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.

Crown of Midnight

"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. 

Throne of Glass #2

Jillian Roberts

He shook his head, as if silently chiding himself. "Did Sam love you?”

Yes. More than anyone had ever loved her. He’d loved her enough risk everything—to give up everything. He'd loved her so much that she still felt the echoes of it, even now. “Very much,” she breathed.

Paige Leitner

Celaena Sardothien wasn't in league with Aelin Ashryver Galathynius. 

Aelin Ashryver Galathynius, heir to the throne and rightful Queen of Terrasen.

No wonder the Fae had fled the continent.

"I've only heard my clients whispering about it, every now and then. But there's a group that's formed, right here in Rifthold, and they want to put Aelin Galathynius back on Terrasen's throne."

Her heart stopped beating. Aelin Galathynius, the lost heir of Terrasen. 

"Aelin Galathynius is dead," she breathed. 

Archer shook his head. "They don't think so. They say she's alive, and that she's raising an army against the king. She's looking to reestablish her court, to find what's left of King Orlon's inner circle." 

Sophia 

If they wanted Adarlan's Assassin, they'd get her. And Wyrd help them when she arrived.

Syrina Akbari

“Is that what the king pays you to do - learn sad songs with which to serenade your men?”

Maeson Grace

“Am I so blind? “ Celaena dumped her leather satchel on the floor, the books and papers spilling across the stones. "It appears so!" Mort sang. 

“But it's the Eye of Elena! It is only with the eye that one can see rightly!” What other eye is there?" 

“Could rip out your own and see if it fits.” Mort sang from the doorway 

 Three matching rings; three black rings to signify- what? That they were bound in some way to each other? How had Roland gotten past his father's and Perrington's defenses so quickly? 

Amanda Autumn Berrey

Celaena Sardothien was Aelin Ashryver Galathynius, heir to the throne and rightful Queen of Terrasen.

Aelin Galathynius, heir to the throne of Terrasen, died today, or sometime in the night. Before help could reach her deceased parents’ estate, the assassin who had missed her the night before returned. Her body has still not been found, though some believe it was thrown into the river behind her parents’ house.

This morning, King Orlon Galathynius, his nephew and heir, Rhoe Galathynius, and Rhoe’s wife, Evalin, were found assassinated. Orlon was murdered in his bed at the royal palace in Orynth, and Rhoe and Evalin were found dead in their beds at their country estate along the River Florine. There is no word yet about the fate of Rhoe and Evalin’s daughter, Aelin.

Chaol didn’t understand what she’d told him, the words she’d whispered in his ear. It was a date. Not even a year attached to it. A month and a day—a date that had passed weeks and weeks ago. It was the day that Celaena had left the city. The day she had snapped at Endovier a year before. The day her parents had died.

Chaol took one step toward her, though. One step, then he said, “I love you.” She strangled the sob that built in her throat. “I’m sorry,” she said, hoping he would remember those words later—later, when he knew everything.

“When you do, I want you to remember that it wouldn’t have made any difference to me. It’s never made any difference to me when it came to you. I’d still pick you. I’ll always pick you.”

And then she did the most reckless thing she’d ever done in her life. She stood on her toes and whispered the words into his ear. The words that would make him understand, understand why it was so important to her, and what it meant when she said she would return. And he would hate her forever for it, once he understood.

I never even thought about her giving it to him

And when that horrible truth had been revealed, she unfastened the Eye of Elena from her neck and folded it into his palm. “Never take it off. It will protect you from harm.”

“I’ll come back,” she said quietly. “I’ll come back for you.” And he knew that there was more that she wasn’t saying, some bigger meaning behind those words. But Dorian still believed her.

Dorian, however, was watching the captain with barely concealed surprise. Clearly, Westfall hadn’t thought Dorian would support his decision. If only Westfall had been his heir instead; his warrior’s mind was sharp, and he didn’t balk from doing what needed to be done. The prince had yet to learn that kind of ruthlessness.

Whatever shred of hope he’d had for a future with her was gone. She still felt something for him, she’d admitted, but she would never trust him. She would always hate him for what he’d done.

Celaena refused to let the healer look at her until Fleetfoot’s leg had been fixed.

Chaol makes me so angry sometimes. Like this girl is supposed to be the person you love and yet you’re pushing her away at a time like this just because she is fae

Something was wrong, Dorian realized—something was wrong between them. Chaol wasn’t touching her, wasn’t helping her up.

That meant Chaol was in the passageway again; he must have carried Fleetfoot with him. He was safe. Safe.

No—she wasn’t human at all. Celaena was Fae.

THE TWIST AT THE END YESSS THIS IS STORYTELLING

Janet Akisanmi

Actually good! I’m into it, the plot twists were good and a little less predictable

Sabrina Spada

having her and chaol be slow burn yet end up hating him was taxing but still ate as a whole

Cici Pearson

I just finished the book, and o. My. God. The ending had me stunned. 

While the first half of the book wasn't as action filled as I anticipated, it was still very good, well-written, and was a beautiful base for all the important plot points later on in the book. 

Super exited to binge read Heir of Fire now! 

Isabelle

I just finished the book, and o. My. God. The ending had me stunned. 

While the first half of the book wasn't as action filled as I anticipated, it was still very good, well-written, and was a beautiful base for all the important plot points later on in the book. 

Super exited to binge read Heir of Fire now! 

Never trust an assassin. Celaena's story continues in this second book in the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. Her search for answers ensnares those closest to her, and no one is safe from suspicion-not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a 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 decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie . . . and what she is willing to fight for. The second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series returns readers to a land destroyed by liars, where one woman's truth is the only thing that can save them all.

i was annoyed during half of the book bc i did not want this girl and chaol together like i see ZERO spark, but i get it girl i would smash too. the second half was INSANEEE

julie reads

Never trust an assassin.Celaena's story continues in this second book in the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas.Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realises she is not the only one seeking justice. Her search for answers ensnares those closest to her, and no one is safe from suspicion -- not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a 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 decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie ... and what she is willing to fight for.The second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series returns readers to a land destroyed by liars, where one woman's truth is the only thing that can save them all.

millena

4,5 ⭐️ can i have 5 more minutes to think about the last chapter please?

Jennifer Gosnell

2/3 of this book was a bit of a slog to get through. Not a lot happened until BAM, everything was happening. Overall I liked it, but it felt a bit filler-ish combined with being a set-up for the rest of the series. The reveal was fun, though.

Liked the romance. Other than that, pretty boring actually.

Maya 

Honestly this could’ve been rated higher had it not been for the first half of the book!! I felt like it started off so slowly. Things were being discovered but never fully explored. But when you reached the half mark of this book it’s like everything explodes all at once! So much action and mystery I loved it. 


THAT ENDING THOUGH UGH I KNEW IT 🩵

there’s absolutely no way i didn’t see that coming 

Cameron Gleeson 

It's too bad I'm still intrigued by the storyline because, gods, this is boring writing. There were but a few moments in this book where I thought, "FINALLY we're seeing the badass young woman assassin we were promised," but in between was solving the "mystery," which was so convoluted and disjointed and hardly making sense, so I'd set the book down for several days again. I'm sure I would have found it enthralling when I was younger and less experienced in the genre, so I must continue to the end and find out what the heck happens to Calaena.

Bethany

This book was good. There were a couple of things that were really interesting about the book. But I’m excited to see what develops for Celaena on her journey. Also, I’m scared/excited to see what happens with her relationships. I’m in love with Chaol lol 

Kaylin Paige

Kellie Davis

Shannon C

Kiley Barton

I took forever reading this which is my fault which is probably why it’s a 3.75

Loved. Probably would’ve loved more if I didn’t know the ending before hand but that’s ok

Rhys Connor

kind of a mess and too many things are happening. the characters don’t fully make sense and they’re all a bit annoying. this book is part of the price i must pay to get to the rest of the series 

Daphne Li-Chen

This series is amazing. This book was super eventful and always kept me on my toes!

kamali del rosario

kept me hooked into the story. made me excited to see where the next book goes!

Emily Hutton

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Hanna Rybchynska

1a leitura:
1. Não gosto da persongem principal - Selena? Kaelena? Cealena?? Celaena?? Okay, esse nome é chato de ler! Ela teoricamente tem 19 anos e é toda badass, mas depois as atitudes dela são super inseguras e imaturas e parece uma personagem demasiado simples para a história! Não sei, mas qualquer coisa me irritava sobre a personagem, a maneira como ela era super independente e depois só fazia porcaria! Isso irritava-me imenso.

2. Não gostei do desenvolvimento da história - achei que metade do livro em termos de história foi uma seca e segunda metade demasiado confusa e rápida.

3. Problema dos triângulos amorosos e o fim! - Tipo, no primeiro livro ela estava com um rapaz, neste com o outro e no terceiro (segundo os spoilers) há um terceiro amor... "Miga, acalma as tits e vê se começas a seguir mais os problemas que te rodeiam do que a vida amorosa!" Não sei, não gostei do facto de se focar tanto no amor, mas depois desperdiçá-lo! Já agora, este foi o meu amor preferido dela - o Chaol <3.

2a leitura:
1. Continuo a não gostar da personagem principal... exatamente o mesmo sentimento que referi na 1a leitura. E aquela cena dela deixar o posto para ir dançar...? "miga, tu és a assassina mais prigosa,o que estás a fazer...?". Senti várias vezes que a personalidade dela não correspondia às atitudes. Se ela fosse uma assassina "comum" e não "especial" acho que deixava menos questões.

2. Continuo a achar que o desenvolvimento é estanho. Primeira metade realmente foca-se demasiado no romance e segunda parte finalmente conta coisas mais interessantes.

3. Depois de ler novamente, já não acho que o Chaol é o amor perfeito, acho que ele é um pouco obsecado por ela e ao contrário do principe, não aceita que ela o deixou, apesar de ter mais razões para acabar com ele.

Ashley shackelford

This book was so much fun that I was looking forward to reading it every day.

Halfway through, my heart was torn out and I just started reading as much as I could in hopes of things getting better.

DEFINITELY enjoyed it more than the first book (which I very much enjoyed) and I'm so excited for all of the later books in the series

Again, the POV switches were amazingly fun (and distressing) and I enjoyed keeping track of who knew what and who DIDNT know what.

This book was a 5 star for me from start to finish. A book that kept me interested and wanting to read from chapter 1 to 56

Reagan

Good eats for a Chaol stan 💯

This book was so much fun that I was looking forward to reading it every day.

Halfway through, my heart was torn out and I just started reading as much as I could in hopes of things getting better.

DEFINITELY enjoyed it more than the first book (which I very much enjoyed) and I'm so excited for all of the later books in the series

Again, the POV switches were amazingly fun (and distressing) and I enjoyed keeping track of who knew what and who DIDNT know what.

This book was a 5 star for me from start to finish. A book that kept me interested and wanting to read from chapter 1 to 56

Crown of Midnight

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