There was more action, more nastiness, more character development, more surprises, more complications, more sexy, no love triangle - all of this and a well-placed, never-saw-it-coming twist.

The kind I wanted the first one to be the kind I hadn't dared to hope she might produce in this sequel. You want to know what Crown of Midnight felt like? It was like the author listened to every piece of criticism I could have thrown at the first book, listened to everything I loved and everything that irritated me. Oh wow, where do I start with this sequel? I wasn't even sure I was going to read it when I recently finished Throne of Glass and found it entertaining but a poor excuse for fantasy.

and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for. 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. Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. 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. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. She hides her secret vigilantly she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. It puts this entire castle in jeopardy-and the life of your friend.'įrom the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. 'A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached. An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

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