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Well, I honestly don’t know what to say after that ending. Quite the twist. Not to mention my heart laying on the floor bleeding (which was kind of the state of it through almost half the book, (view spoiler)[what with happened with Celaena and Chaol, after that moment of ultimate betrayal). Yeah, that kind of sucked. All right, it was awful! It hurt so much! Goodness, I can’t believe it even happened. They were finally together, and it was beautiful, then they were ripped apart. (hide spoiler)]

I was pretty surprised by this sequel to Throne of Glass. I loved that book. I loved the characters, and writing, and story building, and plot. Everything. But then I read Crown of Midnight, and it blew everything out of the water. I was sucked so deep into the book, into Celaena’s story and anguish. I did not expect to be so affected by this book. But Celaena’s pain and anger cried out to me, struck me. Then the story line deepened and became more complex, more intriguing, just, more. There is so much more to Celaena’s backstory and who she is. The twists in the story knocked me off my feet, especially the ending. I love the magical element, how it is threaded into the plot, giving it more meaning and infusing it with intrigue and promise of a better world.

I loved all the characters. They all have so much depth to them, and emotions. They’re not just lifeless characters who serve only to take up space. They all have meaning, and they all have an integral part. Celaena is one tough girl. She had to be, what with her past. And she has so many secrets. I didn't realize how much she was keeping inside and what those secrets could mean to her, and everyone else.

I loved the romance. I liked it a lot better here than in the first book because I like the male interest better. Well, I love them (Dorian and Chaol) both, but I like the couple better in this book. It became one of my favorite romances! I just wanted them to get together. There was just so much tension, and you know that they both want each other, they’re just too stubborn to give in. But they couldn’t hold it in forever. It was bound to come out sooner or later. And it did, and it was fantastic.

The writing was fantastic, the world building was outstanding. The story just ran along at a fast pace, I could barely keep up. And then the end happened, and it left me breathless and stunned. But those twists at the end...wowzer! did not see anything like that coming at all. And now I cannot wait for the sequel.