Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (3/5)

Crown of Midnight is the second book in the Throne of Glass series. It is written from the point of view of several characters including Celaena, Chaol, Dorian, and some others. Set in the kingdom of Adarlan, is where the story begins. Celaena Sardothien is now working as the King’s Champion by assassinating the King’s enemies so she isn’t sent back to her prison camp, Endovier. Except she isn’t killing them. She is faking their deaths and helping them escape from their evil king. Celaena’s next target is a man named Archer Finn, a suspected rebel leader who is searching for the lost princess of Terrasen, Aelin Galathynius. Chaol and Celaena further their relationship and for a short time they are content before Chaol is kidnapped and Celaena is sent a ransom note. Our main character is given wild information that leads her through a series of clues with the help of a mysterious woman in her dreams. Celaena is put through grief, confusion, and betrayals to get to the answers she has been searching for. After an intense and emotional battle with portals, magic, and terrifying creatures Chaol sends Celaena away to a neighboring country but not before Celaena gives him a hint as to what was really going on and who Aelin Galathynius really is. I was excited to read this at first but the chapters from my not so favorite characters point of view were annoying. The book has very important details that the reader needs to know about for future novels however some specific characters that had a lot of scenes are not as entertaining as others and are straight out annoying. I feel this book is a 3 out of 5 simply because of the amazing plot points, head turners, and the kick butt main character. The characters, world building, and writing style is the same as in the first book but right around the halfway point is when the book went from an add on to a whole new story. Compared to the first book and the other books after it, Crown of Midnight is a little boring and doesn’t capture the love I have for the other novels.