Series Sunday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie. I encourage all of my fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.
- Read an installment of a series.
- Share your review/recommendation below.
- Include the title, author and series name.
"I'll kill you before you know I'm in the room." ~ pg. 283
My Series Sunday pick is Crown of Midnight, the second book in the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien is still in the castle now serving as the King's Champion. No surprise that she won the competition. After all, she is the best assassin in the land. But she is far from loyal to the crown. A condition of her freedom is to dispatch (kill) whoever the King names with no questions asked for the next four years.
As a result, Celaena is harboring a huge secret. Her deadly charade becomes more difficult to hide when she realizes others are seeking justice too. One tragic night of violence changes Celaena's relationships with the few people closest to her: Crown Prince Dorian, Captain of the Guard Chaol and Princess Nehemia. Listen, Bookhearts. While the events in Crown of Midnight may be predictable, SJM spins it so twisted that I read with a bit more urgency.
"There are worlds that exist beyond your knowledge, worlds that lie on top of each other and don't know it." ~ pg. 321
OH, MY GODS! Does this mean what I think it means? The connection between universes is starting to come together. Color me fascinated with Wyrdgates.
As with any series, my impressions of characters may change. I have a new favorite character: Mort. His dry humor cracks me up every time he appears in the story. Prince Dorian is still heart eyes emoji. Chaol is so misunderstood that I feel bad for him. And Princess Nehemia is a badass bestie. I'm interested in where the series takes these character arcs.
Meanwhile, I am still holding on to the plethora of reviews that claim Throne of Glass (TOG) is better than A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series. My reading buddy is enjoying it more than I am. I see the potential though! Look at me being all selective while still new to this fantasy series shit. 😉
Title: Crown of Midnight
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Published: August 2013
Pages: 453
Edition: eBook
Genre: Romantasy Mystery
Rating: 🖤 🖤 🖤
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