I honestly had trouble just getting through his first chapter because of how much I wanted to cry. Dorian continues to break my heart every time he’s on the page. Aelin has developed into a fearsome protagonist that I would be terrified to ever meet in real life but love to read about. The way the plot has been weaved to lead to some of the scenes in this book is nothing short of amazing. This book includes so many amazing scenes and character interactions, so many epic battles and fights, and so many adorable and swoon-worthy moments that you will never want to put it down.

There is so much built up throughout the past few books, and this is the culmination of all of it. The plot of this book is what really makes it stand out for me. “She was a whirling cloud of death, a queen of shadows, and these men were already carrion.” It’s still great, but in this book (and later ones), it does feel a little overdone. However, this doesn’t make the writing bad. It’s good, better than most, however, some phrases start to become repetitive, and some words are used just a little too frequently. Maas’ writing probably begins its decline with this book. With each new book in this series this world becomes more and more tangible. Maas combines the different aspects of the world she introduced in Heir of Fire and shows how it works together. We delve even further into the world of Throne of Glass in this installment. “But perhaps the monsters needed to look out for each other every now and then.”

That’s all I can really say without spoiling anything, so let’s just talk about everything else! The fourth book in the Throne of Glass series, Queen of Shadows takes place after the events of Heir of Fire. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and nothing, save the crown that was hers by blood and survival and triumph.”

“She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. Queen of Shadows Content Warning: Violence, death, sexual assault mentioned // “Then she smiled with every last shred of courage, of desperation, of hope for the glimmer of that glorious future. Review In A Nutshell: Queen of Shadows brings the Throne of Glass series to the next level, keeping you on the edge of your seat for the entire book.

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