was absolutely mind-blowingly brilliant! ...more

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Jun 09, 2013 Pang Clearing Series, Will Come Back!! xD rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Oh, So emotional.. and so, so good.

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May 13, 2015 Kyra rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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An exact five stars because this, is way badasser than Throne of Glass.

Chaol. I have to say, I'm pretty proud of dear, ol' Chaol for finally mustering up his feelings for Celaena. I knew it took a while, but nonetheless, I am super proud *sniffs*. But I am kind of disappointed at how easily he was kidnapped by Archer's men. I expected him to, at least, fight back before he was captured. And most of all, I expected him, to escape the hideout without Celaena's badassery and swag. But, he did ...more

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Jan 02, 2016 Alice rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Jul 15, 2015 Charon Lloyd-Roberts rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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First read: February 2015

Re-read: April 2016

Well I'm re-reading these books in preparation for Empire of Storms and well parts of this book still get me everytime but I will always be Chaoleana trash so re-reading Crown of Midnight again was pretty refreshing and a year on I'm still in denial about a certain character dying, yep still not over it.

But in Crown of Midnight we see Celeana getting down to business and killing people and of course getting information in the process (That never gets b ...more

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