Book Review: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Series: Throne of Glass (#2)
Genres: Young Adult, Adventure, Fantasy
Published: August 27, 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

"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 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.

Wee. I'm in love with Sarah J. Maas's writing. This book was amazing! So much more better than the first book, although Throne of Glass was amazing too! The plot was a whole different story and for some reason, I'm proud of Calaena for making such a choice against Chaol. The missions she gets sent out to do, the looks she gets when she returns. The way the characters are written are impressive, especially in third person PoV.

Crown of Midnight had so many more intense and dramatic scenes. You just can't stop thinking about it. And the fact that I got caught up in the story without noticing it was third PoV is amazing, because I read mostly first person PoV, so I immediately notice when it's third. I just kept reading along until halfway through the book. Haha. If you haven't read Throne of Glass yet, just pause yourself from reading this review and come back to this review later because you need to read Throne of Glass. It's amazing, but just not as amazing as CoM if you're reading it right after.

If you were to compare all the books I've read to CoM then CoM would dominate all my books, including my favorites. It's just that amazing. The love triangle is ridden. No more burden. There's a ton of more action and magic/secrets/mysteries and...betrayal(which is the part where I got so happy and became proud of Calaena for literally the rest of the book).



Calaena was simply the character you wish to be if you love stealth and murder/assassinations/blood. It's just cool like that. And you get to work with the king. *HALLELUJAH* Let's not forget, she still has her passion for reading. Now who's team am I on now? now? now? Chaol? Dorian? Now? Now? I have no answer so I'm just going to repeat Now? Now? Now?

Let me mention the cliffhanger at the end. OMG. FLATTERING? CHAOL. OMG. OMG. YOU JUST CAN'T READ IT WITHOUT REREADING IT AGAIN. It's just surprising you know? And the names that Ms.Maas comes up with is so lovely. If I were to say it out loud in my way, it would sound so..melodic? Hahaha. This is literally all I have to say. It's just an amazing book with a five star rating.