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Review of Crown of Midnight



I am giving this book 4.5/5 stars!

 Character development was great, for Celaena, Chaol, Dorian, Nehemia, and even some of the side characters that are mentioned in this book, such as Archer. I was especially happy with the character development from Archer and Chaol. Archer is a complex character and I hope to learn more about how deeply he networked, how invested he was, what will happen now with what he stood for and was a part of, and more. Chaol, my god, my dear boy, have mercy on him PLEASE. I still don't see why everyone hates him so much. 
We learn so much more about their world and how there are so many more mysteries to unravel. I can't wait for all of my questions to be answered. This world is crazy, and I honestly didn't see it taking the path that it did. In the first book, I didn't think that the whole Fae concept really fit in, but now I think that it has melded together more and I can see it fitting perfectly. 

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 I do wish that Celaena kept her virginity. It was one of the things that I liked about her. That she was saving it for someone special, and while I get why she had lost it to Chaol, I was sad to see her lose it to someone that I know is not the person she is to end up with. I was hoping she would save it for *you know who, if you have seen spoilers or read the books that come after this one*. But I am also glad that Maas let her lose it to Chaol, because it shows that people do it with the wrong person, and that is okay. It is okay to lose it to the one that is not meant to be yours in the end, and it doesn't mean you have to stay with them. It is still special doing it with the person you are meant to be with. 

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 This book got really good around halfway through, which is when things really pick up. Twists occurred that I did not see coming, nor did I expect them at any given moment in time. And by the Wyrd, someone get me water so I can replenish my tear ducts. My heart ACHES with everything that has happened. 
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Synopsis:
She is the greatest assassin her world has ever known.
But where will her conscience, and her heart, lead her?

After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes.Keeping up the deadly charade-while pretending to do the king's bidding-will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon -- forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make a choice. Where do the assassin's loyalties lie, and who is she willing to fight for?
Reading log: June 26, 2020 to July 4, 2020
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