Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

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Queen of Shadows

(#4 - Throne of Glass)

September 1, 2015 / 704 pages / Fiction

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Sarah J. Maas's New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series reaches new heights in this sweeping fourth volume. Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire-for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past... She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die just to see her again. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return. Celaena's epic journey has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions across the globe. This fourth volume will hold readers rapt as Celaena's story builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.

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Wow. All of the puzzle pieces are finally coming together and it's an amazing thing to read. I almost didn't continue with this series as books 1 and 2 didn't catch me that much, but it was definitely worth it to get to this point. Despite it being over 700 pages, I finished it in a week's time and couldn't put it down once I got to Part 2. Need to find the next one ASAP!

Grade: A / HeathersCorner

/ Nov 13, 2016

Very very good. I enjoyed this new installment of the Throne of Glass series. I liked the POVs, the characters and the twists and turns of the plot, which were not entirely predictable. I appreciated the previous book too, but it had been frustrating because while it laid the foundations for the second part of the series, it lacked rhythm and the whole master/pupil scenario got boring after a while. This time there are finally some resolutions, the plot moves forward in a certain direction and

Grade: B / Alissa / Oct 5, 2016

4.5 stars Overall amazing. Can't wait to continue with the next one.

Grade: A / izzy / Jun 17, 2020

After taking an extended break from the series, I was not too fond of the third book of the series. I have a different opinion about the fourth book of "The Throne of Glass" series. This time I have a different opinion of the characters, and especially Sarah J. Maas managed to change my mind about Manon. While I wasn't the biggest fan of Manon's POV in the last book, I much enjoyed it in this novel. Perhaps it was because there were more action and development with her character, but I loved h

Grade: B / Avigail / Oct 4, 2020

REREAD: Manon & Aelin meeting up just... LOOOOVE! I still never quite understood Kaltain's deal. She had magic before, right? But it turned into weird shadowfire because of the Valg nonsense? What was with the shard in her arm? Why did she have that instead of a collar or ring? Idk -- that whole thing has always been a little "?" to me. Chaol was a little less annoying by the end, but he also just kind of fades out of everything. At the beginning he was being Chaol, making me crazy. Then b

Grade: B / jashanac / Jun 16, 2020

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