Tower of Dawn A Throne Of Glass Novel

Such a happy surprise how much I loved this book xxx

Tower of Dawn took me a while to get into, mostly because I'd just finished Empire of Storms and I really wanted to continue reading from that point in time, but once I really got into it, this book was wonderful.

Chaol's emotional and physical journey was really lovely to read, and discovering a whole different side of the ToG world was very interesting. Once again, SJM's writing was perfect, with lots of tension, new love and adventure, and made me never want to put the book down.

After the first couple of chapters, which were very slow-paced and without much action, I sometimes wished I'd done the tandem read, but now that I finished the book I'm glad I didn't. I think both Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn are such good novels on their own, that you don't need one to support the other. I also think that for me personally it would have been too distracting to switch from one storyline to the other. Perhaps I'll try the tandem read if I ever reread the series, but for now I'm happy with my decision.

Now on to Kingdom of Ash...

This one started out so slow to me, but I ended up loving it. I do think it could’ve been A LOT shorter.

KOA…here I come!! (I’m not ready)

CRAZYYY

as a chaol girl, this book meant the world to me. he’s done so much growth and he’s so kind, my boy forever. i can’t wait for my core to be together again

To those who said this book was boring……. whaaaaat???!!! This was anything but. I absolutely loved it. Totally advise doing it as the tandem read. And now to the finale……….

4,5 ⭐️ the only flaw in this book was the number of nesryn’s chapters, otherwise i loved it!!!

I went in with very low expectations and I would say they were surpassed!! Wasn’t sure that I needed a book this long about Chaol and Nesryn (still not sure it needed to be this long, tbh) but it was actually a really cool, interesting world in Antica. I would say Yrene was 100% the highlight of the book for me. Really enjoyed the Torre storylines and learnings. RELIEVED I didn’t do a tandem read for the first reading of this book + Empire of Storms. Too much going on with those two books to do that for first reading, in my opinion. Pumped to be jumping into Kingdom of Ash now!!

Okay, so this is going to be a slightly unpopular opinion but I think this book was really really good and not just one I could ignore from lack of enjoyment. So I think the obvious reason is that I don’t hate Chaol as much as a lot of other people do and dreaded this book because of it. I think having this book was an emotional journey of love and healing. And seeing the full circle of moments and how they will all combine into the last book is one I’m looking forward to. I will say as well that I read the tandem because I was recommended to. But I think for me personally I would have been okay reading both books part of the tandem individually and would have still enjoyed the books. Let me explain. I’m a really anxious person, so while I was reading the books I was so stressed making sure I was paying attention and correctly switching between the books that I could have loved them even more than I do. I even messed up at one point and had to literally stop and work through if I messed up the whole thing but knew I was ridculous for thinking that. But that is just how my brain works so for me I needed to do them separate and since I really liked Tower of Dawn as being one of the best books in the series I feel validated with myself for thinking it too.

Fireheart :( I don’t think I’m ready for Kingdom of Ash…

If there’s one thing SJM is gonna do is write a book about everyone’s least favorite character and make me fall in love.

While I loved getting to know all these new characters and the story is phenomenal… I actually miss the people from the main story!! I can’t wait for the next book!

'Tower of Dawn' was really good! Why? Because it's all about Chaol, baby! He's been one of my absolute favorites since book 1, so getting to hang out with him throughout this whole adventure was perfect! He's like the ultimate underdog, and watching him grow and kick butt in this book was beyond rewarding. Plus, the new characters we meet along the way? Total gems. They added so much depth and flavor to the story, I couldn't get enough of them!

3.5★ i read this in tandem with Empire of Storms. okay, i’ve always had a soft spot for Chaol, so i was happy to read a book about him and his own adventure, and how he overcame his own struggles and new injury. [SPOILERS] → . . . i’m so happy Chaol found his happy ending! i love him and Yrene. i think they compliment each other so well, with him being a bit rash and her calm nature. the Nesryn and Sartaq chapters bored me a little. but overall it was a fun read, now i can’t wait to see how they get back to Rowan and the rest of the crew!

i LOVE this series, but there is not a character or event in this whole book that can make up for how much i hate chaol. every time i do this tandem read i wonder why i go through this book again. knowing his inner dialogue is taking up valuable brain space.

dnf 35% second read: dnf 15% I decided a long time ago that life’s too short to read books you are not interested in, so I decided to read a summary of each chapter in this book. I know there’s a lot of people who like Chaol, even love him, but I just never really care about his character. Pretty sad, but true. I read this series over a year ago and this book was the reason I stopped. I couldn't imagine reading a seven-hundred-page book about Chaol. I know it wasn't just his point of view, but even that didn't convince me to do it. If Sarah had chosen to write this about Manon, I would have read it for sure. Even reread it. Many times. I love reading about powerful women. I don't know the person who wrote this summary, but bless him/her or whatever pronouns you have. I hope both sides of your pillow are always cold. Throne of Glass series 1.1. The Assassin’s Blade 3.5 stars 1. Throne of Glass 3 stars 2. Crown of Midnight 4.5 stars 3. Heir of Fire 5 stars 4. Queen of Shadows 5 stars 3. Heir of Fire 5 stars 4. Empire of Storms 5 stars 3. Towet of Dawn dnf, read the summary 4. Kingdom of Ash tbr

Wow. I put off this book for so long because I was not a fan of Chaol. This book changed my mind. Again and again Sarah J. Mass keeps surprising me with how things mentioned BOOKS before come into play later. Even the smallest detail comes into play later. This was a great story that honestly made me cry.

Gonna be real. Only read this for Yrene. Chaol can get fucked for how he treated my baby girl Aelin

Man, this one felt like it took forever, but Chaol wasn’t my favorite by a long shot, so I think that was my main problem here. The new settings are beautiful, Yrene and Nesryn realize so much more of their potential, and there are a few surprises that make so much sense. Well worth the read, of course, just wasn’t my favorite of the series.

yes, it’s Chaol’s book. Yes, it was still really really good. I think I should have done the tandem read, only because some plot points from EOS get spoiled as they are happening at the same time.

tandem ate

Could’ve been a novella

Tandem read is the way to go!! I don’t think I could’ve finished this book otherwise