by Bloomsbury USA Childrens
ARC from Netgalley
ARC from Netgalley
Summary from Goodreads:
An assassin’s loyalties are always in doubt.
But her heart never wavers.
After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes.
Keeping up the deadly charade—while pretending to do the king's bidding—will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon -- forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make a choice.
Where do the assassin’s loyalties lie, and who is she most willing to fight for?
An assassin’s loyalties are always in doubt.
But her heart never wavers.
After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes.
Keeping up the deadly charade—while pretending to do the king's bidding—will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon -- forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make a choice.
Where do the assassin’s loyalties lie, and who is she most willing to fight for?
Thoughts:
What can I say about this book that others haven't said before?Honestly, I did not expect to be so blown away by the book since the first book was kind of meh for me. I know so many people fell in love with the series since the first book but for me the second is much much better!
Why can't the author included all this wonderful twists in the plot since the very beginning? Why? Why? Celaena was such a hard character to like in the first book but I finally get her in the Crown of Midnight because we get to understand her struggles and her moral dilemmas more intimately. And now that I discovered the truth behind her mysterious past, I just can't wait for her to kick some major ass in the third book.
It was interesting to see the love triangle between Celaena, Prince Dorian and Chaol which was further explored and tested in this book. Chaol is certainly the man for Celaena but I just can't help but feel so sorry for Prince Dorian. He really needs some loving in the next book because he's just so nice and noble.
To sum it up, at the end of this book I was incredibly mad at the author for concentrating too much on the fighting tournament and not hinting enough about the real cause of the disappearance of magic in Erilea in the previous book. Why wait for book two to reveal all these things? But the ending is a killer! Seriously, after all that male courtesan stuff, magical talking door knocker stuff, evil demonic stuff, romantic entanglements and secret alliance trying to overthrown the evil King plot now we are even presented with the lost heir story line. I feel so overwhelmed! This might be the BEST second book in a series, I have ever read. Go READ IT NOW before the third book comes out.
Verdict: 5 stars.
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Available on: Amazon
Why can't the author included all this wonderful twists in the plot since the very beginning? Why? Why? Celaena was such a hard character to like in the first book but I finally get her in the Crown of Midnight because we get to understand her struggles and her moral dilemmas more intimately. And now that I discovered the truth behind her mysterious past, I just can't wait for her to kick some major ass in the third book.
It was interesting to see the love triangle between Celaena, Prince Dorian and Chaol which was further explored and tested in this book. Chaol is certainly the man for Celaena but I just can't help but feel so sorry for Prince Dorian. He really needs some loving in the next book because he's just so nice and noble.
To sum it up, at the end of this book I was incredibly mad at the author for concentrating too much on the fighting tournament and not hinting enough about the real cause of the disappearance of magic in Erilea in the previous book. Why wait for book two to reveal all these things? But the ending is a killer! Seriously, after all that male courtesan stuff, magical talking door knocker stuff, evil demonic stuff, romantic entanglements and secret alliance trying to overthrown the evil King plot now we are even presented with the lost heir story line. I feel so overwhelmed! This might be the BEST second book in a series, I have ever read. Go READ IT NOW before the third book comes out.
Verdict: 5 stars.
In my Books in a Series and Fantasy Reading Challenge
Available on: Amazon
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