jana07's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement
dearbookboyfriend's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Grief and Slavery
sydapel's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I did cry over a lot of this book, as SJM is able to make me care about her characters despite my misgivings. I felt very jerked around by this story, both plot and character development wise, but ultimately understand what people are saying about the story getting better as it progresses. However, her treatment of her one character of color in this book is really difficult to support and definitely needs to be highlighted.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Slavery and Sexual content
booksofautumn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, Slavery, Murder, Self harm, and Alcohol
n_odonnell's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, and Slavery
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Splendid, perfect, marvelous, a bunch more adjectives. I was already enjoying this series but this is definitely the one that truly hooked me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Slavery, Death, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Minor: Vomit
hschlecht's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder, Death of parent, Death, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Blood, Classism, War, and Violence
rwilcox's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
The ending is everything. It had me at the edge of my seat. The whole way through was an adventure. I love the characters. This book made me laugh and cry. It is my favorite book of the year so far.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Colonisation, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Slavery and War
tsar's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
“The best lies were always mixed with truth.”
Not long after Celaena is crowned as the royal assassin, she is tasked to slay as many enemies as the king has acquired for the past ten years since his decree to wipe out an entire faerie nation and forbid the use of magic. As she sniffs out a rebellion inside the kingdom, Celaena begins to question her status quo as a fae living in two worlds: is she the deadly assassin used by the king in exchange of uncertain fate, or is she the lost princess who still inspires hope for her scattered people?
Quelling the taste of gore-fest which dominates the combative competition in Throne of Glass, Maas transforms Crown of Midnight into a self-contemplative anecdote that scrutinizes the effects of traumatic loss behind an obnoxious gesture. While it predominantly orbits around the growth of Celaena until the moment where she accepts her past as part of her, it does not forget to culminate the introspection on her two constant companions as she works her way up in the kingdom. In doing so, Maas transposes them into characters who have a multi-dimensional outlook in the situation that they are facing, flexing their adaptability and lowering the rigidity in the first book, which is caused by author anxiety.
It has become a trademark in any Maas fiction where she imbues an evolving romance before it reaches an end game, though it isn’t truly common or favored by most young adult authors who prefer shipping their soulmates and portraying their struggle since the beginning of the story to the end of time. It is why the maturation of courtship between Celaena and her two royal men looks odd for some people, nonetheless, it is a breath of fresh air to witness a change in writing a romance between young adults in a fiction.
Concisely, through Crown of Midnight, Maas keeps progressing her style to emulate a distinctive pattern that appeals to the expansive audience of fantastical fiction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol and Blood
bookcaptivated's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement