Hey, guys! After reading Throne of Glass, I wanted to read the sequel. I enjoyed Throne of Glass, but wasn't blown away. I felt the same way about Crown of Midnight.
The Cover:
The Cover:
I hate these covers. They show Celaena being an assassin, and, for some reason, she is mildly blue. It really doesn't relate at all to the story, yet anyway. The vibe of this series is more about kings and drama than about assassination. C- cover.
Official Description:
From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.
Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.
Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.
My Review:
Crown of Midnight was a fitting sequel to Throne of Glass. While the plot has changed from a story about a competition to a story of assassination/rebellion, it still maintains the feel of the first book in the series. It had parts that were better executed than Throne of Glass, as well as elements that were worse.
The characters were actually given a chance to develop in Crown of Midnight. They were thoroughly explored, both in their positives and in their faults. The characters definitely got more interesting in this book. However, this series has morphed into one of multiple perspectives. It is told from Celaena, Chaol, and Dorian's point of views. I had a slight problem with this shift. In my opinion, Dorian had, by far, the most interesting storyline, and it kept being disrupted by Celaena's storyline of her having a bad case of angst. I honestly would have prefered to drop most of the storylines and just focus on Dorian. The other storylines became a bit boring, at least in the middle of the book.
That being said, the plot was fast-paced. It moved quickly and was, for the most part, incredibly entertaining. The plot was fast-paced, with plot twists; however, the twists were incredibly obvious. One of the main plot points is a riddle that Celaena finds and, before even finishing reading the riddle, I had solved it. Meanwhile, Celaena takes almost 200 pages to solve it. It ends up being very frustrating. Even so, I enjoyed the story.
Also, most of the plot is moved along simply by miscommunication, which is one of my pet peeves. It just seems like lazy writing to me for the only motivation for something is miscommunication.
Overall, I would recommend reading Crown of Midnight if you liked Throne of Glass. It was very similar in most ways; even if the plot changes direction, the tone and feeling of this book is about the same. It wasn't spectacular, but I'll probably read the sequel, Heir of Fire, soon.
Phrase:
Ancient Sword
If You Liked This Book, You May Also Like:
A World Without Heroes
Five Kingdoms series
Red Queen
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Happy Reading!
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The Cover:
The Cover:
I hate these covers. They show Celaena being an assassin, and, for some reason, she is mildly blue. It really doesn't relate at all to the story, yet anyway. The vibe of this series is more about kings and drama than about assassination. C- cover.
Official Description:
From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.
Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.
Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.
My Review:
Crown of Midnight was a fitting sequel to Throne of Glass. While the plot has changed from a story about a competition to a story of assassination/rebellion, it still maintains the feel of the first book in the series. It had parts that were better executed than Throne of Glass, as well as elements that were worse.
The characters were actually given a chance to develop in Crown of Midnight. They were thoroughly explored, both in their positives and in their faults. The characters definitely got more interesting in this book. However, this series has morphed into one of multiple perspectives. It is told from Celaena, Chaol, and Dorian's point of views. I had a slight problem with this shift. In my opinion, Dorian had, by far, the most interesting storyline, and it kept being disrupted by Celaena's storyline of her having a bad case of angst. I honestly would have prefered to drop most of the storylines and just focus on Dorian. The other storylines became a bit boring, at least in the middle of the book.
That being said, the plot was fast-paced. It moved quickly and was, for the most part, incredibly entertaining. The plot was fast-paced, with plot twists; however, the twists were incredibly obvious. One of the main plot points is a riddle that Celaena finds and, before even finishing reading the riddle, I had solved it. Meanwhile, Celaena takes almost 200 pages to solve it. It ends up being very frustrating. Even so, I enjoyed the story.
Also, most of the plot is moved along simply by miscommunication, which is one of my pet peeves. It just seems like lazy writing to me for the only motivation for something is miscommunication.
Overall, I would recommend reading Crown of Midnight if you liked Throne of Glass. It was very similar in most ways; even if the plot changes direction, the tone and feeling of this book is about the same. It wasn't spectacular, but I'll probably read the sequel, Heir of Fire, soon.
Phrase:
Ancient Sword
If You Liked This Book, You May Also Like:
A World Without Heroes
Five Kingdoms series
Red Queen
If you're looking for a good book, check out my Suggestions Page!
Happy Reading!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BookshelfSecret
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