Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Hey, guys! I am currently obsessed with this book right here. This book is officially one of THE best books I've ever read. I just finished it last night. But, it was late. So, I decided to write this post today.

Goodreads Synopsis :

An assassin’s loyalties are always in doubt.
But her heart never wavers.

After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes.

Keeping up the deadly charade—while pretending to do the king's bidding—will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon -- forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make a choice.

Where do the assassin’s loyalties lie, and who is she most willing to fight for?

Here's what I think :

OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! Oh My God! oh my god! omg! omg! omg! (fades in the distance). This book here is beyond words and awesomeness. I think this book is better than the first book - Throne of Glass. This book is a mix of young adult, fantasy, magic and so many other things into one. Usually I don't really like or read a fantasy book. But, Crown of Midnight proofed me wrong in so many levels. Although it IS a fantasy book, but it's not solely focused on the fantasy. That's why I LOVE IT!!!!!

First of all, the story is paced so perfectly. There's never a dull moment. It's always moving, always kept me wondering. (But sadly, I was not feeling well when I read this, so I kept reading in different moments of the day, which in turn, cause me to not get carried away in the awesome story that Sarah weaved.) It's about an assasin whose past was really shitty. (But, I think that's why it has its appeal. I'm starting to have a really wierd badass characters-who-have-really-shitty-past fetish. I mean it's really empowering to see their ascend towards glory or things like that.) And Celeana was perfect in her own broken kind of way. 

Second, the romance, the LOVE TRIANGLE (but, I no longer think it's a love triangle. Gah! I don't know) between Dorian and Chaol is beautiful and infuriating. I think Chaol is Celaena's other puzzle piece. (I'm Team Chaol all the way!) I mean the King's Champion and the Captain of The Guards had rather similar pasts and they fit together so perfectly. But, because this is a story, of course there's a complication. (Why is there a complication?! WHY?!) They were so happy without stupid complication interrupting. Gah! But, the complication is important to the story. (Hmmm...)

Third, THE FEELS. The story is a roller coaster ride. So, it went up, up, up, high above and everything comes crashing down, down, down below. The happiness and the sadness all mingled together. The anger and the guilt interacted with each other. AH!! Why?!

Last, but not least, (because there is still much more to say) the revelations in this book is numerous and is placed in the end. (which is placed perfectly) Everything made much more sense after it is known. But, because the revelations are positioned in the ending, it made the ending particularly torturous because it's a CLIFFHANGER.

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I jumped down the cliff and die because I Need the third book NOW! Bye, guys! AND READ THIS BOOK! I swear you are not gonna regret it.