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Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas (Review #117)

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: THIS IS THE COMPANION BOOK  TO BOOK 5 IN THE THRONE OF GLASS SERIES! IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. FOR THE REVIEW ON BOOK 1, CHECK OUT THRONE OF GLASS. FOR BOOK 2, CHECK OUT CROWN OF MIDNIGHT. FOR BOOK 3, CHECK OUT HEIR OF FIRE. FOR BOOK 4, CHECK OUT QUEEN OF SHADOWS. AND FOR BOOK 5 - THE COMPANION BOOK, CHECK OUT EMPIRE OF STORMS!

Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the King of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken.

His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica--the stronghold of the southern continent's mighty empire. And with war looming over Dorian and Aelin back home, their survival might lie with Chaol and Nesryn convincing its rulers to ally with them.

But what they discover in Antica will change them both--and be more vital to saving Erilea than they could have imagined.”


Review:
Alright I wasn’t going to read this. I liked Chaol in book one, but after that he slowly sank deeper and deeper into asshole-dom. So when there was going to be a companion book to Empire of Storms so we can see what he was doing during that time? I don’t fucking think so. 

BUT ALAS. Apparently, according to every possible review site, you absolutely NEED to read it to know what happens in the final book. BOO. So, I cracked it open. Chaol was... Chaol. But Nesryn turned out to be an interesting character to follow. And we are also reunited with Yrene, from the prequel! Both women made this book so much more bearable, I couldn’t have gotten through it without them. Both are brave, independent women who have hold of the reigns in their life. 

Thankfully, this was much better than I anticipated and Yrene made Chaol so much more bearable to handle. Now we have no more books to fill our time before the finale. At this point I’m nervous and don’t want it to end. But stay tuned for it!


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