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Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
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Apr 20, 2014
bookshelves: ahhhhh, great-series, holy-crap, hard-to-hear, holy-crap-that-happened-and-now-i-h, i-could-not-deal, i-m-crying, just-a-good-book, omg-what-happened, one-of-those-books-where-i-couldn-t, wait-what, well-that-happened, what-happened, wicked-good, wonderful-best-books-eva
EDIT:
SPOILERS: Guys, Maas did it again. I cannot deal, becuase this book was wonderful. Now, I will say that it was not nearly as good as all of the others, and a bit of a disappointment compared to HoF, but it was still epic. I love the way that Maas can have you expecting one thing to happen, but then something totally different happens instead. I love the way that she can completely whip something out of nowhere and leave you asking what the heck just happened. Aelin was in wicked ninja planning mode, Lysandra is apparently not as evil as she seems, and Aedion is apparently much more that he seems. Rowan is awesome, as always, and I will warn Chaolena shippers that your dreams end in tears. I'm still a little angry, but the new couple will shock some of you. I know I was surprised. The book was wonderful, and I will definitely love it forever. Be prepared for many tears and anger and then joy. Also, the end. THE END. ahh.
EDIT:
I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN AMAZING SCENE AND MY KINDLE DIES. IM CRYING AND I CAN'T EVEN, AND ITS SO GOOD BUT *SPOILER ALERT* CHAOL AND HER FIGHT AND I'M CRYING AND NO AND EVERYONE AT MY SCHOOL THINKS I'M INSANE.
EDIT:
The book comes out tomorrow and I am just trying to ready myself for the unending pain and so many feels that will come with this QoS. I'm preparing for an all-nighter and a ridiculous book hangover. Forgive me, teachers, for I will be inconsolable Wednesday morning.
OH MY GOD THE COVER IS OUT AND I JUST CAN'T EVEN RIGHT NOW OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!
SPOILERS: Guys, Maas did it again. I cannot deal, becuase this book was wonderful. Now, I will say that it was not nearly as good as all of the others, and a bit of a disappointment compared to HoF, but it was still epic. I love the way that Maas can have you expecting one thing to happen, but then something totally different happens instead. I love the way that she can completely whip something out of nowhere and leave you asking what the heck just happened. Aelin was in wicked ninja planning mode, Lysandra is apparently not as evil as she seems, and Aedion is apparently much more that he seems. Rowan is awesome, as always, and I will warn Chaolena shippers that your dreams end in tears. I'm still a little angry, but the new couple will shock some of you. I know I was surprised. The book was wonderful, and I will definitely love it forever. Be prepared for many tears and anger and then joy. Also, the end. THE END. ahh.
EDIT:
I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN AMAZING SCENE AND MY KINDLE DIES. IM CRYING AND I CAN'T EVEN, AND ITS SO GOOD BUT *SPOILER ALERT* CHAOL AND HER FIGHT AND I'M CRYING AND NO AND EVERYONE AT MY SCHOOL THINKS I'M INSANE.
EDIT:
The book comes out tomorrow and I am just trying to ready myself for the unending pain and so many feels that will come with this QoS. I'm preparing for an all-nighter and a ridiculous book hangover. Forgive me, teachers, for I will be inconsolable Wednesday morning.
OH MY GOD THE COVER IS OUT AND I JUST CAN'T EVEN RIGHT NOW OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!
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“She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and nothing, save the crown that was hers by blood and survival and triumph.”
― Queen of Shadows
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“She was a whirling cloud of death, a queen of shadows, and these men were already carrion.”
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“Behind them, across the hall, the dancers shattered their roses on the floor, and Aedion grinned at his queen as the entire world went to hell.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“She looked at them, at the three males who meant everything—more than everything. Then she smiled with every last shred of courage, of desperation, of hope for the glimmer of that glorious future. “Let’s go rattle the stars.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“Sometimes there won’t be a right choice, just the best of several bad options.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“Why don’t you get to the point,â€� she drawled. “I want to have a few hours of sleep tonight.â€� Not a lie. With every breath, exhaustion wrapped tighter around her bones.
“I would have thought,� Arobynn said, “given how close you two were and your abilities, that you’d somehow be able to sense it. Or at least hear of it, considering what he was accused of.�
The prick was enjoying every second of this. If Dorian was dead or hurt�
“Your cousin Aedion has been imprisoned for treason—for conspiring with the rebels here in Rifthold to depose the king and put you back on the throne.�
The world stopped.
Stopped, and started, then stopped again.”
― Queen of Shadows
“I would have thought,� Arobynn said, “given how close you two were and your abilities, that you’d somehow be able to sense it. Or at least hear of it, considering what he was accused of.�
The prick was enjoying every second of this. If Dorian was dead or hurt�
“Your cousin Aedion has been imprisoned for treason—for conspiring with the rebels here in Rifthold to depose the king and put you back on the throne.�
The world stopped.
Stopped, and started, then stopped again.”
― Queen of Shadows
“Elegant, feminine, and utterly wild. Warm, and steadfast—unbreakable, his queen.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“Fae warriors: invaluable in a fight—and raging pains in her ass at all other times.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“It’s Aelin now,â€� she snapped as loudly as she dared. “Celaena Sardothien doesn’t exist anymore.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“What if we go on,' he said, 'only to more pain and despair? What if we go on, only to find a horrible friend waiting for us?'
Aelin looked northward, as if she could see all the way to Terrasen. 'Then it is not the end.”
― Queen of Shadows
Aelin looked northward, as if she could see all the way to Terrasen. 'Then it is not the end.”
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“I was not supposed to love you. The woman had said that—and then she died. She should not have loved him, and he should not have dared to love her. He deserved this darkness, and once the invisible boundary shattered and the waiting thing pounced, infiltrating and filling him â€� he’d have earned it.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
“They were infinite. They were the beginning and the ending; they were eternity. The king standing before them gaped as the shield of flame died out to reveal Aelin and Dorian, hand in hand, glowing like newborn gods as their magic entwined.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“It would all be fine, even if it went to hell, so long as he was here with her.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“Her scent hit him. For a second, he could only breathe it deep into his lungs,his Fae instincts roaring that this was his family, this was his queen, this was Aelin. He would have known her even if he were blind. Even if there was another scent entwined with hers. Staggeringly powerful and ancient and—male. Interesting.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“There were two men in this city responsible for destroying her life and the people she’d loved. She would not leave Rifthold until she’d buried them both.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“She moved like a midnight storm. Whatever training she’d had in Wendlyn, whatever that prince had taught her â€� Gods help them all.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“Dorian, we get to come back from this loss - from this darkness. We get to come back, and I came back for you.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“Rowan’s head was still angled as he asked, “Your mothers were cousins, Prince, but who sired
²â´Ç³Ü?â€�
Aedion lounged in his chair. “Does it matter?�
“Do you know?� Rowan pressed.
Aedion shrugged. “She never told me—or anyone.�
“I’m guessing you have some idea?� Aelin asked.
Rowan said, “He doesn’t look familiar to ²â´Ç³Ü?â€�
“He looks like me.�
“Yes, but—â€� He sighed. “You met his father. A few weeks ago. Gavriel”
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²â´Ç³Ü?â€�
Aedion lounged in his chair. “Does it matter?�
“Do you know?� Rowan pressed.
Aedion shrugged. “She never told me—or anyone.�
“I’m guessing you have some idea?� Aelin asked.
Rowan said, “He doesn’t look familiar to ²â´Ç³Ü?â€�
“He looks like me.�
“Yes, but—â€� He sighed. “You met his father. A few weeks ago. Gavriel”
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“You deserve to be happy,â€� he said. And meant it. She deserved the joy he so often glimpsed on her face when Rowan was near—deserved the wicked laughter she shared with Aedion, the comfort and teasing with Lysandra. She deserved happiness, perhaps more than anyone.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
“Tell me that even if I lead us all to ruin, we’ll burn in hell together.'
'We’re not going to hell, Aelin,' he said. 'But wherever we go, we’ll go together.”
― Queen of Shadows
'We’re not going to hell, Aelin,' he said. 'But wherever we go, we’ll go together.”
― Queen of Shadows
“Aelin took a step forward.
One step, as if in a daze.
She loosed a shuddering breath, and a small, whimpering noise came out of her - a sob.
And then she was sprinting down the alley, flying as though the winds themselves pushed at her heels.
She flung herself on the male, crashing into him hard enough that anyone else might have gone rocking back into the stone wall.
But the male grabbed her to him, his massive arms wrapping around her tightly and lifting her up. Nesryn made to approach, but Aedion stopped her with a hand on her arm.
Aelin was laughing as she cried, and the male was just holding her, his hooded head buried in her neck. As if he were breathing her in.
"Who is that?" Nesryn asked.
Aedion smiled. "Rowan.”
― Queen of Shadows
One step, as if in a daze.
She loosed a shuddering breath, and a small, whimpering noise came out of her - a sob.
And then she was sprinting down the alley, flying as though the winds themselves pushed at her heels.
She flung herself on the male, crashing into him hard enough that anyone else might have gone rocking back into the stone wall.
But the male grabbed her to him, his massive arms wrapping around her tightly and lifting her up. Nesryn made to approach, but Aedion stopped her with a hand on her arm.
Aelin was laughing as she cried, and the male was just holding her, his hooded head buried in her neck. As if he were breathing her in.
"Who is that?" Nesryn asked.
Aedion smiled. "Rowan.”
― Queen of Shadows
“You survived; I survived. We’re together again. I once begged the gods to let me see you â€� if only for a moment. To see you and know you’d made it. Just once; that was all I ever hoped for.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
“She was the heir of fire. She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and nothing, save the crown that was hers by blood and survival and triumph.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
“She wondered whether the queen knew. Rowan did. Aedion did. And Arobynn did. He had understood that with Rowan, she was no longer afraid of him; with Rowan, Arobynn was now utterly unnecessary. Irrelevant.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
“Aelin Galathynius looked at Manon Blackbeak over their crossed swords and let out a low, vicious snarl.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“But they held tighter to each other, past and present and future; flickering between an ancient hall in a mountain castle perched above Orynth, a bridge suspended between glass towers, and another place, perfect and strange, where they had been crafted from stardust and light. A wall of night knocked them back. But they could not be contained. The darkness paused for breath. They erupted.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
“Maybe this city did deserve Aelin Galathynius’s flames. Maybe Chaol deserved to burn, too.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“Dorian,' Aelin said, pain lancing down her spine as burnout neared.
He turned his head, an eye still on the wall of flickering flames. Such pain, and grief, and rage in those eyes. Yet, somehow, beneath it all - a spark of spirit. Of hope.
Aelin extended her hand - a question and an offer and a promise.
'To a better future,' she said.
'You came back,' he said, as if that were an answer.
They joined hands.
So the world ended.
And the next one began.”
― Queen of Shadows
He turned his head, an eye still on the wall of flickering flames. Such pain, and grief, and rage in those eyes. Yet, somehow, beneath it all - a spark of spirit. Of hope.
Aelin extended her hand - a question and an offer and a promise.
'To a better future,' she said.
'You came back,' he said, as if that were an answer.
They joined hands.
So the world ended.
And the next one began.”
― Queen of Shadows
“And though he stood taller than her, he felt smaller as Aelin stared at him. No, not just Aelin. Queen Aelin Ashryver Galathynius, he realized, was staring at him.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“She dared a look at Rowan, whose face remained carefully blank, but saw the words there anyway. You wicked, clever fox. And here you were, thinking the red hair was just for vanity. I shall never doubt again.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“Can I see it?"
She knew what he meant, and had held up her hands before her.
Ribbons and plumes and flowers of red and gold fire danced through his room, bright and glorious and elegant.
Chaol's eyes had been lined with silver when the flames winked out. "it's lovely," he said at last.”
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She knew what he meant, and had held up her hands before her.
Ribbons and plumes and flowers of red and gold fire danced through his room, bright and glorious and elegant.
Chaol's eyes had been lined with silver when the flames winked out. "it's lovely," he said at last.”
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“From tears to sass in a few minutes. I'm glad the month apart hasn't dimmed your usual good spirits.”
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― Queen of Shadows
“Aelin hissed, "Need I remind you Captain, that you went to Endovier and did not blink at the slaves and the mass graves? Need I remind you that I was starved and chained and you let Duke Perrington force me to the ground at Dorian's feet while you did nothing? And now you have the nerve to accuse me of not caring, when many of the people in this city have profited off the blood and misery of the very people you ignored?”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
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April 20, 2014
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April 20, 2014
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September 1, 2015
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September 4, 2015
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ahhhhh
September 4, 2015
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hard-to-hear
September 4, 2015
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holy-crap
September 4, 2015
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great-series
September 4, 2015
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holy-crap-that-happened-and-now-i-h
September 4, 2015
– Shelved as:
i-could-not-deal
September 4, 2015
– Shelved as:
i-m-crying
September 4, 2015
– Shelved as:
just-a-good-book
September 4, 2015
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omg-what-happened
September 4, 2015
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one-of-those-books-where-i-couldn-t
September 4, 2015
– Shelved as:
wait-what
September 4, 2015
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well-that-happened
September 4, 2015
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what-happened
September 4, 2015
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wonderful-best-books-eva
September 4, 2015
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wicked-good
September 4, 2015
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