Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas

Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)

by Sarah J. Maas

The action-packed, heart-wrenching and fantastically addictive sequel to Sarah J. Maas's epic YA fantasy debut THRONE OF GLASS.

Eighteen-year-old Celaena Sardothien is bold, daring and beautiful - the perfect seductress and the greatest assassin her world has ever known. But though she won the King's contest and became his champion, Celaena has been granted neither her liberty nor the freedom to follow her heart. Celaena faces a choice that is tearing her to pieces: kill in cold blood for a man she hates, or risk sentencing those she loves to death. Celaena must decide what she will fight for: survival, love or the future of a kingdom. Because an assassin cannot have it all ... And trying to may just destroy her.

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Throne of Glass was a great book, but Crown of Midnight rocks ten times harder! Seriously... Crown of Midnight was INCREDIBLE!!! I actually think it was even better than Throne of Glass! It was so intense, the plot moved swiftly, there are EPIC twists/turns/unveilings, and a delicious swoony romance! Oh, and Celaena kicks some serious ass.

[Celaena] was a weapon forged to end lives.
—Page 217


THIS BOOK WAS SO FULL OF SWOON!!!! I did not expect that! I loved Throne of Glass, but OH. MY. GOD! Crown of Midnight was packed with sexy, swoony scenes and a book boyfriend that will make you blush fifty shades of crimson.

Just the touch of his fingers on her skin could turn her into a feral beast.
—Page 199


I became a HUGE fan of Chaol in Crown of Midnight. I wasn't rooting for him in Throne of Glass because I felt like he never spoke. He was so quiet and withdrawn. But in Crown of Midnight he really comes out of his shell and I LOVED reading from his point of view! He's a great character, and ohmygod he is seeeeeexy! He and Celaena have so much chemistry. Although, I was really disappointed when their relationship kind of fell apart. SO BUMMED! They're so perfect together and I loved all their hot, flirty, swoony scenes! I'm sure there will be more romance between them in future books, but I was still really disappointed when it ended in Crown of Midnight.

And, Crown of Midnight finally shows what a badass Celaena is! I think one of the biggest criticisms of Throne of Glass was that Celaena didn't feel like much of a badass assassin. Well, in Crown of Midnight Celaena completely owns!

"Enough! We have enough enemies as it is! There are worse things out there to face!"

Celaena slowly turned to him, her face splattered with blood and eyes blazing bright. "No there aren't," she said. "Because I'm here now."
—Page 221


There are crazy, maddening, brutal killings, and Celaena finally acts like the assassin she is. We get to see her in action, taking people down! She can be seriously ruthless when she wants to be!

Crown of Midnight was action-packed and entertaining right down to the very last page. Something was constantly happening and there were no slow moments! There are even more hot, badass, and intriguing scenes than in Throne of Glass and I was so bummed when the story ended! I could just keep reading, and reading, and reading. I loved the plot developments and I'm seriously so psyched to see how the series continues!!

Sarah, you have blown me away!!

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  • 1 June, 2013: Started reading
  • 3 June, 2013: Finished reading
  • 4 October, 2017: Reviewed
  • 1 October, 2017: Started reading
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  • 4 October, 2017: Reviewed