Book Review: Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas

***BOOK REVIEW***

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas

(Throne of Glass #2)

“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.”

It took me a long while to get into this book. I have to be honest, were it not for the urgings of my fellow booklovers I would have given up. But due to the Throne of Glass fandom being so popular within the bookish community I forced myself to keep going. And I’m so glad I did. The story became complex and interesting. It had so many layers upon layers. I was frustrated and intrigued and engaged. I cried, and I outright gasped at points. It made up for the slow start in the end. Unfortunately because it took so long to get going I had to lower this 5 value than what I had hoped for, but I will be moving onto Heir of Fire immediately! ★★★

See below for synopsis:

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.