Recent Reads: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas  

Series: Throne of Glass #2
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Date:  February 14, 2023

 

Format: Paperback & Audiobook
Source: Bought/ Own

Rating:

Goodreads Synopsis: 

"A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.

It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend."

From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.

Review: 

Celaena is champion now and tasked with killing on behalf of the king, but she is doing it her way. I felt like so much happened in thei sequel and I don't want to spoil things, so here are just some overall thoughts.

There was a lot to this book, Celaena is a badass but we see more of that now through her actions than we were allowed to see in book one. There is more determination and character growth overall, not just the survival instinct. She is going through a lot of changes and information being thrown at her. I liked the politics that weave through these books so far. 

There was also a lot more romance in this story than the first.. more chaos and it was just more twisty. Some parts were so sad, tragic really and it was hard to read them when you are loving things that are happening and then they go up in smoke. I really enjoyed this installment and jumped right into the next... guess I am part of this cult now.