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