![]() We finally get to focus on the dark past Celaena is running from and the destiny she is trying her hardest to avoid. Fortunately, the actual plot picked up and started to move along at the half way point with Princess Nehemia’s plotting, the slow, seeping return of magic, and Queen Elena’s mysterious absence. Having to deal with all of this for half the book made it very difficult to continue, but I generally try to finish what I start. Celaena, now moved on from her romance with Prince Dorian, is paying more attention to the captain of the guard, Chaol Westfall, which, on top of her arrogance, results in a book that spends far too long being the kind of YA book that I don’t particularly enjoy. My second problem with this book (other than Celaena’s arrogance), is the heavy focus on cloying romances. The scene, which I could probably re-enact with Catwoman in a Batman: Arkham Asylum challenge map, was a bit too over the top for my liking. This is remedied half way through the book when she unleashes her darkness in a way that I can only describe as Mary Sue the Ninja. It made me wonder if Maas was having trouble truly associating her character with the more negative aspects of being known as Adarlan’s Assassin – namely, the assassin part. The King’s Champion proves herself conniving, with questionable negotiations, but she certainly doesn’t prove herself deadly. Crown of Midnight initially made me believe I was finally getting to see what I wanted to see, but we quickly find out otherwise. As much as I enjoyed Throne of Glass, one thing that bugged me (other than Celaena’s arrogance) was the fact that Celaena is supposedly the renowned and feared Adarlan’s Assassin, but beyond her own boasting, she didn’t do anything assassiny. ![]()
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