entirelybonkerz's reviews
313 reviews

If anyone ever asks me: why do you think Sarah deserves the following/fame/money she has? I will show them this book, over and over again.

I regret not reading this on my first throne of glass read-through. Never, ever listen to anyone who says you can move on after throne of glass without reading this book.

This changed Celeana's character completely. The structure of the world Sarah built and the character development levels of this story were over the roof. The slow build-up towards the end, the pain of knowing exactly how she lost Sam. The knowledge of everything she felt, lost, gained, doubted. She was basically just a teenager while her world just fell apart around her. You also get every insight possible around her relationship with Arobyn.

This series is NOT the same without the assassin's blade novellas and I don't think you should ever move on to Crown of Midnight before finishing this.

The character development, the pain, the loss, the betrayal, utterly breathtaking, heart-wrenching, and one of the best-written books I've read in a while when it comes to world-building and character growth.

That being said, this is exactly how I feel right now:

REREAD - (second time of the year) New Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

This was so well written, intelligent, witty, funny and sexy (even though the tension I thought I’d encounter would be way bigger than it was)

No spice at all really, but it was cute.

Good characters, great dialogues, good development overall. This was made for a movie script. I am really excited and I think the movie is going to be immaculate (by that I mean way better than the book)

I couldn’t give it four stars because there was a middle part where I felt like I was reading the same chapter/scene over and over again, a little repetitive and boring between the beginning and the end, but overall enjoyable. I did laugh quite a bit so I am pretty sure the movie is going to slap! 3.75/5

not your typical rom-com, there is spice throughout and not only at 99% of the book. I only picked this up because I saw Penelope Douglas’ name on the cover recommending it and it did not disappoint. Very original plot and the MC is autistic. I actually really enjoyed this one.

⭐️⭐️/5

Well, I finished this book for the second time. After deleting the most brutal and cruel review I have ever written for a book, I have changed my rating from 2 and a half stars to 5 stars.

Maybe this is the sort of series you need to read twice to really enjoy it. I still blame the fucker who told me I didn't need to read Assasin's Blade at the beggining of the series. Here is the RIGHT order > TOG > Assassin's Blade > Crown of Midnight > Heir of Fire > Queen of Shadows > TOD AND EOS as a TANDEM and then KOA.

The character development, wow. No one does character development like this. Dorian maturing from Prince to King, Chaol abandoning all his beliefs, Celeana welcoming Aelin, Rowan overcoming grief, Manon beginning to question her upbringing... I have seen them grow before my eyes in the most organic way possible.

This is possibly the best writing I have seen in years, the most unbelievable world building and word play. If you read this right and you commit your time and attention to it, you will not regret it. Shocking, breathtaking and one of the biggest adventures I've been on since watching Pirate's of the Carribean or reading the entire Series of Unfortunate Event's series. (What, did you think I was going to mention Harry Potter? Fuck Harry Potter lmao)

I will move on to my Queen of Shadows reread while humiliating myself publicly for ever hating and shitting on Manon. I'll see you soon. Both my Queens await.

Number 1, Chaol did nothing wrong. Yall hate on him so much because of this book. This man lost his job, found out everything he believed in was a lie, had to see his ex girlfriend come back to town after basically dumping him and trying to kill him. He had to sit there and work with her and listen for hours about how much fun she had with a hot fucking fae prince while he was having the most miserable time of his life, and THEN she tried to kill his bestfriend and somehow HE is the bad guy for being a little rude to her???? You're insane.

Don't even get me started on how much he lost to help her during this entire fucking bullshit. This man deserves a pedestal for dealing with Aelin's bullshit while she was trying to figure out on which d*ck she wanted to bounce on more.

Number 2: Manon, I will protect her with my life. I get it ok, I had problems with her when I first read this series, but I was too ignorant to see the bigger picture. Her checking up on Dorian??? Just sitting by his window? Never tell me this bitch doesn't have a heart. I just relate way too much to her. She is strong, she was robbed of a healthy childhood, her grandmother is a fucking tyrant, she basically adopted a street dog for a dragon, tries to do what she thinks is best for her coven, she deserves to BE LOVED.

Number 3: We were robbed of Arobynn's death. If this was a dark romance, we could have gotten an entire scene of Lysandra guiding him to bed, whispering sweet nothings into his ear, climbing on top of him in his study, started having sex with him and then shoving a knife on the side of his throat as he is about to c*m. That would have been epic, and in my head that's what really happened. Every evil mother f*cker deserves to die when they're about to finish.

We have all been in an abusive relationship with this dude for way too long. I needed some Arobynn action because he is so fucking hot in my head and I blame that damned age gap and all the fanarts you guys put out there.

The metallic golden dress? The tension? Rowan????? Mother-f*ucking Rowan, he is my favorite alongside Manon, Chaol and Dorian. I WaNt TO TakE My TiME WiTH YoU??!??!?? To WHAteveR END?!?!??!!? The fact that he bumps his knee against the table when she mentions she is not wearing any underwear? He has the most adorable, sexy, fucking reactions to being turned on I have ever seen and he tries to control himself and it gets even hotter. I am here for this slow-burn and I will always be.

My favorite book of the series, by far. The most creative, intense, action-packed, the most fantastic and emotional world-building, the most incredible character development for all of them. Speechless. I am speechless every damn time. Survivor of Maas Destruction, literally. Anyways, I was debating if I wanted to write the longest review of my life or just add a single screaming/crying gif to this review but you got a little bit of everything I guess. Moving on to my Tandem read. Don't expect me to be reading anything else really until I finally finish this series.