4 Stars
After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.
Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Charol Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.
Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another.
Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined...
Okay now here is the Crown of midnight one...again do not read this if you intend to read the first book (I highly recommend it!)
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?
I gave both books in this series 4 star ratings. As for the second book it nearly didn't make the cut. I had very mixed emotions about it. At first I felt like it wasn't moving nearly fast enough. The first book was really full speed ahead. I felt like I barely had time to catch my breath! In retrospect the lag time in this book could have been from all of the secrets that kept pouring from the book. The secrets kept coming right up until the last chapter. In all honestly the four star rating was sealed by the last chapter. Up until that time it was a solid 3 for me...way to reel me in at the last minute Ms. Maas! I suppose I will sit on pins and needles for however long it takes for the next one to come out...unfortunately no news on that front :(
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