fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Torture and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
ktmcd26's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I read this in tandem with Tower of Dawn. It seemed to be a common shared perception that the tandem read (linked below) is the best way to enjoy these books. From the perspective of this book, I think it did help.
This book is extremely fast-paced and plot heavy, so dispersing the other book in between gave time for things to absorb instead of just moving on to the next.
I think they are some character inconsistencies in this book that yield on the side of saving well-known characters as opposed to allowing the characters to acted as described. This is not a cut throat series and the results of this book honestly seem to lower the stakes going into the final stretch.
The world building I also feel needs a little bit of work. The relationship shop between the gods and the fae and the humans are so blurred and undefined. More established boundaries and a little more of the history of the world I think would be extremely helpful.
Although not the main focus, there were some beautiful character moments at different moments that really pulled on the heart strings.
This book is extremely fast-paced and plot heavy, so dispersing the other book in between gave time for things to absorb instead of just moving on to the next.
I think they are some character inconsistencies in this book that yield on the side of saving well-known characters as opposed to allowing the characters to acted as described. This is not a cut throat series and the results of this book honestly seem to lower the stakes going into the final stretch.
The world building I also feel needs a little bit of work. The relationship shop between the gods and the fae and the humans are so blurred and undefined. More established boundaries and a little more of the history of the world I think would be extremely helpful.
Although not the main focus, there were some beautiful character moments at different moments that really pulled on the heart strings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Torture, War, and Violence
viktoriazacharoff_'s review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Torture, and War
Moderate: Vomit
laura_nel13's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Gore, War, Confinement, and Vomit
Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Animal death, and Emotional abuse
katharina90's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.5
This book feels more mature than the preceding ones which I appreciate, but it also drags on forever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Confinement, War, and Torture
lizdemery's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I loved this book! This whole series so far!
This whole series has been up and down for me emotionally. But this one really got me! I had tears streaming down my face at multiple points.
100% worth the read! Read the whole series!
This whole series has been up and down for me emotionally. But this one really got me! I had tears streaming down my face at multiple points.
100% worth the read! Read the whole series!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Torture, and Sexual content
tanvi45's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Death
Minor: Sexual assault
chaptersofamylea's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
"The world, will be saved and remade by the dreamers”
5 ⭐️
Okay, so this might also be my favourite of the series too. This book broke me, and I knew it would as it did when I first read it, was I expecting to cry so much that my throat felt like it was being crushed too? No ✌🏻
There’s just so much in this book, so much drama, personality and hope. God. It hurts my soul.
Also particularly loved this quote:
"You will find, Rolfe, that one does not deal with Celaena Sardothien. One survives her."
TWs: War themes, graphic depictions of violence and gore
5 ⭐️
Okay, so this might also be my favourite of the series too. This book broke me, and I knew it would as it did when I first read it, was I expecting to cry so much that my throat felt like it was being crushed too? No ✌🏻
There’s just so much in this book, so much drama, personality and hope. God. It hurts my soul.
Also particularly loved this quote:
"You will find, Rolfe, that one does not deal with Celaena Sardothien. One survives her."
TWs: War themes, graphic depictions of violence and gore
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War
sierrabedwell's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The ONLY reason I did not give this book a 5 star rating is because the majority of the book was very slow. Of course in Sarah J Maas fashion, the last 100 pages were INSANE!!! I was literally talking out loud to myself because I was in such disbelief. There was NO WAY I could have predicted what happened in the end. I have to read the last part of Tower of Dawn in order to finish the tandem read, but WOW. What another great installment in the Throne of Glass series. All I can say is screw Lorcan and Maeve!!! Aelin is the strongest character I have EVER known in any series, and that is an understatement. I cannot even imagine what SJM has in store for the last bit of TOD and Kingdom of Ash!!!!! WOW!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, War, Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, and Violence
jana07's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture and Confinement
Minor: Vomit