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Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

8 reviews

ameydireads'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? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

“It was war upon them all. Let them tremble in fear at what they had awoken.”

I was hoping to see more of Celaena’s skills as an assassin and this book definitely fulfilled that! There is so much happening and we learn more about the magic in this world. I do like that both Dorian and Celaena are such avid readers, lol.

I was so invested in Dorian’s arc. He is my favourite character without any doubt. We already know that he is a good guy, but there’s more to him and this made me like him even more. His journey in discovering

his magical ability was interesting. It’s not easy to understand this part of him, let alone accept it, especially when his father could have him killed for it.

Can’t wait to read more about this in the other books. I wouldn’t mind having more Dorian and less Celaena, oops. AND why do we still have this love triangle…

Celaena is still guided by Elena. What I don’t understand is why Elena’s hints are so cryptic. Especially now that time is of the essence, I would expect Elena to give as much crucial information as possible to set Celaena on the right path. Instead, she’s sent on a treasure hunt, only to discover at the end that

the king has beaten her to the first Wyrdkey.

But sure, anything for a plot I guess. Or is it all part of a bigger plan for Celaena? I also wonder what kind of troubles Celaena’s actions will bring in the future.

Killing a witch and opening a Wyrdgate are big enough problems that cannot be ignored.

The book is divided into two parts. The first part of the book started off slow, but the pace picked up as the second part drew near. In the second part of the story, grief plays a central role and I found that very interesting. It’s difficult to experience the loss of a loved one. Grief is definitely neither pleasant nor rational, but eventually it has some upsides as well. You might think I'm crazy, so allow me to explain! Grief makes one think about the meaning of life and creates a new perspective. It reminds one of their path and goal in life. If there were none to begin with, it provides an opportunity to set a path or goal. This is what Celaena experiences as well. Celaena is not always a pleasant character and her grief only made it worse. At times, I found her annoying and immature, but then I realised that this is normal when someone’s grieving and of course she is still very young.
“It was hard to care, she realised as she started the trek back to the castle. Incredibly hard to care, when you don't have anyone left to care about.”

We were also in for a bit of a surprise! There will be a big secret revealed at the end, IYKYK. Not fully a surprise I have to say as there were so many clues and suggestions dropped over time, making it possible to piece it all together.
“To escape death, she’d become death.”

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lil_mushroom's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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

This book made me feel so many things, especially with Chaol and Celeana. They were adorable, from the first book i could tell something was going to happen between them, but when Chaol got kidnapped and celeana came to get him, and then Nehemia dying! like i was in shock, complete shock, that entire part was very heart wrenching. Then with Archer, that little shit. I had a bad feeling from him the start, i was feeling the anger that Celeana was. I was just like "KILL HIM ALREADY, HE DESERVES TO DIE" and then he did i was like "YES" because that little bin chicken was the worst i hate him so much, i wanted to punch something because he made Chaol and Celeana's relationship never be the same again and i hate him because i love them together their were cute. And at the end when Celeana turned into a fae, i wasn't surprised because i got spoilers from another review on here! and didn't put in the spoiler section! anyways but then Chaol getting Celeana to go to wendlyn, like i know that he was trying to protect her but now she has to kill the royal family there?! like??? and then it ends with Finding out that Celeana is Aelin?! this book was just made so much emotions rise in me and i loved this book, alot.

Overall this book was a emotional rollercoaster, it had so many plot twist, heartbreak and shocking moments. I really liked the book, i enjoyed it more than the first one actually. I just couldn't stop reading it, i was glued to it and couldn't stop until i finished it.

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embee09's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

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tabea_a's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

I can't say a lot of negative things about this one:
The chapters were really short and the story felt fast-paced, there wasn't a lot oft unnecessairy situations and we mostly just got right to the action, which was motivating to keep reading. I think SJM's writing gets better and better and is really easy to understand.

Chaols and Celaenas relationship was just so fun and wholesome to watch. The way they kept teasing each other and just were so in love made me smile.
I looooved the plot of Dorian having magic and slowly understanding it better and better, it gave the book even more exciting turns and makes it feel magical.

Celaena is a really good female main character, she's empowering, independent, her reactions feel human and she's not the "small, little, fragile" girl.
I think the way Nehemia's death was placed was really good and fitting and rounded up the story really well, even if it was pretty sad and emotional.
I'm really looking forward to see how the characters and the storyline is going to develope within the next few books.

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ifoundcallie's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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kat1105's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

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katvou's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? No

4.25

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racheleanne06's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I enjoyed the slow world building of the first half of the book, but I absolutely loved all the twists and turns of the second half. Although I did know the major twist at the end (thanks to this book series so popular for years) it didn’t take away from the details (which I didn’t know about). The last 20% of this book had my heart racing! It’s going to take me a while to recover from this...!

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