I am so tired, I am only a human girl, I don't think I'll be able to tolerate anything more. I just can't.
I will not read the next one. At least not until my heart has been tranquilized again, it deserves a break.
Warning: I am quite explicit so beware if you're not too fond of cuss words and also, I am giving out a few spoilers so read at your own risk.
My emotions were all over the place which means that this review will too.
The story of Celaena continues on with the never-eneding twists and turns that the author just loves to toy with around. You know a person's a good author when they like to torture you for the whole of the three hundred pages of their book. But - it's not without a point, clarifying. Which I think is why I'm still here. Dying and in pain. Oh don't you just love reading?
So after wasting time, we finally begin to train. We make a new friend who is a complete douche in the beginning but has quickly evolved into one of my favorite characters, we find also meet Aelin's cousin Aedion who I have also come to love (yay, if you know what I mean), the best part though? We get to see too many details on the army that the King of Adarlan is preparing.
Now those parts in particular really got me down. I grew so tired at reading about the incredible forces the kind of idjits (SPN anyone?) was pulling out of his ass. And I don't mean I was growing bored, I mean I was staring to get really depressed because the odds were not looking in our favor. However, I did come to enjoy Manon's POV and her relationiship with her Wayvern. It reminded be a lot of the relationship in How To Train Your Dragon with the dude and Toothless, which is one of my favorite stories so. And I am very curious to see how her story will end, what part will she have and how decisive is it going to be once it intertwines with the rest of these characters.
The characters, Gosh, they just keep coming and coming don't they. I can really appreciate it but just - let's be real careful on how many we kill and who, okay? Aedion was someone who I really enjoyed. Sure, at first I disliked him tremendously but as I learned of his allegiance to Aelin (we'll call her Aelin now) then I knew I could trust him and thus, like him as well. He wouldn't betray us and hurt me, though I never really considered that he could be killed (not spoiler btw) which maybe I should have. Sorscha I did not particularly like. I respected her for keeping her mouth closed and for helping Dorian whom I do not like as much as I used to. The truth about her was slightly shocking and how she came to end was sad, I suppose, but it didn't pain me nearly as much as the whole scene previous that with Aedion had. Thus, I did not care much for her death.
Now, regarding Chaol and just most of the characters now, let me explain something first. I realize you never really know who to trust and here in this particular series, you seriously can never tell whose side are you on. It is too confusing, the different opinions, abilities and goals to actually consider there to be only two sides. So, I have come to the conclusion that my loyalty, my trust, my hope and cheers should be, and are, only for Aelin and whoever is with her. I root for her, and I no longer allow myself to care too much for the rest.
Which is why, Rowan is now one of my favorite characters as I said earlier. Although I did hate him with a burning passion at the beginning, I knew it was important all that was happening. By now, I know that you shouldn't run away from life. It makes you weak while giving you the illusion of strength. Both Rowan and Aelin made me question myself a lot, so much that I was half-asleep and my lost thought was, "I'm a coward too," and that was my last thought before succumbing to unconsciousness. And Chaol, I am as confused about him as Aelin I think. I don't entirely ship it anymore because I don't think I should, and I just think even he is too confused to know if we're still Team Chaol or not. I haven't exactly agreed with him on many points, and though I still respect him for the loyalty he has presented to both Dorian and Aelin, I don't know if I like him. I'll have to wait and see about that.
Now, finally just about the plot in general. I did enjoy this one more than the others, if only because this one was much harder to go through. It is exactly this though, that has made Aelin grow. Those are the moments that I latch onto and never let go. The ones that help me when I start thinking too negatively. So, I know a war is coming - and a huge one at that. I know a lot more pain is to come, with how Chaol is lost, Aedion locked up, Dorian trapped in darkness, Rowan left behind and Aelin making her way to hell as I type. But I really admire the author for so much wisdom she has shown in these three books so far, and how well she is at simply telling a story, at creating a world.
I possess the fourth one. The fifth one comes out this year. The sixth and last I think, comes out next year. Clearly. we've still a long way to go. So I have come to the conclusion that, it's the complexity in both plot and characters, what I most love and hate about this series. Along with the fact that I have to wait so long for it to end. For us to finally see where the story was going all along, to what point it is that we had to fight for so long, enduring, enduring, enduring.
So regardless of how much sense this made and ignoring how long it resulted, I conclude this with: if you have prevailed until now and enjoy those awesome moments where a character grows as a person and kicks ass while doing so, then this one is the next book on your immediate TBR list.
- The Bookdragon
PS
Happy 18th birthday to me. c:
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