Crown of Midnight

Calaena has won the competition and now is the King's Champion but she is far away from being loyal to the throne. The book takes off from Calaena's assignment to assasinate some noble lord. Through out the book she tries to prove her loyalty to the king while playing a very dangerous game. Relationships are formed and broken and there's betrayel annd loved one's are lost and so many secrets kept.Only to keep the one she loves safe. The friendship potrayed between Princess Nehemia and her is one of a kind.Two powerful kickass ladies bonded so strongly, what can be better than that. As the dark power looms and Calaena discovers secrets one after the another,everything threatening to destroy her ever so little hope of the world that once had been,the world she dared to hope would rise again. Dorian,Chaol,Calaena..all of them find out the truths either about themselves or the one they cannot imagine to lose.They all are playing a very dangerous game.One little hint to the King and everything will crumble to pieces. This book was such an enjoyable read.Each and every sentence writen in this book had a purpose to serve.So many twists and turns and it did manage to surprise me at times so i am highly impressed. Sarah j Mass is my favourite author and her books my favourite stories and the characters in them..my favourite people.. not all but most of them.I never related to any of the characters of any other books(even though i loved those book) like i do with characters that Sarah writes. I wish none of her series ever end. I am so glad i picked up TOG.

What a phenomenal gripping nail biting page turner. The end is epic, reading all of them in one go. Scintillating

Being the second book in the Throne of Glass series,Crown of Midnight is darker in tone and writing.The plot gets thicker and the stakes get higher in this epic fantasy journey,with interesting characters and intriguing world building.

The book was fantastic. Go read it. The emotional quotient is higher in this second book. You get more invested in it.

Crown of midnight Review!!!! 4 stars!!!!! I thought Throne of Glass was a ride, but this sequel took everything to a whole new level. I went into this series a bit hesitant, but after finishing book two, I am officially a Sarah J. Maas convert. Watching Celaena navigate her role as the King’s Champion while balancing her own secrets was so intense. The stakes felt much higher this time, and the revelations about her past? I’m still processing. 😭 No spoilers, but the shift in the magic system and that ending has me reaching for Heir of Fire immediately. My transition back into fantasy is going... let’s just say, very quickly.

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Mass is the second book in the Throne of Glass series. Celaena, who is the brutal king's champion comes closer to find the answers to how she lost her freedom, where the king's powers come from and what he plans to do. The book is filled with deadly secrets, shocking occurrences and spine-chilling events. Although the narrative was very slow at the start, it became intense and gripping later on. I noticed the same pattern in the first book as well. I wasn't prepared for the secrets which were revealed in this book; I was left shocked and excited when I finished reading this book. Saying anything more would mean spoiling the book. . I also liked the themes in this book. Horrifying reality of slavery, the danger of excessive power and the good vs the evil occupies a major part of the book. This book shocked me and made me emotional at the same time. It is a perfect blend of all the things a book should have and I absolutely loved it ❤️

Amazing book! The print was good! Had so much fun reading it!

Really good. One of the craziest things is revealed at the end of the story and overall the experience was great for long-time fantasy readers like me.

I love everything about the book 📕 the characters and the adventures and fantasies I can immerse myself in

Rezension Seit dem gewonnen Wettkampf ist Celaena Sardothien, Adarlan’s größte Assassinin, nun der Champion des Königs. Ihre Aufgabe: Seine Feinde zu eliminieren und ihm ihre Köpfe zu liefern. Und um ihre Freiheit wieder zu erlangen, muss sie vier Jahre in den Diensten des Königs stehen. Doch Celaena kann und will die Unschuldigen nicht töten – und täuscht deren Tode vor. Was passiert jedoch, wenn der König jemals herausfinden sollte, dass sie ihn hintergeht? Denn mit jeder weiteren Lüge die sie erzählt, ist nicht ihr eigenes Leben in Gefahr – sondern das der Menschen, die ihr am meisten bedeuten. Als es zudem zu einigen mysteriösen Ereignissen kommt, muss Celaena ihr Schicksal in die Hand nehmen und für ihre Ideale einstehen - auch, wenn das Opfer dafür groß ist… »If they wanted Adarlan’s Assassin, they’d get her. And Wryd help them when she arrived.« (Aus: Crown of Midnight, S. 215) Mit Crown of midnight schafft Autorin Sarah J. Maas einen beeindruckenden und phänomenalen zweiten Band ihrer Fantasyserie um Celaena Sardothien, welcher schon den sehr guten ersten Band der Serie, Throne of Glass, völlig in den Schatten stellt. Beeindruckende und unglaublich nahe Charaktere, eine extrem spannende Handlung und ein ausgeweiteter Rahmen, in welchem die Story ausgebaut wird, sowie die sich ständig verschiebenden und sich verstrickenden Charakterbeziehungen und Intrigen innerhalb der Handlung lassen den Roman zu einem grandiosen Pageturner werden, in welchem Celaena, Protagonistin der Geschichte, zu einer wahren Rachegöttin heranwächst, der sich nichts und niemand in den Weg stellen kann. Von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite wird der Leser dabei gefangen genommen in einer Geschichte, die ihn nicht zu lösen vermag, in der man sich völlig in dieser detaillierten und absolut glaubwürdigen Welt verliert. »Some things you hear with your ears. Others, you here with your heart. « (Aus: Crown of midnight, S. 168) Dabei stellt die Autorin nicht nur die voranschreitende Handlung oder gar die Dreiecksbeziehung der Charaktere, sondern vor allem deren Entwicklung untereinander und zu sich selbst dar. Nicht nur Celaena macht in diesem Roman eine enorme Entwicklung durch, sondern auch die beiden anderen Hauptfiguren, Chaol, Hauptmann der Leibgarde des Königs, und Prinz Dorian, erleben einige Überraschungen, welche sie in ihrem Tun und Handeln und in ihren Gefühlen beeinflussen. Das Besondere dabei ist vor allem, dass alle drei Charaktere einstecken müssen: Geheimnisse aufdecken, Verrat wegstecken und Brüche in den Freundschaften überstehen. Dabei gibt es riesige Gefühlsachterbahnen, Emotionen wie Verlust, Trauer, Hoffnung und Glück, Verrat und Vertrauen –alles Gefühle, mit welchen die drei Figuren zu den unterschiedlichsten Zeitpunkten zu kämpfen haben. Celaenas Arroganz leidet dabei und bricht ebenso, wie Vertrauen für sie neue Maßstäbe annimmt. Und dasselbe gilt auch für die beiden Männer, deren Herz an ihr hängen und eine neue Basis zu ihr finden müssen, um die schwierigen Zeiten zu durchstehen und sie alle ihren Weg zu sich selbst wiederfinden werden. Neben den unglaublich nahen Protagonisten schafft es die Autorin aber auch auf gekonnte Art und Weise Nebenfiguren zu inszenieren, die nicht nur die Handlung voranbringen, sondern auch ein gewisses Bild der Authentizität mit sich zu bringen wissen. Dabei erstreckt sich eine enorme Vielfalt an Figuren, welche weit entfernt von stereotypen Figuren verkehren und die Handlung umso spannender gestalten, eben weil sie nicht durchschaubar agieren. Und genau diese Mischung macht die Sympathie aus, welchen den Leser für die Figuren des Romans einnimmt. Und vor allem ist die Zeichung des Antagonisten, Prinz Dorians Vater und König von Adarlan, gelungen, denn weil so wenige Informationen über ihn preisgegeben werden, wirkt er nicht nur unberechenbar – sondern wird zu einem gefährlichen Gegner, den niemand unterschätzen sollte. »It was hard to care, she realized as she started the trek back to the castle. Incredibly hard to care, when you didn’t have anyone left to care about. « (Aus: Crown of midnight, S. 297) Neben den Charakteren ändert auch die Handlung sich deutlich gegenüber Band eins, welche durch ruhigere Phasen und das erste Setting doch sehr ausgeglichen war. Ganz anders kommt Crown of midnight daher. Als absoluter Pageturner wartet der Roman mit Rasanz, Spannung und Überraschungen auf. Immer wenn man denkt, man weiß was passiert, wird man vom Gegenteil belehrt. Unberechenbar ist die Handlung, wie auch die Hauptfigur selbst. Sehr gut gelungen ist der Autorin auch die detaillierte Zeichnung der Welt, auch wenn die Geschehnisse noch immer in Adarlan selbst passieren. Aber der Roman schafft einen Blick über den Tellerrand und bietet auf, was an Potenzial von Band eins noch liegen blieb. Mit voranschreitender Seitenzahl kann der Leser nur ungläubig den Kopf schütteln, denn die Geschehnisse sprudeln nur so vor sich hin und immer wieder wird man überrascht. Entsetzt, erstaunt, mitfühlend – so erlebt man als Leser die Geschichte hautnah mit und wird mit einem überragenden Ende belohnt, welcher es faustig hinter den Ohren hat. Fazit Crown of Midnight von Sarah J. Maas ist ein phänomenaler Roman und ein Pageturner ohnegleichen. Band eins war schon sehr gut – aber Band zwei ist einfach nur grandios. Sowohl Charaktere, als auch Handlung und Grundidee können restlos überzeugen. Zweifler des ersten Bandes sollten sich bereithalten, denn hier wird alles ausgemerzt, was je als Kritikpunkt hätte gelten können. Ein absolut phänomenaler Roman, welcher es locker mit den Spitzentiteln der hiesigen Fantasyliteratur aufnehmen kann und viel Potenzial für weitere Folgebände bietet. Bitte, bitte mehr davon! Pro & Contra + Handlung verdichtet sich + Entwicklung der Figuren + Beziehungsstrukturen + Celaena als potenzielle Rachegöttin & unglaublich ambivalente Figur + Spannend von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite + Pageturner ohnegleichen +Tolle & passende Aufmachung + Überzeugende Grundidee + Überraschende und unerwartete Wendungen + Undurchsichtiger Antagonist + Unglaublich viel Potenzial Bewertung: Handlung: 5/5 Charaktere: 5/5 Lesespaß: 5/5 Preis/Leistung: 5/5

I LOVED THIS BOOK. The first one started a bit slow and like I said in my review, it was a bit repetitive, BUT man… this one was INCREDIBLE. I swear. “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.” In this book we pick up right where we left off in Throne of Glass. Celaena has been named the King’s Champion and she now must fulfill his every wish. His every evil wish: kill this, kill that, and Celaena can’t do anything about it… or can’t she? She’s been told to do anything and everything in her power to uncover the King’s plans and the evil that surrounds her and everyone she cares about. Good think she’s smart. This book was so, so, SO good. I absolutely loved it. The pace picked up a lot more than it did in the first book, so it was easier to get into the story. The character development was incredible. Every single character had me guessing what they were going to do next and sometimes they turned out to be completely different than I expected. Some others turned out to be exactly what I hoped they would be. The plot twists. OMG. I didn’t see some of them coming!!!!!!! So I was a bit shocked at first, but then realized how much sense they make to get the story going. And this world. Man, this world is just so freaking awesome. Every single detail is well-thought and they are so important to the story. I loved reading every single word of this book. Celaena keeps being her sarcastic and badass self, but in this book you get to see her in her element. She fights like a true assassin, so she can be scary as hell sometimes, but the beauty of this character is that she’s the combination of a badass woman and sweet girl. She is able to recognize the good and the bad. She knows what side she’s on, even if it takes her a bit longer to come to terms with it. I think I understood her a lot more in this book. I also loved seeing her letting her guard down for a bit, and it felt completely different from what happened before. The stolen looks and stolen kisses. Meaningful words and memories. It felt deeper in this book. And I loved it, because she managed to show her vulnerable side without being weak. Not that I would think that she’s weak, of course. “But he had no idea what sort of darkness lurked inside her, or what sort of monster she was willing to become in order to make things right.” Now, let me tell you a little more about the mess this book has made out of me. I’ve always talked about how strong I am when it comes to picking a boy in the books I read. It’s always easy. There’s always something to hate about one of the boys, making it easy for me to pick one and stay true to that one boy. But this? I knew this was going to be hard. I knew it the moment Dorian kissed her for the first time. I knew it the moment Chaol reacted out of passion and protectiveness. I knew it when I noticed both of these guy’s look towards Celaena. These two characters are beautiful and passionate and just so freaking lovable: One is pure heart and magic. He’s just sweet and attentive and such beautiful and trusting soul. There’s magic within him. There’s power that he doesn’t know exists yet, but I know he’s destined for good. He is good in all the ways his father is bad. “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 her for what she was and did not fear her. And he deserved someone who would look at him like that, even if the love wouldn’t be the same, even if the girl wouldn’t be her.” The other one is all about protecting those he care about, no matter the cost, all without exaggerating. He’s all about giving them the best of him, and making sure they are ok. He recognizes his mistakes for what they are and knows when to give some space. He’s passionate and trust-worthy. He’s reliable, even when he thinks he’s not. “I worry because I care. Gods help me, I know I shouldn’t, but I do. So I will always tell you to be careful, because I will always care what happens.” And I think, no I know, it will only get harder as the story goes on. Now, the plot. OH MY GOD. There are a lot of things going on and you MUST pay attention to the details. They will show you the way to understand this amazing world and see it through the character’s eyes. Also, we have some shocking plot-twists that had me jumping up and down. Some I expected and some I didn’t, but that’s part of the beauty of this story. I love all the possibilities this book has given me. There are queens and kings in the making. There is love that goes deep, but even so, it’s still fragile. There are truths, half truths and lies. There are mysterious and different kinds of magic. I must thank you, Sarah J. Maas. You have created such a wonderful and magical place and characters. Each character and their story is interesting by itself, but as a whole, they manage to fit perfectly. This is definitely the kind of book that will keep you reading until there aren’t any more pages, and it will leave you wanting more. So, do I recommend this series? So far, YESSSSSSSSS.

Livro muito envolvente e fácil de ler, com uma história cativante do início ao fim. Ótima continuação da saga. A entrega foi rápida e eficaz, o livro chegou em perfeitas condições. Recomendo!

Amazing!! That plot...wow! Kept me riveted the whole way through. I think I liked it better than book one. And what a cliffhanger ending! As for the romance, it's phenomenal. I haven't seen one this good in YA in a while. The chemistry is amazing between Chaol and Celaena. I was a big gooey mess reading about them for the first half. Then about midway, it broke my heart. I won't say why. These two are definitely added to my favorite couples. Another thing I'm highly enjoying in regard to the romance is Dorien. While he still loves her, he's being good and stepping aside for Chaol. I respect that; you don't see that in many novels. And while she still cares for Dorien, it's more on the friend side. None of that "I love him and then him, and I want him but feel guilty..." You know that stuff you see all the time in love triangles. It's another reason I like this series so much--the romance is done tastefully. Anyone who likes high fantasy, action, romance, fairies, mystery and an all around amazing story, this is the one for you!