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A review by nikki_ruby
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
challenging
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
I literally just finished this and the only way I can do any sliver of a review is by spoiler warning the whole dam thing soooo here we go.
1) I f**kin knew she was Aelin. Called it! (in the best way) The end of Book 1 the dead queen makes a comment of "my blood" to Celaena, the white stag appearing, Chaol noting that she ran faster than him on horseback (obvi fae power). Package that up with her being an orphan, whistling a royal blood line hymn and you've got yourself the Fae Anastasia! Take bow you assassin queen of badass.
2) Nehemia - ya'll..... I'm shooketh. Lemme paint this picture for you. I was about to start chapter 30. I JUST mentioned to a co-worker how much I loved Nehemia, then I clock off have dinner and start reading.... not 4 pages later SHES DEAD!! I was LIVID! I killed her with my words, why did I say I liked her, so I thoroughly enjoyed Celaena's wrathful rampage, and I relived that emotion when she gutted that MF Archer. (whom I never liked BTW)
3) Obsidian Rings - It's still a bit of a crackpot theory buuuutt I'm pretty sure the rings worn by the king of Otterland, Duke and Rolland's rings are the 3 keys Celaena learned about.
4) Chaol & Dorian - Maybe I'm just "old" and burned by males buuutt Dorian and Chaol give me stage 3 clinger vibes. idk I'm not feelin it folks. Of course Chaol is like "I love you mushy mushy" all Caleana had to do was hand him stew and he was in love, an ounce of kindness and he's hooked. PS is there a theme here of SJM feeding men soup to establish relationships... ACOTAR iykyk. Dorian is in the same boat for me, plus he's defiant so of course the pretty woman at court that he can't be with is who he wants. IDK, happy to be proven wrong but she dont need no man.
5) Mort - All I picture is the doorknob from the animated 90s movie Alive in Wonderland. The goofy voice and exaggerated features. I hope someone does a wellness check on him in upcoming books, poor things just alone.
2) Nehemia - ya'll..... I'm shooketh. Lemme paint this picture for you. I was about to start chapter 30. I JUST mentioned to a co-worker how much I loved Nehemia, then I clock off have dinner and start reading.... not 4 pages later SHES DEAD!! I was LIVID! I killed her with my words, why did I say I liked her, so I thoroughly enjoyed Celaena's wrathful rampage, and I relived that emotion when she gutted that MF Archer. (whom I never liked BTW)
3) Obsidian Rings - It's still a bit of a crackpot theory buuuutt I'm pretty sure the rings worn by the king of Otterland, Duke and Rolland's rings are the 3 keys Celaena learned about.
4) Chaol & Dorian - Maybe I'm just "old" and burned by males buuutt Dorian and Chaol give me stage 3 clinger vibes. idk I'm not feelin it folks. Of course Chaol is like "I love you mushy mushy" all Caleana had to do was hand him stew and he was in love, an ounce of kindness and he's hooked. PS is there a theme here of SJM feeding men soup to establish relationships... ACOTAR iykyk. Dorian is in the same boat for me, plus he's defiant so of course the pretty woman at court that he can't be with is who he wants. IDK, happy to be proven wrong but she dont need no man.
5) Mort - All I picture is the doorknob from the animated 90s movie Alive in Wonderland. The goofy voice and exaggerated features. I hope someone does a wellness check on him in upcoming books, poor things just alone.