I especially hate Vernon and how he treats poor Elide. The villains are terrifying and definitely very formidable opponents to the main characters. I like her dynamics with Elide and of course, I still love Abraxos. Manon’s plotline, at last, comes into play and merges with Aelin’s. I love how her and Aelin bond over chocolate. She’s clever, kind, and a really deep character. In Assassin’s Blade, I disliked Lysandra a lot, but now I really enjoyed her as a character.

I love how Maas had them be very short for the majority of the time, so it was just getting a peek into what’s going on with him.

I don’t see these enough in books as I’ve mentioned before.Īll of Dorian’s chapters as he’s trapped inside the demon prince’s control are very intense. I love her cousin relationship with Aedion. She’s really taken ownership of her fae lineage and I really like the chemistry between her and Rowan. The Characters: Celaena who now has embraced her true name as Aelin has really grown so much across the books and you really see that here as she finally starts sinking into her role as queen. I really saw how far Aelin has come in this book. The plot is a wild ride with many twists and an epic conclusion. So many plot threads, so many things I've been waiting to happen finally commence. The Plot: Everything is coming together in this book. There were just so many epic parts in this book! This is my favorite book of the Throne of Glass series so far! I love it when all of the threads put into motion throughout a series collide. Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Reprint edition (September 6, 2016) And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return.

She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die just to see her again.

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