Dreams of Gods and Monsters

Well. I finished the book. The entire book had me on my toes. The thing with Ziri broke my heart and seeing him trying to make peace with being the Wolf, Ah! Anyways. This is definitely a great book and filled with so many amazing characters. I don't want to spoil anyone but I have to say, READ IT!

Let's start with the new character, Eliza. I completely understand her importance in this book and as the book progressed, I understood her importance and came to enjoy reading her chapters but initially, it just felt like she providing a damper on our favorite characters. I felt awful for what she went through as a child. Can you imagine the kind of situation where everyone you know thinks of you as a prophetic child and not treat you as a person? I wasn't surprised when she turned out to be an angel. I liked that her story gradually weaved into the story we knew and how it unveiled and connected to Razgut's story. We learned about the Faerers and their purpose. It was an interesting tale and brought a new depth to the story.

One of my absolute favorite characters was Ziri. You could see how he suffered in Thiago's body but he had to do so for Karou. Poor Ziri. He loved Karou and she couldn't even look at him in Thiago's body, even though she did it for him! His presence throughout the book was appreciated and I loved reading every scene that involved him and I loved him and Liraz! To be honest, when he died in the end, I was relieved. I was even more relieved when Liraz saved his body. 

Initially, Liraz obviously hates him, considering he is the Wolf but you can see their relationship develop as they get to know each other. I was glad when she found out Ziri was Ziri and not Thiago. I was elated when she saved his life like he saved hers. Hazael's death is a major factor in Liraz's development and I found myself missing him throughout the book.

Finally, the main event. Karou and Akiva. We see the heartbreak in Akiva's eyes as he bears witness to Karou being civil towards Thiago, or as we know Ziri. It took some time for him to find out the truth and the story between them progresses at a steady pace. We learn more about Akiva's past and about his mother. We learn about her heritage. Finding out Akiva was a Magus wasn't surprising after seeing what he could do but I felt like the ending was kind of rushed. He somehow managed to tip the balance that kept the world safe and the Stelians came after him. Just as he and Karou finally found peace together, they had to be separated because of earth shattering reason.

I love that Karou took charge to save her people and I found that the way her character developed was phenomenal. She finally took up Brimstone's mantel and worked on saving the souls she could.

I was glad we got the epilogue because it offered us some closure to the story but I still feel there can be more because quite a few of these storylines can still be continued.

Either way, I loved this book and this story and Laini Taylor's work is phenomenal!

Reviews for rest of the series:
Daughter of Smoke and Bones
Dreams of Gods and Monsters

Days of Blood and Starlight

Days of Blood and Starlight

Reading books this month has been a little challenging but I have to say, this book is one you can't put down once you start. Even though the next book of this series wasn't on my May TBR, I still rushed through it and it was amazing.

Back to this story. As usual I will only discuss things that really stuck with me even after all this time.

Firstly, Karou the resurrectionist! I loved that she was the continuing Brimstone's legacy. I have to say, I'm still not over him dying.
I'm also not over Hazael dying. I really took a liking to him. His openness and big heart really made me respect him.

Through out the story, we see this other side to Karou, she's constantly feeling guilty for loving Akiva and at same time she has to deal with her world turning upside down.

I personally loved all the scenes with Zuzana and Mik. They were like the tiny bit of normal in this crazy amazing world.

I love that she was worried about Karou, that's true friendship. Also, kudos to her for figuring Karou's non-message message out.

I love Ziri. That poor boy gave up his life for her! I love him so much! He's such a great character!

The scenes with Akiva and Karou were so heart wrenching. It really tore me apart. A part of me hated him and the other half loved him.

He did the wrong thing but he was hurt!

This book reeled me in from the first page and spit me out wanting more. I would recommend it to all the readers out there. It is definitely a must read!

Reviews for rest of the series:
Daughter of Smoke and Bones
Dreams of Gods and Monsters
Days of Blood and Starlight

Daughter of Smoke and Bones

After putting this book off for so long, I finally experienced the greatness of DoSaB.

I didn't quite expect to love it quite as much as I do. There are things about this book that bother me but it makes such a great plot line.

I loved reading about the scenes between Akiva and Madrigal in the past, it was so sweet and showed the goodness of people. I wish Akiva honored Madrigal's memory by trying to unite the two races but I also understand his side, those people took the life of the person he loved, one of them.

I am kind of hoping that now that she knows who she is, she kind of becomes Madrigal, but not completely forget Karou. I would like to see her as an embodiment of both Karou and Madrigal.

I'm curious about Karou's aging, will she age like a human or like a Chimera cause she isn't really human, she's just wearing human skin.

I really hate her sister, Chiro. How could she betray her sister like that? I get being jealous but how can you be that jealous of your own sister? And I hate how everyone keeps pushing her to be with Thiago. It's her free will. She would have lost herself if she had been with him.

I love that scene where she and Akiva dance and their stolen kisses. Their whole relationship was cute up until he killed Brimstone. I'm really going to miss Brimstone.

I love Zuzana, she was such a great friend, unlike Chiro. And lover her thing with Mik.
While Karou and Akiva's relationship is complicated theirs is simple and sweet. I love whole puppeteer thing, the art project. It was such a great idea and I keep trying to picture it.

I loved the scenes where Akiva and Karou were getting to know each other and them building a sort of friendship and the undeniable attraction between them. It was cute as perfect.

The ending with the whole back and forth between the past and present made a lot of things clear and it was insightful but I wanted to know what would happen with Karou and Akiva, which in the end turned out broke my heart.

I love the wish thing and love how her memories were stored in the wishbone, something that meant so much to the two of them.

I hope that in the end, things end up all right.

Reviews for rest of the series:
Daughter of Smoke and Bones
Dreams of Gods and Monsters

Days of Blood and Starlight

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour is definitely a great book. It was light and cutesy.

The way the book pans out. In the beginning, we see our protagonist as this scared girl trying to get through each day and try to rebuild her life after a tragedy and we get to see her evolve into this confident young woman.

To me, her trusting herself enough to drive again was the biggest achievement in the story.

I liked Roger. He wasn't like most male protagonists I read about. He wasn't cocky and self-assured. I liked that in some ways he was naive. I mean come on the thing with Hadley? Really? He thought that could work?

I loved reading about their trips through the different states. As a foreign citizen I know close to nothing about every place they went to but damn, sometimes it kind of felt like I was there myself.

Also. Let's talk about the playlists. I am quite ashamed of the fact I knew exactly zero of the songs on it. I mean, I've definitely heard of Elvis but never really listened to any of his music. I like the typical American Top Forty kind of music.

Anyways. Back to the story. I really liked the moments where we saw Amy starting to open up. I was glad that her recovery didn't have everything to do with Roger. I mean yeah, he was kind of a part of it but her learning to trust herself had a lot to do with the trip, not him and the people she met on the trip like Hadley's brother, who I really like.

I really like the ending, it wasn't overly cheesy but just cheesy enough, especially his gift to her. I love that gift, it was so thoughtful. I do wish we knew what happened after but the story was about her gaining trust in herself again not just about them.

I don't know what else to mention but I would like to say, it was a great read and a quick one too.

Lady Midnight

Lady Midnight. Well after waiting for two years I finally got to experience the greatness of Cassie Clare again. Yes. I read the Shadowhunter Academy but it wasn't the same. I love TSA but this was a full-on Cassie Clare book and I was so happy to read it. It kills me that I have to wait another year for book two. This book met every one of my expectations and exceeded it by so much.
PS. Did you know, I've been calling this series The Dark Artifacts? I was actually shocked to learn it was Artifices.

I love Emma and I love Julian. They are such great individuals!

I love the way Julian is so committed to his family. I love his relationship with each and every member of his family. I love how he takes care of them and how selflessly he loves them, how he puts them first. In my mind, Emma and Julian are like parents to those children, just like in Julian's dreams.

What I don't like about him is his cruel side. The ending when he plans the whole thing and uses Anselm Nightshade as a scapegoat. I hated that actually. I like Nephilim who respect other species and using them the way Julian did is not right. I really hope he makes up for it. I mean it could start a war between shadowhunters and the vampires.

I love Emma's strength, I admire her for it. I love that she and Clary kept in touch, thus she kind of has a connection to Jace too. I mean how many people can say that they are close to their role models?

I loved all the Emma and Julian scenes and I was so happy when they got together but I knew it wouldn't last. Before this book, I always thought the anti-relationship between parabatai thing was stupid but I see the reason. I get it but there has got to be a way around it. And it can't be that bad, can it?

I kind of expected his secret painting room to be a room full of Emma's portraits. I mean for an artist, art is a window into their soul, take Clary for example. How can he not draw the person he loves the most. Also, I loved that beach scene. I love that they have this bond stronger than everything else.

Also, when Tessa said that thing about making the other person hate you being easier, she should've mentioned that it didn't work. I mean Will tried and they still got married!

I'm excited to see how the Parabatai thing turns out. Also, Mark? Really? And I really wish that never really happens.

I am curious about Mark. I hope he can stay. The Faeries' deal was not really fulfilled but I hope they let him go. I want him to be with his family. He might need time to find his place again but he is needed. Julian needs him, also, I'm scared about their relationship with what Emma's about to do.

I wonder if Helen will be in the other books and I hope the Clave sets her free.

Now Ty and Liv. I really hope he doesn't join the Scholomance. I want him to stay with his family. And I love those two. They're brave and strong shadowhunters but Ty can't go.

Now. I have a few questions about Ty's condition. Is it a real thing? Is it like what Henry and Christopher Lightwood (TSA)? I Matthew mentions having to take care of his father and Christopher needing the same and Ty kind of reminded me of them, a genius!

Speaking of the Scholomance, am a crazy for shipping Diego and Cristina. I mean he didn't betray her like she thought he did, and honestly, he isn't all that bad of a person.

Now, Kieran. I want him and Mark to make up. They're good together. I wonder if he can leave the Wild Hunt 'cause that's the only way they can be together.

Now onto important things.

I did not see that coming about Kit! I did not expect it to happen. It was like that story about Tobias Herondale went out of my mind! It's so like Tessa to go save her descendant. I love her. I Want to read more about Kit, I want to see him turn into a shadowhunter, grow into his own person. I was kind of hoping something happens between him and one of the Blackthorns. I thought it would've been Livvy but read online he's probably Ty's love interest. But wasn't Kit interested in that girl in the prologue? I'm excited to see how this plays out either way!

Now. Malcolm. I did not see that coming. I was heartbroken about it. But here's what really bothers me. Annabel is back and he's gone. Now that is cruel. I am actually hoping he didn't die. I mean Emma didn't get him in the heart so he could be fine.

I wonder if there is a way of breaking the Parabatai bond. I mean in the TV Show they mention Alec and Jace's bond becoming extremely weak almost to the point of breaking so I wonder if Cassie will introduce that in the books too. I wish they do something about it. I mean if Clary and Jace can be allowed to be shadowhunters with exceptional powers why can't these two.

Also. I loved that extra scene in the end when they are about to leave for the LA institute from Sizzy's engagement party, it says she would have to give him her answer when they returned and she dreaded it. Was she going to say no? She can't say no! Why would she dread marrying Jace? He's Jace! She loves him! What the hell! Or am I over analyzing?

Anyways, I am in love with this book and it's fantastic characters and I can not wait for book two. I would love to more of our old characters. Clary, Jace, Simon, Izzy, Magnus, Alec, Jem, Tessa, the whole lot of them. I miss Will. I wish he were still alive!

Reviews for rest of the series:
Lady Midnight
Lord of Shadows (Coming Soon)

Ugly Love

Ugly Love. Well. It tore me apart and made me feel so many emotions. I can't even get my thoughts to turn into words. When I started the book, I was so scared. We were reading about two love stories with the same guy and it was clear who he would've ended up with from page one.

But I was scared that since we read about Rachel from his POV and didn't really get much about Tate from him until the very end thus not really knowing how he really felt. I was scared that I'd like Rachel more, didn't happen. I ship Miles and Tate.

What bothered me a little was how fast Tate fell, I mean knowing there was no future, she didn't even try not to fall. She was deluding herself into believing he'd fall for her, I know he did and I love the story but I wish she was a little harder to get, especially in the end.

Should've have made him work for it. He said the wrong name. Should've made him grovel first.

I felt so sad when we learn about Miles' son dying. I expected it when we found out about the kid, I was kind of expecting a car crash too but never did I expect it to happen at the same time. I was thinking it would've been a miscarriage.

It's scary to think about what he felt for six years. He held his child in his arms and lost him the same night. And Rachel. How could she just up and leave? It wasn't his fault, and yes, she said she knew and she was just scared and confused but she shouldn't have left like that.

I don't like the "I'm liquid and Miles is solid" thing. To me, both partners should be solid. Again didn't make me love the story any less.

I love Ian. I love Corbin. I like that Corbin was such a protective big brother, I really like reading about those kinds of brothers for some reason. And the scene with Ian and Miles in the end when Ian is trying to get Miles to open his eyes was pretty great.

I also love Cap, I love how both Miles and Tate felt like they could confide in him. He was such a sweet old man.
I think Miles and Rachel both really needed that closure, in the end, to move on from happened and it made feel better to know he wasn't really hung up on Rachel, he was feeling guilty. Am I sick that I feel better about someone being in pain rather that in love with an ex?

It's just that I didn't want Miles to reject Tate because he loved Rachel. Knowing he thought he didn't have the right to be happy and that Tate did make him happy made me feel better.

This story was phenomenal and there were times it made my heart melt and times when I wanted to rip my hair off. Well overall, my heart is still healing with all the crazy thing the words did to me. And on top of that, I picked up November 9 soon after that and well. Same damn effect on me. Love the book but I hurt so much!

The beautiful moments do make up for the ugly love.

The Assassin's Blade

The Assassin and the Pirate Lord

This short story gave us an insight into Sam and Celaena's initial dynamics. It seems like all her relationships begin with a little hate. Her and Dorian, her and Chaol, even her and Rowan! And her and Sam.

So, Celaena seemed to a bad ass character even before. I think she has always been this amazing and remains awesome. She has such a lavish taste, I mean can you expect anything else. I think that's a little because that's the only aspect of her old life that she has left.

I felt bad that she lost Ben. I think at that point, he was her only friend and somehow I have a feeling that Arobynn did it to him for his closeness to Celaena even though he was also Arobynn's only real friend.

We see Sam and Aelin, I mean Celaena, at each other's throats in the beginning. That I didn't expect. I never really though they had the love-hate thing going on.

And then Arobynn sends them to make a Slave trade with the Pirate Lord Rolfe. Can I just say, Prick?

Both Sam and Celaena are sensitive to slaves. Sam's mother basically was one to Clarisse and Celaena only became an assassin because the other choice was becoming a slave and/or dying at the hands of the King of Adarlan.

So their plan to help the slaves was like every other Celaena Plan. Reckless and epic!

I was genuinely afraid for Sam's life, though. He was such a great character and I knew he wasn't going to die, his death was far more gruesome and painful but still.

I can't believe Celaena let Rolfe live after he saw her face, though.

Anyways. I liked the story but I'm still hung up on Queen of Shadows.

The Assassin and the Healer

To be honest, I didn't really enjoy this. There were things I liked and things I didn't. What I didn't like was the part from Yrene's POV.

She's a great character but she's just new and it's not like we had time to develop our understanding with her. It was quick and got the point across but it wasn't anything compared to the actual series.

I thought this had something to do with Celaena's childhood dream of being a healer.

I'm not going into details for this one, I'll just sum up what happened.

Celaena saved a young woman from brutes and taught her to fight. Yrene wanted to be a healer but on her way south she lost hope and lingered as a barmaid.

Celaena helps her out and gives her money so she can go.

The Assassin and the Desert

I'm going to start this review by saying I was expecting something like this. Mostly because nothing is ever easy for Celaena.

I liked Ansel at first but as we kept going deeper into the story I was sure about one thing. Either she dies or becomes a traitor.

And upon seeing the merchant, the traitor option became more likely.

I kind of wished she didn't betray them.

A part of me kind of wish the Silent Master was Celaena's master not Arobynn. His Assassins are better people, not just better warrior. I wish we see them again in the next two books.

I know that Ansel will make another appearance soon. I mean she's the young red-headed queen of the wastelands, isn't she? The one they mention in HoF and probably in QoS.

The master's way of training is amazing. He learns from animals, which is an amazing idea. Animals are the best warriors!

I admire that he treats his disciples as people not as property.

The Master's son. Man. I wish we see him too someday. I want to see a jealous Rowan! I mean Rowan can't be jealous of Sam, or Chaol or Dorian cause she's over Chaol and Dorian but I don't think he knows about Ilias.

I also feel bad for Mikhail. He was betrayed by the woman he loved and she killed him.

I'm curious how Celaena would react to seeing Ansel again. Would she attack or let it go?

I really liked this story, though!

The Assassin and the Underworld

Can I just say, I love love love Sam? He definitely beats Dorian, Rowan, and definitely Chaol. Knowing what happens to him made me not want to love him but I do!

Celaena, poor Celaena. I feel so bad for her. She was tricked to something she absolutely loathed. She inadvertently did something to enable something she was trying to stop.

I honestly loved Sam in this story. I am definitely convinced that he was her mate from this story. And knowing his sad fate. It breaks my frozen heart. I tried so hard not to ship them but honestly, I found it impossible.

When Celaena was in that sewer and I knew Sam was going to come for her, save her, I was just waiting for it.

I think Sam's the one person who's always been on her side, always been there for her.

It was fun seeing her jealous of Lysandra. It was interesting cause she's such a self-assured person that I find it hard to see her like that but everyone feels that way.

I loved this story so much and this just made my hatred for Arobynn grow a million times and I'm pretty sure in the next book he'll become my most hated person.

I'm a little disappointed with Celaena for being so vain. I mean Arobynn bought her a few gifts and she kind of forgave him.

Oh and Dorian made a Cameo. I mean, even then she noticed him. Like I said, I never shipped Chaolaena. I love Samlaena, Dorlaena, and Rowlin.

This was my favorite story in this book. 

The Assassin and the Empire

Did it hurt more because I already knew Sam's fate?

When Sam said he wanted to do it alone, I wanted to go into the book and slap his beautiful, perfect face and knock some sense into him.

It was so hard to read this knowing, waiting. It's not like the words would change or the story would change just because we love Sam so much.

I just wish she was with Sam completely, if only just once. I was never a Chaolaena shipper and hated that she was with Chaol and not with Sam.

I'm literally unable to fathom what happened. They were so perfect. He was so amazing. And Arobynn. That jealous son of a.....

May he burn in hell. May he feel as much pain as he inflicted on Sam.

RIP Sam. You were awesome!

Reviews for rest of the series:

Throne of Glass

Crown of Midnight

Heir of Fire

Queen of Shadows

Empire of Storms (Review Coming Soon)

Unnamed Book 6

The Assassin's Blade

Unnamed Novela

Stars Above

Well, I'd been anticipating this book since I read Winter in November. I honestly think my heart stopped beating for a second when I got my hands on it. And the cover. It's gorgeous. I was so excited about the epilogue that I jumped right to the last story. It was amazing. I couldn't bring myself to be as psyched about any other short story. I just wish we had more epilogues!

The Little Android

Okay, the little android happened to be my least favorite story among all these short stories. Firstly because it wasn't about any of the characters I love oh so much. 

And secondly, I didn't quite understand it. I mean, I got the gist but I didn't quite understand the ending. 

Oh and Cinder made a small appearance, and Iko was mentioned.

It was like the sad version of Little Mermaid. I didn't connect with the characters or find myself lost in the story.

Glitches

Well, guess there's no redemption for Adri. It's like she never gave Cinder a shot. But she did love Garan and her daughters. 

And how could Adri treat Cinder the way she did. Cinder was the last thing, person, Garan left her. Couldn't she care for Cinder for Garan's sake?

I really liked Peony here. She was so sweet and nice to Cinder. The only one other than Garan that treated her like a human. I wish Pearl died instead of her!

The Queen’s Army

Z. Well, a new nickname for Wolf. This gave us a little back story on Wolf and Ran. I hated how his life was forcibly changed because of stupid Levana. 

Watching him as a part of Levana's army, training, trying to fit in, becoming the Alpha...

I wish he has a happy life with Scarlet because he deserves it. PS. I hate Ran.

Carswell’s Guide to Being Lucky

Thorne has always been awesome. I mean how many people can say they were so awesome at thirteen. 

This story gave us a backstory for Throne, I get that he didn't have a tragic past like Wolf, Cinder, Cress and the others but he was neglected. He had no idea what real love was. His parents treated him like a roommate, not a son.

So, we meet his parents. Did not like them. 

They don't seem interested in their son. It's like they didn't even care. They were so heartless. I was absolutely frustrated by them and their coldness.

Also. We met his crush! Thorne always the player. ;)

The Keeper

I really liked Scarlet's grandma in this but this story kind of left me wondering. 

Did Logan find out who Scarlet was? I mean Michelle only mentioned Scarlet in passing once and she seemed to think he knew but they never confirmed it. I kind of wanted him to confront her about it.

Logan was a great character. I kind of felt bad for him. The poor man caught Lunar sickness! I was curious about what happened to him. I wish things were clearer.

We also read about Scarlet's father. Still not a huge fan.

Michelle, on the other hand, was an awesome person!

After Sunshine Passes By

Little Cress goes to the satellite. I kind of felt bad for her. 

The poor girl was sent there and told she had hope of returning one day. 

It's so sad. 

We saw a little bit of Cress's childhood at the place where the Shells were kept. I hate Sybil so much.

I felt bad that even among others like her, she was treated as if she was different. I'm glad she found the Rampion!

The Princess and the Guard

Winter and Jacin were never really my favorite characters but it was still nice reading about them as children but it wasn't a grasping story. 

It only fired my hatred for Levana.

Winter's childhood was burdened by Levana and her people. She thought that when she saved that maid she did a good thing but she was a kid. I feel so bad for everyone on Luna. Not only did they have to live under such a tyrant but they also had to tolerate people like Aimery.

Jacin sacrificed so much to protect Winter, to be there for her. He gave up his dreams, became a slave to Levana just so he could protect Winter.

The Mechanic

Kai. We saw their first encounter from Kai's point of view. It was kind of cute. 

It was like a recap of book one from a different perspective. 

Not much to say but it was absolutely sweet.

Something Old, Something New

This story had me anticipating the release of this book the moment I read about it. I mean a sequel to Winter. Hell Ya! 

A wedding of the century, definitely. 

I kind of hoped it was Kaider but I had a feeling it was Wolflett. It was sweet. 

The impromptu wedding. God. I never thought Wolf could make me swoon like that. Wolf was amazing in this. I kind of wish that we delved further into how everyone accommodated to his transformation in Winter. We never saw the whole turnout for that. 

I loved this story. All parts of it. It was a cutesy, drama free, amazing story that touched base with a lot of things. 

I still wish Cinder played a bigger part in Luna's government. I understand why she's an ambassador but I wish she was at least a minister. 

The Lunar people are being introduced to a whole new concept. They need her. 

Also, I still wish one seat on the government was for the Royal family representatives. You know, they'd have equal power as anyone else in the government. 

Anyways. The ending. Kai. God. Amazing. His proposal. I was so happy. It was amazing. Kaider was so cute and perfect in this! I love that Kai is such a great person even though he was raised in a royal household and always had what he wanted. He ended up being a kind man.

Also, what was going on with Kinney and Iko.

Queen of Shadows

This book shook me to the core. There were moments I just couldn't take it anymore. I was so worried. It was like a roller coaster of emotions that made my stomach turn and my heart race with anticipation at the same time.

Now. I'm heading into the spoiler section!

Let's start with the fact I'm a definite Rowlin shipper. I would be able to cope with Dorleana/Dorlin.

Now. I was kind of mad at Chaol for his mean behavior towards Aelin. I was kind of frustrated with him.

I thought Chaol and Nesryn made a good pair. They were great together. They ran on the same wavelength, understood each other better than others.

And that scene with Lorcan. Well. I loved that.

After she and Rowan returned and she said 'At least I said it was going to be a big mistake, I was tempted to say 'a little mistake.'

Ha!

Also. Manon kind of annoyed me in this book. She was such a strong character and to see her succumb to the will of others? She did whatever her grandmother asked her to do, she let that prick use her witches.

I feel awful for Asterin. I really hope Manon's grandmother dies soon. Then she can be the high witch and decide to side with Aelin and Dorian instead of Perrington.

They were witches, dammit! Not vessels!

Witches might be wicked but they are people. Not Vessels!

At least she realized it and did the right thing.

Aedion. Damn. Could he be more amazing? Why can't my brother be like that?

I felt kind of bad for him, though. All his life he believed he was to be Aelin's protector. Her blood oathed warrior but she didn't even think of him. I'm not saying she shouldn't have let Rowan do it. I'm just saying how much could it have hurt to think of Aedion. But, hey! Both of them can make the oath!

Also. I heard some people ship Aelin and Aedion. That is ridiculous. They love each other like siblings and I think Aedion and Lysandra will be great together.

When we went to the temple, I was horrified. It was awful. The whole place was made with bones, floor to ceilings and Gavin even went there.

The Valg Princes. They were such horrific creatures. So heartless!

And to think that the Valg King is awake, oh lord.

I loved Aelin in the end. I love how she took charge and helped Dorian out. I love that she and Dorian are friends. I'm hoping that all the kingdoms unite and stand as one. Dorian and Aelin will make a kickass royal duo. They have such a great friendship and genuine trust and love, platonic. That is obvious.

When Dorian ripped the collar off, I literally whooped in joy. It made me so happy to see him, actually see him. He's such a good person with such a great soul and to have someone so evil take him over was horrific.

I'm pretty sure Adarlan will be a better place with him on the throne.

I really hope Elide find Aelin and her court and maybe she can ask Aelin if she's heard of Celaena Sardothien and Aelin will be like "I am Celaena Sardothien" and then she'll have two wyrdkeys.

I know it's not going to be that easy. I mean come on. It's a YA Fantasy Novel, nothing comes easy. Elide will probably reach Celaena in the end of the book and then decide to keep this from her queen.
Well. I can hope.

Before I close. I'd like to say, I'm glad Arobbyn died and hoped his death was more painful!
And Lysandra was amazing!

Reviews for rest of the series:
Throne of Glass
Crown of Midnight
Heir of Fire
Queen of Shadows
Empire of Storms (Review Coming Soon)
Unnamed Book 6
The Assassin's Blade

Unnamed Novela

Heir of Fire

I'll start the review by saying I'm not pulling a complete switch-a-roo, I ship both Dorlaena and Rowlaena. I mean I liked Chaolaena for like a second but they were never really right for each other.

Celaena and Aelin are the same people and I keep using different names, so beware!

Anyways, this book was awesome. I was kind of hoping we saw Celaena interact with her mother's kin. I was hoping that we went to the King of Wendlyn. I'm pretty sure the king would've helped her. It seems as if all the royal families except the Havilliards' actually have a heart. Dorian does have a heart.

And with that, I'd like to mourn Dorian's loss. That poor boy never did anything wrong. He was so perfect. How can his own father do that to him? He had one of the purest souls I've ever read about and his own father does that. That makes my skin crawl. How could he do that to his own flesh and blood?

The King of Ardalan was disgusting. He had such a dark heart and I hate him so much. How can someone do that to his own flesh and blood? How can someone hurt people the way he does. He kills Sorscha. He takes away everyone from his son. He is despicable.

Manon had a great impact on me. She was raised to be a heartless and soulless monster and yet we could see bit's and pieces of her soul seeping in. Her passion her her Wyvern, Abraxos. I mean even though she is said to be heartless she does so much for an animal. I love that. I see a potential for her to grow into this amazing person, to be someone great.

I like that Manon and Abraxos chose each other, that strengthens the bond between beast and rider. I really loved Abraxos. He was so much fun to read about. He was this stubborn dog that made me wanna pet him. His antics... I knew he had it in him to surpass everyone else. He went from being a bait to being the best.

At the end when Manon becomes the Wing Leader, I was so scared she'd be punished for caring. And she was. I hate her grandmother for being so cruel but at least Manon can see the truth for herself now.

Throughout the book, we see Dorian and Sorscha, and to be absolutely honest. I didn't like it. It wasn't that I didn't want Dorian to move on. He should move on. If he and Celaena were to be together, which kind of seems unlikely now, they'd find their way to each other someday. But Sorscha just didn't seem to have much of a personality. I get that she's a rebel and brave but she didn't really like someone that could move the universe. I think she's more Chaol's type than Dorian. He deserves someone great.

Let's get to my favorite character. Aedion. I never, even for a second believed that he betrayed the throne of Terrasen. I love that he's loyal to Aelin. He's such a great cousin. I mean that boy risks everything for a kingdom that isn't his by birth, just because he loved his cousin, his queen, he risks everything for Terrasen.

Throughout the book, we see the similarities between Celaena and Aedion. I'm having a hard time getting used to calling her Aelin.

I really hope I get to see them in the next book. I bet he'd be that type of a brother that doesn't leave her side. An overprotective fool!

I loved that Chaol was loyal, loyal to Dorian, to Celaena, even to the rebels. No matter what I say about him, I have to admit, he's an honorable man.

Now. Rowan! He was kickass awesome! He was such a grouch when we started reading about him but I absolutely loved him after he started opening up to Celaena. I felt so bad for him. He lost his mate and was coaxed into a blood oath to Maeve.

I loved reading about Aelin and Rowan's training. And seeing her powers develop was amazing. I hope we see something similar with Dorian where he embraces his magic and masters it.

The battle against the King's men was amazing. Aelin was badass. I loved seeing her go through her past throughout the book. It made me love her parents and her uncle. Her uncle was such a great king. He was kind and just. I wish Dorian got that experience in life. He never knew love like she did. Her parents loved each other. His, it was political!

When we were at Doranelle I loved the way Aelin faced Maeve. The way she saved Rowan from his oath!

Reviews for rest of the series:
Throne of Glass
Crown of Midnight
Heir of Fire
Queen of Shadows
Empire of Storms (Review Coming Soon)
Unnamed Book 6
The Assassin's Blade
Unnamed Novela

Crown of Midnight

So. Crown of Midnight. You did a great job of wrecking me. So many things happened in this book. So many secrets reviled and so many people broken. The ending, oh lord. It was so intense and so nerve wracking.

From here on there will be spoilers so beware!

Let's start with Nehemia! How could they? I was heartbroken that Celaena and Nehemia's last encounter. When Celaena and Nehemia fought and exchanged such foul words, Nehemia saying Celaena was a coward.

The characters in this world are so brave and powerful in their own individual ways.

I understood that what Nehemia did was what she thought was the best thing to do but couldn't she have done something else. I would have preferred if she survived doing this! She didn't have to be a martyr.

I loved Nehemia! I loved how she was such a loyal friend to Celaena. It really shocked me when I found out how much she was keeping from Celaena, how much she lied. I get that she did what she thought was right but it still kind of got me
I'm currently reading Queen of Shadows and I'm still not over Nehemia's death.

Archer Finn! Can I just say I hate him?

He was a self-severing jerk. I understand most of the characters, even Celaena is self-serving but she still has a heart.

I was surprised at how easily he kept manipulating Celaena and how easily she kept trusting him.

Is it wrong for me to be glad Celaena killed him!

When we found out that Dorian had magic, I was kind of glad. I didn't really ship Chaolaena so knowing that both Dorian and Celaena were magic wielding.

I liked Chaol better in this book, I loved that scene where he and Celaena danced together, it was nice but it wasn't like the Dorlaena scene in book one!

I was crushed when Celaena decided that the only way to protect Dorian was to leave him alone. It was relieved when they started to become friends again.

That scene in the library had me on the edge of my seat. I was scared. So damn scared!

I was kind of happy when we said goodbye to Chaolaena. I like Chaol and I love Celaena but I do not ship Chaolena. I liked reading about them in this book but they didn't seem special to me. I liked reading about their training and things like that but they were better friends than lovers.
Anyways. I wish the king wasn't in the book. I was glad when he left in book one. And having him around was horrifying. I hated how he treated people. How he treated his own people! I'm pretty sure my hatred for him will only grow with time.

Another reason I didn't like Chaolaena was because Chaol kept things from her but didn't think she deserved the same liberty.

When she sings that song for Nehemia at her grave, it broke my heart. She was burdened by the guilt and hated Chaol for not telling her. I think she had the right to be enraged. On top of that Chaol had the guts to try to find out what she was hiding!

At the end when they face the demon, I kind of wished she'd tell Dorian the whole truth too. Honestly, Dorian was more trustworthy, even if she kept it from him for his own safety.

Chaol was an idiot for sending her off to Wendlyn though.

Anyways. I might have missed a lot of important things that happened but at this moment this is all I can think of.

Reviews for rest of the series:
Throne of Glass
Crown of Midnight
Heir of Fire
Queen of Shadows
Empire of Storms (Review Coming Soon)
Unnamed Book 6
The Assassin's Blade
Unnamed Novela

Throne of Glass

Throne of Glass shook my world. The characters were all so strong and brave.

Even though I'm not the biggest fan of the third person, but I liked it here. We got to see things from many characters' POV's and they were all quite amazing.

When the story began, I wasn't sure how I would feel about it but as I continued to read it, I fell in love with Celaena. She was just such a strong woman even in the kind of world she lived in.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a strong female lead who needs no one's help to be awesome!

I loved Dorian. Even though he was raised by a tyrant like his father he still became this amazing person. He is a genuinely good person and I admire his strength.

And even though I liked Chaol I didn't really admire him as a person. He wasn't someone I could look up to like I could with Celaena.

I also loved Nehemia. She wasn't a prissy princess, she had the heart of a warrior!

I'll be discussing this in more details now. Spoiler Alert!

“Libraries were full of ideas–perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.” 

Initial Thoughts:

Celaena: She is definitely one of my favorite female leads. She has all the qualities of heroes.

Dorian: Even though he was raised by a man so cruel he still became such a kind man.

Chaol: Well, I didn't hate him but I was actually disgusted by him blindly following the King, I know he becomes in the end and finally shows that he has a heart.

Nehemia: She's such a strong character. I was sure there was more going on with her since our first meeting!

The King: I hate him. I hate him so much.

The competition was so interesting. I loved the different tasks. It was interesting to see Celaena try to not be excellent.

I loved how Celaena's spirit never broke. If I endured what she did, I'd honestly be a wreck by the end of the week. One year. That girl is tough.

I loved that she could still be playful and strong.

I liked the dynamics between Celaena and Dorian. They seemed like real friends who would genuinely give their lives for the other and for some reason even though there was the raw passion between Chaol and Celaena, there was no unconditional trust.

Celaena and Dorian are basically enemies by nature and yet they find it in themselves to care about each other, to trust each other. That is true friendship. Even if they're not endgame they would always remain friends and that is obvious.

I love the training between Chaol and Celaena. It was nice to see her slowly become stronger, that was realistic.

I loved that all three of them were avid readers. I love when characters are readers, it just makes me feel like I'm closer to them.

“We all bear scars... Mine just happen to be more visible than most.”

When she first goes into the tunnel I was genuinely afraid for her life. I was so scared that she'd die down there even though I knew it wasn't going to happen.

That scene at the ball when she danced with Dorian. In that moment I saw a future for them, I saw their future when they played pool.

But I also knew it wasn't going to happen because they got over each other too easily. But come on he gave her a dog. Fleetfoot. It's basically theirs.

Anyways.

Duke Perrington. Now that was a man I hated. How could someone be so cruel? He was as bad as the king.

In the end, I felt bad for Kaltain too. I mean she did bad things but no one deserves that.

And the battle. I was so scared. When she drank the potion. That was horrifying.

I was so scared. That scene had me on the edge of my bed eager to know how she would get through!

It was so intense, so amazing!

The ending left me wanting more. It left me eager for more.

I almost forgot Cain. I hate him. I hate him so much. But I did like Nox. I wish we saw Nox more. I loved Nox. I wish we see him again.

Definitely glad that this was my audiobook of the month.

“Names are not important. It's what lies inside of you that matters.” 

Reviews for rest of the series:
Throne of Glass
Crown of Midnight
Heir of Fire
Queen of Shadows
Empire of Storms (Review Coming Soon)
Unnamed Book 6
The Assassin's Blade
Unnamed Novela