In the next installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, follow Chaol on his sweeping journey to a distant empire.Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the King of Adarlan spared him … Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken.His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica–the stronghold of the southern continent’s mighty empire. And with war looming over Dorian and Aelin back home, their survival might lie with Chaol and Nesryn convincing its rulers to ally with them.But what they discover in Antica will change them both–and be more vital to saving Erilea than they could have imagined.
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I always have such conflicting emotions as I’m reading those last few pages. It’s utter despair, overflowing joy and bright hope. The possibilities for what’s the come and the fears as to who I’ll have to bid farewell too linger in my mind. The scope, the overall plotting that lead to the discoveries and revelations in the edition are mindblowing and you just have to pause in your reading to let the magnitude truly sink in. I see why readers are staunch fans of SJM. She deserves every word of praise, every fangirling moment that she receives! She is The Queen!!! These characters are larger than the words used to portray them. They are monstrous and fierce. They are brave and courageous. They embody the very best and the very worst of humanity. Despite the fantasy theme, the situations they face are unrelentingly empathetic and relatable. I’ve seen readers in groups wondering why this book is important to the series when its focus is not on the main characters. Some would skip it, but that would be the biggest mistake and disservice to themselves. You need to read this!! You need to learn the history that this tells. You need to get to know these characters and just understand how they’re all connected!! It’s a beautiful thing!!! My heart is overflowing with all the feels for this series and this ah-mazing book!!!
This book was great! It would have to be my least favorite of them all because as the description says this book is entirely about Chaol and Nesyrn. I guess it may be because I don’t like Chaol to much (lol) but this book did take me a while to read. It was not a page turner for me and I was really hoping I would finish quickly to continue to the next book.
It was a lot more slow paced and not much action as all the other books have been before. However, during the last couple of chapters it was really good! My page turning became quicker and I was eager to know what would happen next! That ending was really intense and with this book finally done I’m eager to know how this series ends 🙂
Let me start this off by saying, I was not happy when I heard this was a book dedicated to Nesryn & Chaol. I was so upset because I wanted to know what happened after Empire of Storms. With that being said, I appreciate this book. This is a story that’s told in parallel with Empire of Storms. Chaol & Nesryn are traveling to the Southern continent to find allies, and themselves. I didn’t enjoy this book the first time I read it. The second time though, I loved it. I hated Chaol during QoS & EoS and that showed when I read a story all about. BUT There are so many important things that take place in this book. SO MUCH FORESHADOWING. SO MUCH INFORMATION. You gotta give this a read or at the bare minimum a skim. It’s well worth the time and effort.
EXCELLENT!!! Had so much fun reading about Chaol and Yrene’s adventures, along with the royal family of Antica. The culture and world building were great, and the story telling was top notch as always! Dying to read the next book!
“You looked at me without an ounce of pity. You saw me. Not the chair or the injury. You saw me. It was the first time I’d felt … seen. Felt awake, in a long time.”
This one was a bit slow, but it burned nevertheless.
Kind-of predictable on what would happen, but I loved with who and how happily ever after it went for does unfortunate characters. I mean, they HAD to get someone soon, but does characters end up being VERY IMPORTANT. So, read and enjoy.
A little slow to start but stick with it. If you weren’t a Chaol fan, you will be.
I think this is my favorite of the Throne of Glass series. The whole thing was wonderful but there was something I found utterly compelling about Yrene.
I went into this book with a lot of uncertainty. I was already disappointed when I found out that what I thought was going to be the last book of the series, was now going to be the second to last book. Let alone when I learned that this book was going to be centered on Chaol (can’t say he’s a favorite character at this point, though I think that’s by design).
Anyway, after feeling like I was forcing myself to read this one (because you know it’s still going to end up having a lot of relevant events to the overall progress of the story), I settled into it very quickly. I really enjoyed the new characters, the tension, and the story lines. Sarah did such a great job of bringing the reader back to Chaol as he figures out what moving forward looks like while weaving much intrigue with a dash of sexual tension.
I can see why Sarah’s characters/story ended up taking her down this road and can appreciate that you have to follow the story, and it may not always take you in the direction you anticipated. So for me, while #6 wasn’t my most favorite, I was pleasantly surprised and glad I took the time to read it.
I can’t wait to wrap the series up with Kingdom of Ash!
When I started reading this book I kept trying to tie it in and wanted to know what was happening to Alien. That changed about 2 chapters in. It amazes me how Sarah can intertwine so many pieces of the story. New characters to get to know and don’t try to figure out the Valg in hiding because it comes from no where. Loved the book and love the series. Bad part is the next book is the end of the series.
This book was much better than I was expecting, and I think it helped having so many fewer POV characters (which I was initially concerned about). Though while I’m glad that this was a separate book rather than combined with this main story line that dragged the series on in a bad way, it still didn’t need to be quite so long. I’ve been skirting the edge of annoyance with the Maas style of writing, so I found myself skimming parts of this book, but it was still a good installment.
Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq travel to Antica to the healers at the Torre Cesme to find someone to heal the back injury he sustained during the battle in Adarlan. I must admit that I was extremely skeptical when I started this book. I couldn’t understand why the author would want to deviate from the current situation with Aelin and her court. It soon becomes very apparent why she did it. The reader gets to know Chaol and Nesryn so much better throughout the book and the new group of characters are quite interesting and appealing. Chaol’s healer, Yrene (you may remember her if you’ve read “The Assassin and the Healer”), is not so sure about healing a member of the king’s guard, but does so anyway with a stubbornness that revivals Chaol’s. Nesryn has an adventure of her own on the trip and new relationships come to light. The big questions throughout the book are: will Chaol walk again and will the Khagan and his court join Aelin’s war against the Valg? These questions are answered along with so many more. The twists in this book are so shocking that you keep reading to learn more. Sarah J. Maas is truly an amazing storyteller with the incredible ability to make sure all her books link together perfectly with no seams.
Chaol guys. Chaol. *Sighs loudly* I feel like the Throne of Glass fandom can be broken up into the pro-Chaols and the Chaol haters. Unfortunately I fall into the latter. Needless to say, this put a bit of a damper on my reading experience and I was DREADING this book. I have to admit though, this was a lot better than I was expecting!!
First of all, the wold building in this was spectacular and I really loved getting to know this new kingdom!! And the characters!! There are so many awesome new characters that really made this book amazing. Kashin was a sweetie. I’m not really a huge fan of Hasar, but I loved that she was gay and unashamedly herself. Yrene was feisty and sweet and despite my gripes with Chaol, I really enjoyed reading their love story for the most part. And of course, Sataq and his Rukhin clan members!!
I was so so so happy that my girl Nesryn gets her own awesome love story with Sartaq and they were SO FLIPPING CUTE. She deserved so much better than the crap Chaol was feeding her and it was amazing to see it play out. Plus, there were some developments in the last half of this book that shocked me! I admit that I went into this already writing it off, but Sarah J. Maas showed me. I was not expecting that plot twist and I’m so curious to see how this effects the next book!!
Okay, Chaol. In the beginning I felt bad for Chaol because of his injury and what he was struggling with (which SJM did an excellent job writing about, by the way). I was even excited when him and Yrene started getting closer because I really like her and they were cute together. But every dang time I’d let my Chaol guard down he would do something to ruin it. Chaol has a big realization, THANK GOD, but I was so frustrated by the time the book got there I couldn’t even appreciate it. I wish it had happened sooner or the book was shorter because that would have helped. Instead, my feelings about Chaol are kind of where I started.
↬ FINAL WORD
Would I have read this book if I didn’t have to??? No probably not. But Sarah J. Maas does an excellent job of making it a worthwhile read and I actually really enjoyed it. Sartaq and Nesryn make this.
Excellent series…this book was kind of a side story… was a longtime in coming and hard to get into and I started and stopped several times…it finally got rolling and tied it together with the main storyline…on to the last book!!
This book is excellent!
Title: Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass#6)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Number of Pages: 664
Genre: New Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Date Read: 21-04-2018 – 24-04-2018
Favorite Quote: “Rowan beheld all Aelin was and is, and he was not afraid.”
“You must enter where you fear to thread.”
Review:
I was not looking forward to reading this book at all. This might even be an understatement. Just don’t like Chaol. I never was a big fan of him and he didn’t make him self more likable. Don’t worry I won’t go into a rant about Chaol.
I do have to admit that Chaol got a tiny bit better in this book but I still am not a big fan. There where moments where I though, he I might start to like you and then he opened his mouth and said or did something which made me think, welp no.
The side characters in this book where the hero’s of this book. They made it manageable. They made it enjoyable.
Note: For the people that don’t know this. This book runs paralell to Empire of Storms. It has the same timeline. The characters from Empire of Storm aren’t in this book and vice versa. This book contains important information for the last book. Information you need to know, so you can do one of two things, read the book or read the spoilers. I read all the spoilers first and didn’t learn anything new while reading this book.
What is this book about:
This book is about Chaol. He is on his way to the southern continent to do two things, get healed and find people that will fight with him, Dorian and Aelin in the upcoming war. With him came Nesryn. They are kind of involved but you can tell that Chaols heart isn’t totally in it.
Upon ariving in the city Nesryn and Chaol meet the king and his children. One of them is Sartaq, the leader of the air force (with lack of a better world) of that kingdom.
Yrene is a healer of the Torre. She is blessed by a god and very good at her job. She has a difficult past and isn’t that wiling to work with Chaol. But she ends up trying to help him.
As Chaol and Yrene grow closer and he begins to heal in more than just one way, so is Yrene. Both Chaol and Nesryn will find their happily ever after.
There are more things going on in the southern continent than they initially thought. The Valg may have beat them to it and aren’t planing on leaving anytime soon. Can Chaol and Nesryn accomplish what they came for? Will they manage to improve the odd of beating Maeve, Erawan and the Valg completely?
What did I like about this book
Well I didn’t like Chaol and I doubt I ever will. What I did like was the whole new world. I loved reading about Yrene. I can’understand some of her struggles as I’m a nurse myself. I liked getting to know her and I liked that she put Chaol in his place more times than one.
I also liked Nesryn. I felt like she deserved better than what Chaol was giving her. I’m glad she got what she deserved. I like how she developed and that we saw her journey as well.
I also really liked Sartaq. He’s a very interesting character. He seems like a man that has his heart in the right place and is willing to do what is right. I liked that about him. I also like that he is as sassy as they come.
I’m glad that the book didn’t just focus on Chaol. If it was I would have given up only a chapter in.
Rating:
3 1/2 I liked it Stars
Maas does it again with a nail biting tale featuring Chaol & Neseryn in Antica. The story was exciting and an edge of your seat thrill ride from beginning to the very end. The characters are interesting and have depth. The story can be read as a standalone book but is definitely enjoyed more if read in the order of the series. Not a book for anyone under 16 due to intimte scenes.
I love this series (and ACOTAR) for so many reason. Great characters and so fun to read
Even this far along in the series, Sarah J Mass still manages to surprise me with the twists and turns and connections made in the plot and with characters we have met before. This story has so much struggle and pain in it. It’s so real in terms of people fighting through that pain and struggle to come out stronger at the end. The power of people is truly amazing and this book hammers that home.
I really enjoyed this book, and savoured it, as I tend to do with all Sarah’s books. Although a little hesitant at first, because the star characters did not include my favourite assassin, it was a good read and really add to the world building of the Throne of Glass series.
I did find some aspects drawn out, and felt that some areas could have been condensed, but I appreciate an author who tells a story at there own pace, and certainly some of the depth would have been lost had it been shorter.
I loved the introduction to the new lands and the set-up of the new kingdom, plus the reveals that feed back into the main series.
Great read!