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  In this sixth installment of The Throne of Glass series, we get to follow along with Chaol and Nesryn as they head south to Antica in hopes to beseech the healers of the Torre to help Chaol heal from his injuries. Along with the healing they also have a mission to try and convince the rulers of Antica to send their armies North and to ally with Aelin's armies. Along with the painful healing of his, spine Chaol has to endure, he must also confront and come to terms with what had happened in his past. Only when he starts to forgive himself for the errors of that past does the healing actually begin to make a dent in the long process of repairing his spine so he can walk again. A new character we meet in Tower of Dawn is Yrene Towers, she is the healer given the responsibility of healing Chaol. A task that she does not want to take on, but urged to by her Healer on High. Before even meeting Chaol she has a bad attitude about him just because of where he is from and who he served. If

  Half-human, half-fae party girl Bryce Quinlan loved her life. By day she worked for an antiquities dealer selling mostly illegal magical artifacts. By night she partied with her friends. It all comes to a halt though when a gruesome murder takes place, changing Bryce's life forever. 2 miserable years go by and Bryce now finds herself in a dead-end job and only looks forward to losing herself into oblivion at night just to do it all again the next day. Then to her horror, the murders start taking place again and she finds herself being dragged into the investigation and partnered with a well know fallen angel named Hunt Athalar. Hunt who is enslaved to the archangels who he once tried to overthrow has one job, kill whomever his boss sees as a threat. His new mission however is to make sure Bryce stays alive during this investigation. If they determine who the killer is before a certain time Hunt will be let free. Bryce, he finds on the other hand is a pain in his rear end. They de

  Celaena has lost everyone she cared about. In this fourth installment of the Throne of Glass series. We see Celaena return to her own continent for vengeance, and then to take back the kingdom that was taken from her. Celaena must confront her former master, savior, and condemner. She must again side with him to rescue her cousin from the grips of the brutal king. A cousin that was like a brother to her growing up, who would die to see her put back onto her throne. She has to place trust in people who could ultimately destroy her and everyone she loves. Celaena has to battle a friend, trapped in his own body but controlled by another. Trapped by his own father, "for his own good." She will fight for her people that were enslaved by the king, awaiting their true queen's return. Celaena has confronted her past and excepted her future, and what she has to do to reclaim her throne by any means necessary. Her journey has been followed by millions of people, eager to find out

  Aelin Galathynius, or otherwise known as Celaena Sardothian's path back to her throne has just begun. With many favors to be called in, loyalties that she has earned or bought, she will begin building an army to stand up to Erawan and the Valg demons. She has lost many friends and loved ones along the way. Many who had sacrificed themselves for Aelin, to survive, or to come to realize that it is she who must carry this burden. With war looming, Aelin must travel far and wide to gain allies. For any hope of a future, she must bring all nations together to fight Erawan and his armies of mutant creations he has amassed over the past decades. Aelin's transformation from assassin to queen has been followed by millions of people. All rooting for her to reclaim her throne and live happily ever after. If this is to be true remains to be seen though. An overwhelming amount of work and luck must be had to accomplish this goal. I personally don't know if it will be possible for Aeli

  Lost and broken, a true picture of depression, Celeana must travel to a new land across the sea. All she truly wants to do is stay and avenge the brutal murder of her dear friend Nehemia. That is not in the cards for our heroine though. Instead, she travels to Wendlyn where she must confront her dark past. She must face a truth to her heritage that could change her life and her future forever. Back on her own continent, evil is brewing. Something old and powerful, ready to strike down any who would stand against it. With this ancient power's claws already ensnared in Rifthold, it seeks to take over the world. Celaena must conquer her demons and prepare to fight the evil that is about to be unleashed. Celaena grabs onto her destiny, and burns bright with her refound powers. A force to be reckoned with, capable of shaking the stars themselves. Another excellent read from Sarah J. Maas. Full of intrigue and action, Celaena's character grows in leaps and bounds. A true leader tha

  In the second installment of The Court of Thorns and Roses series The Court of Mist and Fury, we find Feyre safely deposited back into the Spring Court with Tamlin. Unfortunately, Feyre is not the same person she was before the cruelty of Amarantha. Feyre is broken and mentally tormented from the memories and nightmares that affected her under the mountain. Tamlin and Feyre are engaged to be married, something she should be looking forward to, but that is not the case, she feels trapped and dreads the pact and debt she owes Rhysand for saving her life will eventually be called in. Though Feyre now has the powers of the high fae her heart is still human, and she cannot forget the terrible things she had to do to free Tamlin’s people. Feyre has to face some hard truths to become the leader she is meant to be. A change of scenery and friends for Feyre is needed for her to come out of her shell and on the road to recovery. This was a great book, I ended up being very disappointed in Taml

  After a year of enslavement, Celaena, an assassin, is suddenly being released and introduced to Dorian Haviliard. Dorian is the Prince of Adarlan, and in need of a champion, who better than Adarlan's Assassin, Celaena Sardothien. She will have to travel with Prince Dorian and his Captain of the Gaurd, Chaol Westfall to Rifthold, the capital of Adarlan. There she will have to face 23 other competitors, also assassins, killers, thieves, and warriors to outsmart and out-compete them in various events to become the king's champion. For true freedom, she would have to serve as the king's champion for 4 years, and then she could do as she pleases. First, she has to win, which is easier said than done. Once in the glass castle of Rifthold, Celaena soon discovers something evil lurks in the halls, and it's there to kill. She finds her fight for freedom changed to a fight for survival, having to solve an evil mystery before it destroys her world. This was a good book but lacki

  Her body is healed but amnesia still grips her mind as we enter into the second book of the Black Jewels Trilogy. The blood has waited a long time for the dreams made flesh, Witch, the living embodiment of magic. But Jaenelle, the girl that prophecy has chosen, is being tormented by the cruel battles being fought over her because not all the blood wish for her to be their savior. Others would rather use her to gain more power themselves. Many believe her to just be a myth, a child's story they were told growing up, but just that, a story. Only her 3 guardians are there to protect her. To give her time to heal as she battles over her horrifying memories of childhood. Nothing can change her destiny, however, the day when her memories return and her magic are at its full power. When she is finally forced to accept her fate as Witch the dark realms will know what it means to be ruled by Witch. First of all, I highly recommend reading these books in order, starting with the Daughter o

  Wizard’s First Rule is the first installment in the Sword of Truth series by the late Terry Goodkind. I can say with confidence that this book was got me hooked into reading fantasy novels. The main character in Wizard’s First Rule and the Sword of Truth series is Richard Cypher. He is a tracker, guide, and woodsman in the forest of Westland. His world starts to change with the discovery of a strange and menacing weed he has never seen before in Westland. Then with the appearance of a beautiful and mysterious woman named Kahlan Anmell being pursued by assassins. Richard takes Kahlan to meet his “grandfather” Zedd, an eccentric old man that lives by himself in the forest whom has taught Richard all that he knows. Hoping that Zedd can point Kahlan in the right direction Richard comes to find out some hard truths and that he is in fact the Seeker of Truth. He will wield the Sword of Truth and travel beyond the border of Westland with Kahlan to find out who he truly is and stop the evil

  The world had been waiting for a very long time for a queen. A queen to heal that lands and punish those who selfishly ruled for so long. It was prophesized 700 hundred years ago by a black jeweled widow witch in her tangled web that a queen would come. This witch would wield more power than even the High Lord of Hell, and give him major headaches as well! The only thing is, she is young, and if she were to end up in the wrong hands, say a corrupted queen. She could be influenced to spread evil herself.

  So Celaena did it, she won the king's contest and so became the king's champion, or royal assassin. The King of Adarlan is an evil man and wields his power to intimidate. Scaring his court and his people into compliance. Those who supposedly rebel against him will find Celaena's dagger to their throats. Well, that's what the king believes anyway. Celaena is not as loyal to the crown as she pretends to be. A secret she hides from her closest allies. Trying to keep her secret becomes more deadly however when she comes across a true rebellion against the crown. Will she stomp it out before it becomes a threat? Or join with them to help destroy the dark king of Adarlan and the tyranny he beholds. Are her relationships strong enough to handle the secrets she must keep, or will they crumble apart at her fingertips? She is not the only one keeping secrets it seems, and to keep the secrets of others safe she has to face threat after threat. Will magic keep her and her friends

  I really enjoyed this book. Sabine and co. have escaped the city and are on their way to find the other faucets of power. From merpeople to lost cities of power, this book really captures the reader's imagination❣

  The book started slow and was a bit confusing the first couple of chapters. I didn't like how they introduced the characters or wasn't even sure who the main characters were going to be, I did finally get into it and am now on book 3!

  “To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys." Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.” ―  Sarah J. Maas,  A Court of Mist and Fury

  “You do have a story inside you; it lies articulate and waiting to be written — behind your silence and your suffering.” ―  Anne Rice

  “Surprising what you can dig out of books if you read long enough, isn't it?” ―  Robert Jordan

  “Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.” ―  Robert Jordan

  “All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes, a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” ―  J.R.R. Tolkien,  The Fellowship of the Ring