Throne of Glass Book 2: Crown of Midnight Kindle Edition

Kindle Customer: The character development is amazing in this book. If you have read acotar and loved it, you may also love this one. The greatest thing for me was that it was so different from acotar. It was not the same author using the same formula for all her story plots. I have enjoyed both series so far. That said, it is not a page turner, the pace is much slower than acotar. I also love the multiple POVs.

Germany on Sep 28, 2023

Kindle Customer: I was on edge at every moment, couldn't put this down. Perfect for a fantasy lover like me. Must read.

India on Sep 09, 2023

Jdsmith: This is the book where things start falling in to place and it gets you really excited for the journey ahead!

I love Dorian & Celaena’s friendship it’s one of my favourite friendships throughout the whole series.

I go back and forth with how I feel about Chaol in this book but i think it represents how he himself is in a constant struggle with what he knows is right and what he is duty bound to do.

LOVE fleetfoot and I love how much the men look after her knowing how much she means to Celaena

My favourite quotes in this book:

“The best lies were always mixed with truth”

Why are you crying?"
"Because," she whispered, her voice shaking, "you remind me of what the world ought to be. What the world can be.

But death was her curse and her gift, and death had been her good friend these long, long years.

Some things you hear with your ears. Others you hear with your heart

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

He would move on. Because he would not be like the ancient kings in the song and keep her for himself. She deserved a loyal, brave knight who saw...

United Kingdom on Sep 04, 2023

imysbookshelf: Okay, so while I did enjoy this book, and would read again, I don’t think I enjoyed it as much as Throne of Glass.

Don’t get me wrong, I did really enjoy it; it was very exciting and action-packed. I just found it to be the same as TOG, where the first half was a little slow (and less fun) but the second half really picked up quickly and was thrilling and worth the read! It has definitely made me excited to continue with the series and see where it goes (I bought the next straight after finishing Crown of Midnight).

I guess, the book could perhaps count as a very slight filler book, that it was setting up the main plot for the series (I won’t mention what that is, but if you’ve read the series, you know what I’m talking about).

I liked the development of Celaena, I still think she is a great character with a truly amazing and fascinating background. I will say, however, that she did ever so slightly annoy me in this book, especially regarding Chaol and Archer. I think it’s ludicrous that she just simply believed Archer and turned on Chaol so freaking quickly, especially after everything they had shared. I still like her a lot though, and think...

United Kingdom on Jun 10, 2023

Sandy Farmer: Crown of Midnight started off with Celaena being a bit more active in the king's service. Where she finally won the title of King's Champion in Throne of Glass, the King is finally calling her into service to dispatch his enemies. And even though she's an assassin in deed, Calaena finds herself in a tough position. The King threatened Chaol and Nehemia and their families if Calaena doesn't perform up to his standards, but she knows that he is an evil man and will likely use her to simply further his world domination attempts rather than for justice. She has to fight back how she can, but it takes being extremely careful in how she chooses to do so. This means that her friends also aren't in the know because that puts them in danger as well.

Crown of Midnight felt a bit longer to me than Throne of Glass even though it's not really longer, and it didn't even take me but 3 days more to read. I think I felt that way because events were bee-bopping along and I was loving the direction that things were going until about 45% I realized that things were going too well too quickly. And then panic mode set in. I knew that something had to happen to disrupt all of the good things...

United States on Jan 23, 2017

Blue (Bookish Blue): This is one of those reviews that is incredibly difficult for me to write. Why? Because I so badly wanted to love Crown of Midnight. I wanted it to be one of my top ten books of 2013, just as Throne of Glass was one of my top ten of 2012, but it just didn’t happen that way for me. And, more than anything, my disappointment in my own expectations has made it really hard to see the true merits of the story. Now, thinking back on the story, I can certainly see how much I did actually enjoy it and while I didn’t fall in love with it like I had hoped, I still really liked it and I know that, that feeling is one that will never go away. Thus, it is now that I can say with some certainty that Crown of Midnight is a great read and one that is worth the read.

The problem I had with this book that stopped me from truly enjoying it was the slow beginning. For me, the first part of the story just seemed to drag on without much of anything actually happening. I could see afterwards in the second part why it was necessary, but it just took too long for me to really get into the story. I kept putting the book down and was able to walk away from it for long periods of time without...

United Kingdom on Mar 27, 2015

Christina: *flails* This book was so good. I liked Throne of Glass, but I LOVED Crown of Midnight. (!!!) Watch out below for some spoilers if you haven't read Throne of Glass yet.

Ten Likes/Dislikes:

1. (+) Celaena, the protagonist - Celaena and I haven't had the best of pasts. When I first read Throne of Glass, I thought she was too arrogant - so arrogant that I found it hard to identify with her, so arrogant that I never really believed in the danger that she faced. My wishes were granted, though: you do find out more of Celaena's past, and you do get more into her head in Crown of Midnight. She's still bold and brash, clever and witty, strong and assertive, and yes, quite able to defend herself (and thus proves herself as an assassin and King's Champion)--but where she shines in this novel, it's none of those things. It's when she finally shows some vulnerability, some doubt, some emotion, and that actually made me want to hug her. That got me rooting so much for her that it was nearly inconceivable that I didn't like her before. So if you loved Celaena in Throne of Glass, you will ache for her in this novel. If you weren't her greatest fan in Throne of Glass, maybe you'll...

United States on Aug 27, 2013