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If book one was all about setting up the chess board and putting the chess pieces on the board, than this book is all about playing the game. With the competition over and Celeana having been named as the king's champion at the conclusion of the previous book, the field is now clear for Maas to really start digging into the story and where she's going to go with everything. And does she ever. This is an improvement in almost every way on the first book. This book is much more exciting and unlike
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2024 - after reading all of TOG i begin to see that maas's writing is decent, but her characters are extremely formulaic and the ships all start to feel incredibly samey after awhile. and combined with maas being a zionist and the lack of any substantive queer rep in any of her books, she just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. i won't be reading any more of her stuff.
this series is getting better - still fairly predictable, but not less enjoyable for being that way. i still have a hard time gettin ...more
this series is getting better - still fairly predictable, but not less enjoyable for being that way. i still have a hard time gettin ...more
I really love this series! It is such a fun mix of fantastic characters and creative storytelling. Celeana cannot get any more interesting. I really love Chaol too! If you love these two then you are in for a treat!
Celeana is not the King's Champion and in now in the King's Employ to kill anyone he asks her too. Many see her as just an assassin, lethal and mysterious. There are several who have now gotten to know her and find that she is more than someone who kills. The more relationships she f ...more
Celeana is not the King's Champion and in now in the King's Employ to kill anyone he asks her too. Many see her as just an assassin, lethal and mysterious. There are several who have now gotten to know her and find that she is more than someone who kills. The more relationships she f ...more
This is too good to be true...
I'd lost the joy of reading for a couple of weeks, and this series is just right to make me fall in love with it again.
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I'd lost the joy of reading for a couple of weeks, and this series is just right to make me fall in love with it again.
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Sep 07, 2017
Amanda A
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Jennifer
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Oct 20, 2019
Christina (AKA Babbling)
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Mar 18, 2021
Sabrina
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