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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: January 1, 2015

Finish date: January 31, 2015

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Mar 15, 2017 Noelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, own, read-2017

Oh my goodness. The first two books I enjoyed but I wasn't blown away by them. And then this one comes along and I'm just floored. SJM's writing and pacing has improved so much from the first book. Characters like Dorian have developed so nicely. I adore the new characters of Aedion and Rowan. Manon's storyline was particularly fascinating to me as well. There were so many twists and turns towards the end that I could not stop reading. And Rowan and Celaena's relationship just makes me squeal an ...more

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Jan 05, 2017 ☾ Liz ☆ Stellar Kitten Book Reviews ☆ rated it really liked it

Wow this book was great--still kinda just reeling from that powerful ending. Overall, Heir of Fire does propel the story forward from where it left off--though the beginning felt a bit slow. It took me a couple of reads to really get into it. I was about 100 pages in when I could feel myself getting lost in the story. I think Celaena really grew a lot as a character in this book, and she changed into a much strong one in my opinion. It was a little annoying to have her wallowing in her self-pity Wow this book was great--still kinda just reeling from that powerful ending. Overall, Heir of Fire does propel the story forward from where it left off--though the beginning felt a bit slow. It took me a couple of reads to really get into it. I was about 100 pages in when I could feel myself getting lost in the story. I think Celaena really grew a lot as a character in this book, and she changed into a much strong one in my opinion. It was a little annoying to have her wallowing in her self-pity so much though there was also a nice balance of deep emotional moments with another character in this book (don't want to spoil it). One of the best things I think was her friendship with this new character we were introduced to. I also couldn't believe how much I enjoyed reading about Manon, especially when it came to her wyvern. I would highly recommend this series and can't wait to move onto the next book <3

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Wow, this book

To start off, I’d like to be honest and say: yes, this book did take me a little bit more to get into it. It wasn’t until about 100 pages in that I was really losing myself in the story. It started off a little slow with Celaena just feeling sorry for herself, but it quickly changed as soon as Rowan came into the picture.

And now that we’re onto Rowan I have to tell you how much I love him. I love him for his tough-love routine and not giving Celaena the babying that she’d been getting from other people. She needed to be pushed into getting over so many of her fears and accepting her mistakes and he helped her get through it. I also loved their silent conversations that happened and were usually very entertaining. Their friendship, honestly, was just refreshing.

On a similar note, I also loved Manon and her wyvern. I loved the intelligence in him and his stubborn/pouty attitude. He could be intimidating and powerful, but also a really big baby sometimes about things that he was afraid of. More than anything I loved their loyalty to one another. It was great to see her fierceness in protecting him despite how heartless and vicious her clan of witches was supposed to be.

This book was great because many of the characters grew up in this book. Chaol spent the longest time caught between his loyalty to the King and his friends. It was a bit annoying that he couldn’t make up his mind what mattered most, but great when he finally did. The same happened with Dorian. And of course, Celaena grew incredibly in this book. I was so glad when she stopped wallowing in self-pity and going over her mistakes again and again. Wow, plus the twist at the end made me really eager to read the next book. I really can’t wait ❤ ...more

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Nov 21, 2015 Megan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

The feels. Omg the feels. I need the next one but I don't think my heart is prepared. ...more

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Nov 11, 2014 Tweller83 rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, district-book-committee

This was a good book in the series about how Celaena really comes into her own as Aelin. I plan to continue with the series, but this one was a little long for me. And I'm probably the only one, but it seems Celaena falls for whichever guy is with her currently. I am impressed by how the author has made me care about Manon, such a despicable character. Of course, I think it is preparation for her to switch sides and fight FOR Aelin in later books, but that's just my opinion. Overall, good read. ...more

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