“She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.”
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BLURB: As the King of Adarlan's Assassin, Celaena Sardothien is bound to serve the tyrant who slaughtered her dear friend. But she has vowed to make him pay. The answers Celaena needs to destroy the king lie across the sea Wendlyn. And Chaol, Captain of the King's Guard, has put his future in jeopardy to send her there.
Yet as Celaena seeks her destiny in Wendlyn, a new threat is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love?
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BOOK REVIEW
You will like this if you like:
~ Fae
~ Complex world building
~ Slow unraveling of mysteries
To Note: book 3 of the Throne of Glass series, must be read in order.
Plot: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
Writing Style: 5/5
Personal Enjoyment: 5/5
Overall Rating: 20/20
I have a feeling I am going to say this with every ToG book I read (spoiler alert: since I have now read the next 3 books, yes, I most definitely will be saying it about each book!) but oh my gosh it just keeps getting better and better! After Crown of Midnight, I was finally on board with this series, and couldn't get to Heir of Fire fast enough!
Heir of Fire starts only a few weeks after where Crown of Midnight left off. The world is opened up further as Caelena travels to other lands. We get to see how others live and it's very interesting. We are also introduced to yet more key characters and it was fantastic to finally have the witches make an appearance.
I am enjoying the sheer variety in creatures and beings in general that exist in the ToG world. One of Maas's many talents seems to be her ability to introduce new characters and peoples and to present them with a rich, fully developed backstory so that they never feel one dimensional. Along with the many characters we have many more story arcs, our characters area scattered all over the country/continents and some never cross paths. I must admit at times it was hard to leave one character in order to follow action elsewhere.
Another thing I wanted to touch upon was how refreshing it is to see a female character have multiple, normal healthy relationships. Maas handles all of Caelena's romantic relationships with respect. Her transition of feelings is done so well, you believe their development implicitly. She is not portrayed as a girl jumping from on relationship to the next, instead we see how her feelings develop slowly and over time, and Maas highlights how relationships are just as much forged/ broken by external factors as they are by the feelings of the two individuals in question.
As with all her books, this one is so easy to read, the prose is fast flowing, with some truely emotional passages. I am always surprised with how much emotion Maas can wring out of her characters. It enhances an already brilliant story. I have enjoyed this book so much, I have already reread it and it was just as enjoyable the second time around! highly recommend.
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“Their hands clasped between them, he whispered into her ear, "I claim you, too, Aelin Galathynius.”
“I claim you, Aelin. To whatever end.”
“And then I am going to rattle the stars.”
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