Hello again. I
hope you all enjoyed the fun on the blog yesterday with the interview with
wonderful author Aileen Erin and other goodies for the release of her new
book. If you missed it click here. Lots of goodies and I have some more fun
things like that scheduled in the coming weeks I'm excited to share with
you. Today though I'm excited to be
talking about my Heir of Fire review.
Yes I have been building up through the books that I have loved oh so
much getting closer to the newest beauty.
Heir
of Fire is the third book in the series so there will be some spoilers from the
previous books, sorry. Read, catch up,
and come back! To see my previous reviews see Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight.
Rating: 5 Stars
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| The back! |
Okay
so Celaena is in a bad place when we pick up with her. Stuck between her oath and everything else in
her life. She is worrying about those
she left behind, like Chaol, and how he reacted when he figured out what her
parting whisper meant, that she is fae.
She is Aelin Galathynius . She is
back in a part of the world where magic is free and ready to discover the
secrets of her heritage that will change everything. While back at the palace things are never
dull and darkness is spreading and taking over.
I
liked that we saw things happening from several different points and as they
were so spread out over the world it gave a global image. We even got a new POV of Manon. She is a witch, one of the thirteen bad ass
ironteeth. I admit I wasn't a huge fan
of the Manon chapters at first. They
were a bit out there for me. I think to
get introduced to a new characters POV, particularly one that isn't easy to
like, they could have been a bit shorter.
Because when they started I got annoyed only wanting to get back to my
main peeps. But as the story progressed
I grew to enjoy them and I know they will probably play a big part in the
stories to come. We also got to meet
Rowan! He is a pretty bad ass fae and
basically he gets to kick Celaena's behind and be her fae Mr. Miyagi. He also turns into a Hawk, which as I
generally don't like birds on principle, I thought was pretty bad ass for him. I liked getting to know him and the other fae
we meet. Such a different way of life
and something needed for her while she is still suffering and dealing with
losing Nehemia. We also got to see more
of Aedion and learn more of his story.
He seems like a pompous ass, just like the king but as we get closer the
truth is so much more fun to uncover. Plus
his interaction with Chaol is priceless.
Then
back on the home front Dorian finds new love!
Again while I'm totally Team Chaol I still love Dorian and was sad that
he was hurt by Celaena and Chaol in Crown of Midnight. So when he started to get to know and fall
for the healer, I figured it would have some trouble attached given everything
but I loved them. They were so cute
together the way she was nervous and didn't want to be hurt but he was so sweet
and genuine and pulled in by her eagerness to help him. She didn’t shy away that he has magic. I think she helped him more than anything else
could have just by being there and supporting him. He has magic, that's a fact of his dangerous
life now. I also loved the conversations
Dorian and Chaol have still in an awkward place. Neither of them is good at
communicating. Men, meh. Chaol doesn't want Dorian to know about
Celaena's secret at first but eventually he does. After that Dorian sees he had been trying to
help her get away, but he knew she would return she had after all promised. They work together and eventually slowly find
a way back to their friendship, not the same but still there. I liked that they were about to work through
most of their issues and go back to working together and that Celaena was there
with them in a way. I liked that we saw
more of what each saw in her and how talking about her made them both realize
things about her. I loved one line in
particular that Dorian told Chaol, "You cannot pick and choose which parts
of her to love."
We
also learn more about the darkness and evil coming into the world. Both sides are working to figure out ways to
stop it but still don't know they are working towards the same goal. Also with the witches we get a chance to see
more from the evil prospective, what's being planned. Also note to self never piss them off…okay
just avoid at all costs. I really
enjoyed Abraxos too and that is about the time when her chapters started to be
more fun and interesting to me, he humanized her in a way. A small way at least but enough to show me
she had depth. There are tons of battles
and adventure and mystery and everything we come to love and expect from this
series. It also leaves you with such a
huge hole in your heart when you finish it that you NEED MORE ASAP!!!
One
last thing, I realize that many people ship Celaena and Dorian over her and
Chaol. I realize she's not with either
of them currently but still. I'm on Team
Chaol and I will go down with my ship.
Though again I wasn't totally against the other. Still with how Heir of Fire progresses and
things laid that set my little head to spinning with theories and such I am a
tad bit nervous about what may happen to my Chaol.
That's
all for today. As usual comments are
food to the soul. Share your thoughts
below. What did you think of Heir of
Fire? Did you like the gang being split
up for this one and seeing more of the world?
Did you secretly wish you could fly on Abraxos? Tell me below. Until next time…remember
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