Thursday Quotables

Thursday Quotables is a weekly meme hosted by Bookshelf Fantasies.

I chose two quotes because I love how they go together.  I'm sure there's a star quote somewhere in Crown of Midnight as well, but these two stuck out more.

 Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

"Still, the image haunted his dreams throughout the night: a lovely girl gazing at the stars, and the stars who gazed back."

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

“I am going, Rowan. I will gather the rest of my court—our court—­and then we will raise the greatest army the world has ever witnessed. I will call in every favor, every debt owed to Celaena Sardothien, to my parents, to my bloodline. And then . . .” She looked toward the sea, toward home. “And then I am going to rattle the stars.”

REVIEW: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Synopsis: Lost and broken, Celaena Sardothien’s only thought is to avenge the savage death of her dearest friend: as the King of Adarlan’s Assassin, she is bound to serve this tyrant, but he will pay for what he did. Any hope Celaena has of destroying the king lies in answers to be found in Wendlyn. Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King’s Guard, has sent Celaena there to protect her, but her darkest demons lay in that same place. If she can overcome them, she will be Adarlan’s biggest threat – and his own toughest enemy. While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love?

Rating: 10 out of 10!

Overall:  Best in the series so far.  Beautifully written, heartbreaking and inspiring, Maas brings her world to a whole new level of awesomeness.  Before we had a kick ass assassin and now we have a kick ass assassin, fae queen.  Would 100% recommend to everyone.

Thoughts:  This is my hands down favorite book of the year.  The writing and story has matured significantly since the first book, and though there is not an overwhelming amount of action and danger until the very end, Heir of Fire brings out a side of every single character we have yet to see and introduces new characters as well.  It kept pace at a slow burn, the sheer intensity of it building with every chapter.  Celaena's story was heartbreaking and inspiring, and her relationship with Rowan was arguably my favorite part of the entire book.  I LOVE Rowan Whitethorn and how he and Celaena work to heal each other.  Aedion was my second favorite new addition.  Who doesn't love a loyal man who plays a dangerous game?

Manon's story was awesome as well and I can't wait to see how Maas is going to weave all the storylines together in the next book.  Chaol kind of pissed me off in this, just a little, with his reluctance to pick a damn side and his inability to fully accept Dorian and Celaena, magic and all.  Then we have Ren and Murtaugh Allsbrook, who were nameless rebels in Crown of Midnight and got to tell their story in Heir of Fire.  I liked them, especially the old man.  Now that it's just Chaol and Ren, I really want to know what they're gonna do for Aedion and Dorian.  Speaking of Dorian, if Maas turns him into one of the Valg, I swear to god, I'm gonna be pissed.  HE WAS FINALLY MATURING AND ON HIS WAY TO GETTING HIS OWN HAPPY ENDING WITH SORSCHA AND THEN MAAS WENT AND BEHEADED THE POOR GIRL.  I MEAN JESUS!

Also, are we ever gonna learn the King's name?  It's book three and, while we got a little more detail on his appearance, like scarred eyebrows/face and giant arms, we still don't know his name and its bugging me.

Finally, the two scenes that really broke my heart were when Celaena broke down right before she had to go get Luca off the monster infested lake Rowan chained him to and the second, when the musicians played after the slave massacres.  I mean really, you could open this book to any random page and have you heart torn to shreds...

Musing Mondays

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.

Musing Mondays asks you to muse about one of the following each week…• Describe one of your reading habits.• Tell us what book(s) you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s).• What book are you currently desperate to get your hands on? Tell us about it!• Tell us what you’re reading right now — what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; what you are (or, aren’t) enjoying it.• Do you have a bookish rant? Something about books or reading (or the industry) that gets your ire up? Share it with us!• Instead of the above questions, maybe you just want to ramble on about something else pertaining to books — let’s hear it, then!

I'm currently (re)reading Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas.

When I first read this, it was as an ebook.  With ebooks, it's incredibly easy to miss small details so I decided to read it again.  I'm also working on rebuilding my bookshelf since for the last couple of years, I've favored ebooks and haven't bought many hard copies.  Well, now ebooks annoy me sooo...

I bought Heir of Fire in hard cover and have been taking my time reading it.  There are so many details I missed the first two times I read it, it's like reading an entirely new book!  Celaena and Rowan are my babies!