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Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

12 reviews

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

my second favorite book of the series.
i loved basically everything about Heir of Fire, Celaena’s journey and development, Chaol’s inner struggle about where his loyalties actually lie, amazing new introduced characters and especially more magic content!!

i very much disliked everything surrounding Dorian and Sorsha, their POV chapters were so boring and absolutely pointless, she especially was such a dull and uninteresting character,

the only time i was interested in a scene with her in it was when she died.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

mccutiereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I loved this installment in the ToG series! I would say this was where I really started appreciating the characters and their struggles, as well as an introduction to the ominous enemies and their dark plots looming over the characters heads. This book mostly focuses on Celaena

aka Aelin

and her journey to accept herself and those around her, especially Rowan. There was a lot of plot unpacking in this book, but Sarah J Maas revealed the necessary details with perfection and paired it with sly and witty humor when there was very much a need for comedic relief!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood

Celaena’s/Aelin’s backstory of her family’s murder, abandonment, abusive father figure, and eventual imprisonment can be a bit much for readers

. Each character has gone through extensive emotional or physical trauma (often times both) so please keep that in mind when deciding to read this series.