Heir of Fire: 3 (Throne of Glass)

Heir of Fire is the third book in the Throne of Glass series, and for me it marks a real turning point. The world expands dramatically as we're introduced to the four witch clans—the Crochans, Yellowlegs, Blackbeaks and Bluebloods. I was particularly drawn to Manon and the Thirteen. The Blackbeaks' creed, "Obedience. Discipline. Brutality." tells you everything you need to know about the harsh world they have been raised in. What stood out most to me, though, was how Sarah J. Maas portrays grief and depression through Celaena. Rather than being resolved in a chapter or two, her pain lingers throughout the story. She drifts through her days fighting, drinking, isolating herself and believing she's not good enough. It felt like an honest depiction of someone who is broken and struggling to find a reason to keep going, making her journey all the more powerful. I also couldn't help noticing that Terrasen's royal colours are green and silver—the same colours as Slytherin in Harry Potter—and I smiled at the line, "Don't give me a lesson like you're some mystical-nonsense master!", which felt like a fun nod to Yoda. This book has everything I've come to expect from the series: magic, danger, secrets, memorable new characters and plenty of emotional moments. By the end, I was completely invested in the story and couldn't wait to pick up the next book. Another easy 5⭐ read for me.

I can safely say Heir of Fire is my favourite of the series thus far. It was so much fun, so much more than I had anticipated. Honestly, I cannot begin to explain all of the feels I’ve been left with. Even though I know this review will end up rather lengthy, I fear I will forget to mention some things. I really do have that much to say, it really did leave me feeling so much. I don’t even know where to start. So many things, with no idea of where my starting point will be. Due to this, I apologise if the following review seems to jump around somewhat. After finishing the second book, Crown of Midnight, I wasn’t overly crazy about where things were going. I enjoyed the second book and yet everything seemed far too predictable. I still wished to see where things were heading, but I feared there wouldn’t be much by way of surprise. I had this terrible sensation that the series would be like every other young adult fantasy series out there. Fortunately, my fears were ridiculous. This book turned out to have so much more than the two prior books, bringing together so much and leaving me at a whole new level of excitement about where things were to go. This book continued in the same way of Crown of Midnight, continuing to deal with the aspect of the first book that I wasn’t crazy about. Our main character continues to grow into her role of assassin, showing us why the first book was filled with so many references of how amazing she truly is. More importantly, for me, was the way people reacted to her. This time we have views that are more in line with how I feel towards her. People were sceptical of her role. People questioned whether she is as great as she claims. There is still the underlying aspect of her being so much better than everyone else is, but this time we get to see more of her. The second book showed us – to a degree – her role of assassin, and this third book showed us how some people deal with her role of assassin. In fact, through giving us a whole new cast of characters we got a lot of new fun interaction to watch. Personally, I adored the new cast of characters. They offered us so much more, in terms of both the people we are following and the storyline. They were all a lot of fun. Some grew on me more than others did, but I enjoyed where each of their storylines went. They all opened up so many different aspects to the overarching story, each promising something new for the future books. Moreover, through having the characters in difference places it meant they were all given an equal amount of attention as the chapters changed from one to the other to keep us in the loop of what was going on. Through flickering from one character to the other, however, it did mean the story was quite slow in places. The slowness has been a consistent throughout all of the books, though, so I wasn’t as bothered about it as I could have been. In fact, through the regular changes of perspective the book felt quicker than the prior books. There were still some moments in which the story felt as though it was lagging, but it was to a much lesser degree than the last book. Furthermore, the romance wasn’t as overbearing as it was in the prior books. There was more focus on friendship than romance, which was nice to see. There was still romance to be seen, but it wasn’t screaming in your face on every single page. Mostly we dealt with the emotions relating to what had happened in the prior books, hence the focus upon friendship rather than romance. There were some annoying aspects relating to the romance, but I was so happy with how much the focus had declined allowing for the characters to develop so much. Honestly, there really was so much development in this one. The characters all develop in so many ways – both the old and the new ones introduced to us – ensuring that the story moves forward. There really is so much promise as to what is to come in the future books. We’re given so much information, so many questions are answered, and yet we’re still left wanting more. We have ideas of what is going on, we know certain things will come to pass, and yet there are still so many possibilities for the future. For me, this really was the strongest book so far because it gave so much. Characters. Story. Promises for the future. Development of the fantasy aspect. Compared to the first two books, this was such a strong four star read. The first two books were four stars, but low to mid four stars. Book three, on the other hand, is a strong four star. I was so pulled in, completing it in less time than it took me to finish either of the first two books, finding myself unable to put it down. Everything meant something. Everything worked. It really was wonderful in so many ways. The trepidation that had developed when reading Crown of Midnight has evaporated. Heir of Fire has left me positive that this series is worth the hype. This one has left me so excited about what comes next. I need to know where the story heads next. I need to know what plays out for the characters. I really cannot put into words all the promise in this book. There really was so much. I know I’m missing out so much of what I want to say in this review – but it was just so good. I want to share each and every feeling, and yet to do so I know I would start getting too specific. It’s too good to go into specifics. You just need to read it, to experience it, and then you will understand. As I’ve said already, my favourite thus far. I have high hopes of what else is to come.

Every time I finish a book in this series, I think, “Surely that’s as good as it gets.” Then Sarah J. Maas casually proves me wrong. Heir of Fire takes the world from castles and competitions and blows it wide open. There are so many storylines unfolding at once, yet somehow they all kept me completely invested. I spent much of the book wondering how on earth these characters and plots were ever going to connect, and now I can’t wait to find out. This book was far more emotional than the previous two. Watching Aelin struggle with grief, guilt, and discovering who she really is added real depth to the story. Rowan grew on me far more than I expected, and I have a feeling Manon and her witches are going to become very important indeed. My only complaint? There are so many names for Celaena. Aelin. Celaena. Assassin. Lost Queen. Fire-Breathing Bitch Queen. At this point I feel she needs a name badge so I can keep up. The series somehow keeps getting better with every book. The world is expanding, the stakes are getting higher, and I am becoming increasingly concerned about how emotionally attached I am to fictional characters. Also, Sarah J. Maas, if you’re listening: more Fleetfoot, please. The kingdom may be on the brink of disaster, ancient evil may be returning, and witches may be riding wyverns, but I would still appreciate regular updates on the dog. Straight on to Queen of Shadows for me. Apparently sleep and household responsibilities are now optional.

5 Flaming and fiery 4 stars for Heir of Fire and the best in the series so far. Immersive, captivating and oh so satisfying. Why? Well this one was all about the character development which made a refreshing change but still accompanied with all the beautiful fantastical storytelling, intriguing world building and cleverly plotted events and threads to the story. A continuation of the dark fairy tales that I feel addicted to but am now having to pace because I am running out of SJM books. The Plot - Sacrificing his future, Chaol, the Captain of the King's Guard sends Celaena away to fulfil her destiny, but not as friends - this is a lovers to enemy parting because Celaena holds him responsible for the death of Nimena and not supporting her against the King of Adarlan. Nevertheless, Celaena is on a voyage of discovery that is likely to turn her into one of Adarlan’s toughest enemy. A threat and a woman with a grudge, but then there is an interesting twist. Landing in a new world, Celaena’s powers, prowess and fighting skills appear very ordinary, because here we see “the greatest assassin” (a cheesy title I must confess) made to look very ordinary and flawed. And so, under the watchful eye of Rowan (drool) she is to be trained, weaponised but not just in the fighting arena but also in life, attitude, and in her mind. Review and Comments - I am enjoying Fantasy because it is total escapism!!! Where the imagination has no boundaries - with its magical worlds, dark storylines, and half human characters but with some very real themes of power, greed, love, and betrayal. Then we are dished up ‘Heir of Fire’, with superb character development in the main character Celaena that made this book a cut above the rest. 6 ⭐ for superb character development which was the essence of this book 5 ⭐ for the storyline and world building that just keeps coming in this series 5 ⭐ for the action packed fast pace 5 ⭐ for the writing style that is magical and effortless The universal themes of Love and lust, war and power, friendship and betrayal continue to dominate this magical kingdom created for us to enjoy, experience, and love, and I did love this ‘flaming’ great book.

If you have read my review for Throne of Glass or Crown of Midnight you will know that I had a hard time writing them both, and it's not going to be any different for this review. Why do I and so many others find it hard to voice our opinion about Sarah J Mass books? Because she has this ability to crush you, give you hope and make you angry at the same time. Here writing is just... well it's next to none at times, her world building, character development, relationships, EVERYTHING! she is a pure genius and I am yet to find anyone who didn't feel spark of magic while consuming the story. That being said, it did take me a long time to finish the book, 565 pages of goodness and the fact that there wont be another or a while caused me to savoury it as much as possible, regardless of wanting to read it in one sitting I just didn't think that would be right. However when I had finished it I was left with a part of me that didn't want to write this review, because it would mean remembering and hurting all over again and a part of me had no idea at all what I would say that hasn't already been repeated constantly by people. When you start reading Heir of fire, don't think for one second that you know what to expect from the series, that by this book you've become accustomed to the twists, turns and pure devastating feeling that comes with reading the books, because let me tell you now that this one is so much different to the other two. With Throne of Glass we had a broken girl, trying to survive. In Crown of Midnight we have love in it's purest form and in Heir of Fire? We have heartache, dear god this book has more heartache in it than those before it. Celaena isn't a different character in every book, but because her situations and gaols change we see a complete knew side to her all the time, her character development is some of the best I have seen in a long time and I really feel like I'm on this journey with her. In Heir of Fire we have just as much action and adventure that we have come to love from the series. Not only is Celaena training with a Fae prince called Rowan (well get to him in a minuet), but we are also lucky enough to have chapters every now and again from a new character, Manon Blackbeak, heir to the the Blackbeak witch clan. Having a new group of characters in the shape of witches was something really interesting and though the chapters involving them weren't always the longest I still felt like they had a lot of substance, offering a lot of backstory. Also in the story we have two new hunks to get our knickers in a knot about. Rowan and Aedion, both Fae, both related to Celaena. Both men are stubborn, standoffish, rude and arrogant. But they are also some of the most honest and loyal characters in the story. Their connection to Celaena, be it there for 10 years ago or a new found friendship/relationship, and how much they care or come to care about her is something to make you say aww for sure. But I hear you ask, what become of the other men in her life? Where is Dorian and Chaol, well don't worry everyone, I haven't forgot about them (as if that was possible). Our favourite boys are back home trying to deal with what happened over the last few weeks, Dorian with his powers and Chaol with losing the love of his life (..I'LL HAVE YOU!..) While trying to get their head around everything that’s going on, they start to drift apart, both of focusing on different things and different people. But when the time comes, and they are needed to once again work beside each other, it's like nothing has happened and they're as close at they were before. Is this book as good as the others? Well no, they aren't. Heir of Fire is in a differently league to the others, just as Crown of Midnight is that bit better than Throne of Glass because with this series we are lucky to have one great story after another, instead of the dip after the first book. With every chapter, ever new character, every heartache and happiness the Throne of Glass series goes from strength to strength. I don't know about you but I am as excited about continuing the story as I am scared at the thought of it ending. Brilliant, pure brilliant

I really enjoy SJM books, and as a general rule I’m hooked from start to end, and this isn’t so much an exception to that as just... it never seems to grip me as much as some of her others. It’s still a damn good story, but for some reason I just don’t adore it as much as the others. It’s a necessary book, and it does improve the image of the world she had built, it widens it and deepens the characters personalities, I really do enjoy it. I enjoy the story, and the changes to the situation. I like the relationships we see building and the new characters that are introduced, even when I don’t particularly like them. (You know, when you enjoy reading about characters even when you kinda want to punch them in the face? That type of scenario...) There is a lot to be said for the story and the changes that come as a result of this one, but at the same time I still kind of feel like it’s a filler book. It’s the one that Maas needed to write to get it away from the original assassin/cinderella type tale, and weave it into a thicker, more complex story. That being said, I LOVE where this story takes us to! And when I first read it I was curious what was going to come next, with any SJM book there are twists, turns and surprises throughout, and that ending leaves you reading to dive into the next book. If you haven’t read them before, all I can say is STICK WITH IT because by the end of the book you’ll be excited to delve into her world even deeper. I do love how SJM doesn’t have Celaena instantly recover from her grief, instead she works through it. She’s quite frankly a knob at times because of it, but I like that. I like that it takes her time to come to terms with it, and she reverts at times and struggles to cope in many ways. She isn’t a typical “my friend died. I cried and now I’m over it” Character we see so often. We learn more about where our Assassin is from, and she learns more about herself and her limits, she begins to become that an even more badass Character than we originally adored her for being. Take all that sass and attitude, and throw in the magic, and OMG I want to be her! But ya know... only the fun bits. 😂 Manon. Just OMG I LOVE HER. I love that entire element to this world, it gives it a whole new twist! The first time I read about them I have to say I wasn’t sure what I thought, but now knowing what is coming... it’s bittersweet. Knowing what’s coming I just want to give Manon the biggest hug! The first time I read this though, I had reservations. I remember reading them bits and feeling a bit like SJM was trying desperately to merge two totally different stories. Dorian continues to be a sweetheart, and between him and Rowan... omg the feels in this book 😍😭😍😭 I’m glad that SJM didn’t just ignore the scenarios Celaena left behind her when she traveled, that would have annoyed me. Instead we see what is going on there at the same time, and I cried. I did. So much happens while she isn’t there and there’s so many “WTF?!” Moments along the way! But then, SJM really is the queen of twists and turns. But for myself now, this book leaves me excited because I know that the next is my favourite in the series! Heir of Fire continues to improve the complex world SJM has crafted, we get to know our current characters better and there are surprises galore within it! Well worth reading, and certainly needed to understand all that comes after!! And besides... this is the introduction of my BookBoyfriend hahaha if you lived Rhysand, you’re gonna ADORE this guy!

I am in love this is the best book so far hands down. There’s something magical about the third book in a series which is unmatched. I must say though if she does not end up with Rowan I don’t know how I will go on. They have the absolute best bond and relationship. Unless somehow an even more amazing character is introduced… doubtful. Looking forward to reading the next one.

Another fantastic adventure for Celaena; I was worried this third book would be a total flop based on lots of reviews calling it boring and slow but actually I really enjoyed it. Heir of Fire is split between a few different stories. Celaena is on her way to Wendlyn to meet Queen of the Fae, Maeve but must first embark on some training (basically mastering her Fae side) with task master, and gorgeous Fae, Rowan (with some new evil nasties thrown in to battle). This branch of the story I found really interesting. Maas takes us through some of the events from Celaena's past which was really great, but also forges a new friendship with Rowan who, despite me initially despising him for his arrogance, became a really interesting, complex character. I love the bond Maas has created with this pairing and was impressed it didn't instantly result in endless paragraphs of their attraction for each other! Maybe I'm still feeling a bit dejected for lovely Chaol... Manon, a witch with iron teeth and claws, is also a new character. God I loved her! She is fiery, often cruel and truly hard faced but her grim determination made her such a fantastic character to read about. She, and her clan, are to ride the dark creatures the King has created and her story is basically about her finding and training the right one for her. Whilst battling against other equally cunning witches. It's a builder really for the next book I think, but it's a lot of fun. Of course Prince Dorian and Captain Chaol also have big parts to play as they try to figure out how magic was destroyed and how to keep their King in check. Each character has actually really been developed in this book - and not as I expected either. Dorian really grew some balls! I liked reading about his magic developing, although I did find a romance story arc a little bit distracting and a slightly disappointing fork in the road for his character development - he really needs to get a bit stronger otherwise I think he's a character people will quickly tire of! Nobody likes a sap! This is a really great third book contrary to popular opinion with a gory battle and some cool Fae stories. It absolutely is a filler book; it's mostly building for what's to come, there's no getting around that. But it was by no means boring, with lots of mysteries becoming unravelled and some big changes for some of our characters. I really love that it hasn't been entirely centred on Celaena and how great she is but instead pulled in new characters. Manon and her nasty team are enough to keep you interested! I can't wait to see how they're going to get out of the mess they've been left in.

The best of the series so far! Especially the last quarter of the book. Absolutely riveting. Love all the new characters that were introduced and the complexities of each person’s motives, stories, etc. I became really invested in Manon and Abraxos’ storyline and can’t figure out how it will go if she and Celaena meet. The author does a great job at telling the story through subtext and raeding between the lines, how people refer to each other and through names. I like it! And everything is so descriptive, I can SEE what’s happening in my head so easily. Bravo! I don’t want to spoil anyting with this series and am excited to see how the rest of the story unfolds. How the kingdom will fare with all this chaos running amok.

perfecto

Brilliant series

Capitolo stupendo delle saga di Calaena/Aelin, Sarah trovo che sia una scrittrice favolosa, sa come intrecciare le emozioni dei personaggi con l'azione e lo svolgimento della storia. Consiglio assolutamente questa serie partendo dalle prime storie di Calaena e consiglio , sempre di Sarah J. Maas la serie "A Court of Thorn and Roses", il secondo libro della serie e pura magia.....!

Forcée de partir pour Wendlyn, Celaena laisse tout derrière elle : Dorian aux prises avec son nouveau pouvoir qu'il ne contrôle pas, Chaol et ce qu'il représente pour elle, le roi et ses manigances sinistres avec les Wyrdmarks, le mystère des Wyrdkeys… Elle fait face aux terres des Fae, là où la magie est toujours présente et où résident les réponses à ses questions. Ce troisième tome de la série Throne of Glass est incontestablement à la hauteur des deux premiers, si ce n'est même mieux ! Une grande partie du roman est consacrée à l'apprentissage de Celaena, son rite initiatique, en quelque sorte, pour enfin s'accepter telle qu'elle est. Trois nouveaux personnages font leur apparition, et ils jouent un rôle clé. le premier est Rowan, ce Fae au service de la redoutable Maeve, reine des Fae. Dans un premier temps il est assez antipathique, dur et sans compassion envers Celaena, et il s'adoucit finalement pour devenir son meilleur allié. On découvre également Manon, héritière du clan des sorcières Blackbeak. Elle n'est clairement pas du côté des humains, qu'elle dévore avec grand plaisir à pleines dents, mais c'est un personnage que j'ai trouvé extrêmement intéressant. A travers elle, on plonge dans un autre aspect de l'univers créé par Sarah J. Maas, celui des sorcières et de leur culture. Je sens qu'elle va jouer un rôle primordial dans les prochains tomes. Le troisième et dernier nouveau personnage est Aedion, le cousin de Celaena. Il est surnommé The Wolf, et joue un double rôle depuis des années, tuant au nom du roi d'Adarlan mais oeuvrant en secret pour les rebelles, pour le retour de la reine légitime de Terrasen : Aeilin. Tout comme Rowan, il m'était assez antipathique au début, mais quand on découvre la profondeur de son amour pour sa cousine et ce qu'il est prêt à faire, il est plutôt attachant. De leur côté, Chaol et Dorian sont plus développés. Ils n'évoluent plus par rapport à Celaena mais par rapport à eux-mêmes et leurs convictions personnelles, ce que j'ai beaucoup apprécié. Cela les rend beaucoup plus supportables ! Chacun des personnages évolue de manière très visible dans ce roman. le plus marquant restant Celaena, qui devient Aelin en s'acceptant enfin totalement. J'ai particulièrement apprécié pouvoir enfin connaître les événements traumatisants qu'a vécu la jeune femme 10 ans plus tôt. Cela répond à beaucoup de questions et permet de mieux comprendre pourquoi elle en est arrivée là. Encore une fois, Sarah J. Maas nous livre un roman incroyable. Elle maîtrise tous les éléments de son histoire et sait nous les révéler à petite dose, créant à chaque fois stupéfaction et fascination. L'univers se complexifie et on comprends de mieux en mieux ce qu'il se passe, les pièces du puzzle se mettent en place, jusqu'au final qui m'a laissée sans voix, et très heureuse d'avoir le tome 4 sous le coude pour savoir ce qu'il se passe ensuite !