THAT PART WHERE DORIAN IS BEING A SUPERHERO AND CHAOL IS ESCAPING BUT TURNS AROUND AND TELLS DORIAN HE LOVES HIM. RIGHT IN THESE DAMNED FEELS DUDE OMG.
"Why the heck did these douche-lords have to fly in from Doucheland to ruin the story?" XD that's EXACTLY how I felt during the first half of the book.
My ultimate OTP is Chaol and Celeana obvi, but then Rowan shows up and I know its suppose to be brotherly but i feel like im cheating on Chaol because i mini ship her with Rowan. *facepalm*
Thank god someone feels this way.... god my heart literally broke when Celaena threw away his ring and felt "blessed" because of it. It ruined me. Even though Chaol did get a teeny bit annoying because of his indecisive nature but the ending act completely wrecked me .... btw i know I am plenty late to the series but whatever ... Chaolena for Life
C Kywen Same. I don't get why Sarah made them a thing. Chaol and Celaena are my all time favorite ever couple, and I'll never get over them. I don't see why so many people like Rowan, it felt a bit forced.
SPOILERS AHEAD I rally loved the part when Chaol told Sorcha that she would be a great queen I just "awe" so much because it was so sweet. I also loved when Caleana killed the Valg because she was a badass.
I do love Rowan but my heart will always belong to Chaol, even though he did annoy me in this book but he managed to get his act together by the end of it so all's good. I do still desperately want him and Calaena to be together for ever and ever!
DOUCHELORDS FLYING IN FROM DOUCHELAND LOL JESSE rowan IS the best! he's my favorite character so far in the entire series i love him so much wow i love him did i mention i love him because i really love him also lol... i was not feeling the dorian/sorscha thing... like at all. whoops
ok but when chaol was like trying to escape and dorian was being the COOLEST OH MY GOD but chaol still had to turn and say he loved him. like my heart almost exploded out of my chest. there was so much happening and oh my god give me QoS IMMEDIATELY
Rowan is definitely my second favorite character (first being Celaena)! I completely fell in love with him in this book and I hope we get to see more of him in the next book. I also really hope we see Celaena and Aedion( I think I'm spelling it right. Correct me if I'm wrong.) reunite. I don't care who Dorian ends up with as long as he ends up happy because I feel like he's like "my baby" of the series, you know? That sounds weird but he's the character who like I love so much and I just want to protect. But there are going to be some rough seas ahead of him considering what happened at the end of Heir or Fire. I'm nervous to find out what happens with those weird creatures that were introduced in the book ( I forget what they're called exactly)
Do you mean the Valg? I dunno but I totally agree on Dorian being my babe! I just want him to be happy and become king! I also looked forward to Aelin meeting Aedion, ugh - but that never came.. *pout*. I truly admire his loyalty to Aelin!
Sumeyra Tamer Yeah! The Valg. Thank you! Me too! Dorian deserves that! I think we'll see it in Queen of Shadows or at least in the later books. I like how Sara J.Maas introduced a bunch of characters who at first we though were jerks( Aedion, Rowan, etc) and then they turned out to be really lovable characters.
Sophie Luvs Books I knoow! Like Jesse said; at first I was like "who are all these jerks?" Especially Rowan!!! Ugh I hated him so muuuch for what he said and did to Celaena! Wow, but now I'm totally rooting for him!!
+TheBookHunter I can't wait for Celaena to come back to Ardalan and see what is is happening and destroy the King! I mean who ruins their son's happiness?? And Aeidon and Rowan♥ I CANNOT wait for EMPIRE OF STORMS♥♡
I got chills when Celaena was taken over by the Valg princes, laying at the bottom of that pit and her family and friends appear telling her to get up. Ahh.. I even get 'em chills now!
I have a moment that just broke my heart in this book, at the very end when Celaena(did I spell that right??) takes of the ring Chaol have her when she is on her way back from training with Rowan. And Chaol has just become an outlaw for her and are helping to create her court and my heart just broke, it just broke.
Oh my god. Dorian and Sorscha. I JUST WANTED DORIAN TO BE HAPPY. My poor baby prince ;-; Sorscha's head chopping was worse than Nehemia's death, imo.... NOW DORIAN'S UNDER CONTROL?! LOL, when Celaena gets back, she's gonna be sooooo mad at Chaol for letting this happen. I do love Laena and Rowan's friendship though. I could tell that they were going to be really good friends, and not in a romantic way.
"I don't know what my life was like before this series because this series just blew me away it's so amazing and I need Queen of Shadows right now I need it right now I need it give it to me does it do you have it do you have it I need it," legitimately me all the time wow I applaud you for so accurately capturing my emotions & anY AND EVERY SCENE WITH ROWAN IN IT WAS MY FAVORITE BECAUSE BROTP I CANT
By far my favourite bit is when Celeana is crying and she hears her mother's voice asking her whey she's crying fireheart and I'm sure I'm not the only one who's heart actually /broke/ also when she's screaming at Rowan that Nehemia is /dead/ and shes left with her worthless life and i feel like that is the only time i read something in Celeana's voice. EVERYTIME ROWAN CALLED CELEANA FIREHEART I ACTUALLY CANT HOLY MOLY HELP ME DORIAN NO MY BABY PLEASE WHY YOU HAVE TO DO THIS SARAH WHY HE WAS FINALLY HAPPY AND NOW HIS DICK OF A FATHER BROKE HIS HEART AND HIS MAGIC JGRBNLKHTJNKLB CHAOL WTF YOU DOIN BE NICE
I don’t understand why Sarah J Mass has to make the book so depressing, like she didn’t need to kill Sorcha, that was so unnecessary. I started out loving Throne of Glass but the 2nd and this book are making me want to stop reading this series it’s too depressing
Anyone else notice how Manon finds out from the giant spider lady that there is a High Queen in the Wastes with red hair? I think that's Ansel from the novellas, and then Celaena says she is going to call in favors everyone owes her. So I'm hoping they meet in Queen of Shadows, because I loved Ansel. Maybe when Celaena goes to talk with Ansel, Manon attacks to take back her homeland and that's how they meet?
I will always want Celaena and Chaol together. Rowan grew on me but I still don't want him and Celaena. Omg, Dorian and Sorcha though! That ending BROKE MY HEART! I really liked them together omg!!!!
Rowan and Celeana's friendship was definitely the highlight of the novel for me. I loved watching them finally get close and grow both as friends and as people. There's something so amazing about two people just being friends in YA novels to me, and yeah, I just loved all of it. I do feel weird because I remember having to struggle through half of Manon's parts. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy her story, but I think I just didn't care about her as much. I'd been reading about these other characters for so long and was so invested in them, and all of a sudden there was this entirely new character in a world that was practically separated from everyone else's, and it just didn't matter in the same way to me. I don't know.
Friendship Goals! I just loved this book so much. I loved seeing Celeana grow and start to take back her birthright in this book. I was so excited when she went to see Meave. That was so bad ass!
I loved Celaena and Rowan's plot so much better that I honestly skipped all of Manon's POV and skimmed through Chaol's POVS because I just wanted to get back to them. And it was so incredible to learn about Celaena's backstory and to get to know Aedion.
SPOILER: I was reading this book in science class towards the end of the book like I really shouldn't have done that I think that was the worst decision of my life I had to read when Sorscha was beheaded and just picturing my Dorian bae yelling and when he went to his knees and UGHHH the tears! I was like about to cry but I was like "No, I must not cry in science class not now!" And I was able to not start crying
I STARTED SOBBING WHEN SORSCHA DIED THEN I THREW MY TISSUES ACROSS THE ROOM THEN I HAD TO GET UP AND GET THE TISSUES BECAUSE I WAS STILL SOBBING AND I SAT THERE FOR LIKE 10 MINUTES STRAIGHT AND CRIED AND WISHED A BLOODY AWFUL DEATH UPON THE KING OF ADARLAN
1. HEIR OF FIRE IS MY LIFE DORIAN/CELAENA FOREVER AND ROWAN IS MY CHILD I LOVE HIM 2. My favourite moment was at the end of the book when Celaena went all fire power on Queen Maeve and Rowan swearing the oath to her BROTP FOR LIFE 3. I can see The Bone Season on your shelf which I don't think you've read yet but can I just say that it is AMAZING and the second book is even better so I would really recommend that you read because it is literally like in my Top 3 series with Harry Potter and Throne of Glass.... so high praise indeed.
In the second book I was like "wait Chaol can't be with Celeana. What about Dorian?" and then reading this book I was like "I really wanna ship Rowan and Celeana but what about Chaol?" and then I looked up the wiki and saw what happened so...
Omg I JUST finished this book. I love your reviews because you speak to right WHATS IN MY HEART. I swear you literally organize my feels/thoughts into one coherent video. I love you and please keep posting videos!!!!!!
Loved this book!! Plus I really appreciate how you don't swear in your videos. It's nice to watch somebody who sees there isn't a need to cuss every two second!!
I think my favourite moment in the book was when Rowan flew back and brought Aelin/Celaena to his room after seeing the scars on her back. It was so sweet and lovely and I love him so much. Love him Love him Love him. Did I mention that, I love him? Anyway, I was all about Celaena and Chaol when I read Throne Of Glass and Crown Of Midnight, now I'm all about Aelin and Rowan (distant relations regardless)
Basically, every Rowan-Celaena moment was my favorite, especially when he starts to understand her more, which close to the end of part 1. I loved the last few chapters when Celaena was being a very badass queen as she faced Maeve, and freed Rowan. And there was the chapter where Aedion, Chaol and Dorian are facing the king. I just loved that part -aside from Sorscha's death, and Dorian being collared- because the way they all tood up against the tyrant king was awesome. All in all,this series is the best thing I ever read. It is everything a reader could ask for. And Sarah J. Maas is brilliant.
Oh my goodness, thank you for agreeing with me about the Sorscha and Dorian relationship. They totally deserved eachother and it was perfect! I've seen all these other reviews that were happy when Sorscha died and I'm just like 😑
I loved manon and abraxos especially that seen where he's smelling the flowers and then she has to go get him fresh meat it was just adorbs and Rowan and Aelin are my OTP I was never absolutely sure about Dorian or chaol but Rowan arghhhh absolute perfection
Honestly at the beginning i thought rowan was a total jerk but then he said “together fireheart...we’ll find a way together” and he saw celaena for who she was and helped her build herself mental and physical and hands down man got my approval. And DORIAN omg everytime he uses that power of his i am LIVING for it i agree that he makes the story SO much more exiting
I hate it whenever they say “Let her go” like when Dorian said “When I opened my eyes...I had let her go” I died. Didn’t hurt as much when chaol said it though
Favorite part was Rowan taking care of her. I was like Celaena! Girl if you don't want him I will gladly take him! Lol the struggles when you fall in love with a fictional character.
My favorite moment was definitely when she fought the Valg princes. It was so badass and it was the moment that she accepted who she was and what happened to he. I think it was a really important part!
My favorite moment was towards the end of the book, when the castle was under seige and Celaena defends the gates. Specifically, when she realizes her strength and had the flashbacks about the death of her family, the sacrifice of her maid, and the aftermath. When Rowan witnesses her reclamation of her powers and self. Not only on a thematic scale was it beautiful, but also a technical scale.The wording is sooooo graceful and poetic. My favorite line in the whole book: "Her's was not a story of sadness." You go, Celaena Sardothien. Kick some ass.
One of my fav scenes was honestly when Ren and Aedion (and was there someone else? Idk) running from the guards through Rifthold and they hide in that Opium den? I just remember how Aedion acts high and shouts as the guards "HAVE YOU BROUHT OUR WINE YET???!!!" And I love it
My favorite scene would have to be when Chaol finally divulges to Aedion who Aelin is and what she's been doing for so long, it felt relevant to the storyline and it also helped his growth as well and gave an idea on why he sent her away for her own safety. Another favourite scene would be when Manon was hunting for Abraxos and he was just sniffing at the flowers like a dog it was so cute! And Rowan was amazing! His character growth from the beginning to the end was amazing and I can't wait to re-read what happens in Queen of Shadows
Also I am so mad, Like Dorian couldn't really use his magic when his girlfriend was being decapitated but they almost laid a finger on chaol and he completely exploded!. And I'm like: "BOI! WHY DIDNT YOU DO THAT 5 MINUTES AGO?!"
This book was amazing, just got done reading it and had to watch this. I love Rowan too, the scenes with him Aelin were my favourites, when she almost burnt herself out and he took care of her and the whole "claiming" thing, was just too cute I love their friendship. I didn't think I could love a character as much as Chaol, but wow I was proved so wrong.
I am late to the Throne of Glass fandom but love it! The character development felt long for me even though it was needed. Celeana needed answers ASAP but her training lasted for months. Manon is a character that I am not sure how she quite fits in with everyone else, so her story was my least favorite at the moment. It was great learning more about Celeana's past and Aedion, Sorcha, and Rowan are characters I was hesitant to like at first but they grew on me! Dorian's growth was fantastic and Chaol finally took a stand! I can't wait to read Queen of Shadows!
My favorite moment was when the Valg princes surrounded Celaena and she broke down and relived her past. And then she found her inner strength and blasted them with fire and it was awesome!
"Rowan is my spirit animal. He is the best." I can't even explain how accurate your spiel about Rowan was. I mean my friend had tipped me off but when I first met him I was literally just like "but he's a douche...?" But he wasn't. He was awesome. He was badass. He was amazing. Can't wait to see more of Rowan (and the rest of the crew by default) in QoS!
WAS THIS ONE YOUR FAV? BECAUSE like it was mine.Celaena is freaking INVINCIBLE NOW. My fav part is when she confronts the queen and like surrounds the place with fire. OMG THAT WAS AWESOME
The part when Rowan yells at aelin when he left her and she gives up on life and then he realizes what he does, ughh!!!! It breaks my heart but I loved it so much!!!!
My favorite heart warming part was when Aelin was having her burn out, and she was sitting in the tub. Rowan walked in and was so protective and angry that anyone could ever do that to her. My heart just fell in love
I NEED QUEEN OF SHADOWS NOW DAMMIT im sorry for the aggressiveness but I NEED IT NOW You're reading experience in this series is similar to mine, I could NOT put the books down, so happy you're enjoying it so much! :)
I actually really liked how brutal Rowan was towards Celeana (I just wanted someone to come and wake her up and make her the disciplined fighter I had wanted her to be from the beginning). From what I remember, in the end she seemed much more emotionally healed too. Their relationship is one of my favorites and I REALLY hope it will just remain a strong friendship. I forgot so much of everything else already, I'm going to have to marathon all three before Queen of Shadows comes out!
One of my favorite aspects of this book (there are many) was celaena's character development. In the other books celaena was this impenetrable character who had so much tragedy but kept revealing new reserves of strength with every hardship tossed her way. She built up an existence for herself with dorian, nehemia and chaol there alongside her, that blocked out the wounds of her past. But that all had ended in Heir of Fire. Her relationships were damaged with both chaol and dorian and nehemia had been lost in the cruelest way. We get to see the character at rock bottom, with the world and a lifetime of tragedy on her shoulders. Celaena is brought lower than ever before in this book, she is torn between her origin, birthright and past and unable to escape. At the same time we see her rise from that devastation and reach fuller potential in what she can be. When I was reading this her pain was so harsh and raw that it hurt to read, i truly felt for the character and her suffering and at the end when she triumphed against her conflict I felt the joy and passion that came with it. it was amazing to witness the change in a character that i already felt i knew greatly surpass my expectations.
When he said whatever the girls name was with dorian im like NOOOOO but then he said the girl got beheaded and im like YESSSSSS call me mean but idc. I ship dorian and celaena
THAT PART WHERE DORIAN IS BEING A SUPERHERO AND CHAOL IS ESCAPING BUT TURNS AROUND AND TELLS DORIAN HE LOVES HIM. RIGHT IN THESE DAMNED FEELS DUDE OMG.
My favorite but also least favorite part. I reacted mostly to that. So many feels, but I literally cried when that stupid collar was put on Dorian.
Fave moments are:
1- "I claim you Fireheart"
2- "To whatever end"
3- "She was the heir of ash and fire and she would bow to no one"
Rowan and Celaena
LMAO I got 3 as my wallpaper
I seem to be the only one who completely fell for Rowan? I was Rooting for Dorian at first, but now Rowan and Celaena is my OTP!
Barbara we seem to be minority 😃
same here :D
I have a feeling that Manon and Celeana are going to form some kind of alliance, to defeat that douchey king.
#BadassLadies
That would be reaaaally cool!
"Why the heck did these douche-lords have to fly in from Doucheland to ruin the story?" XD that's EXACTLY how I felt during the first half of the book.
Protect Chaol at all costs. Aedion & Rowan are two of the best things that have happened to this series! Yaaaaaas!
My ultimate OTP is Chaol and Celeana obvi, but then Rowan shows up and I know its suppose to be brotherly but i feel like im cheating on Chaol because i mini ship her with Rowan. *facepalm*
Thank god someone feels this way.... god my heart literally broke when Celaena threw away his ring and felt "blessed" because of it. It ruined me. Even though Chaol did get a teeny bit annoying because of his indecisive nature but the ending act completely wrecked me .... btw i know I am plenty late to the series but whatever ... Chaolena for Life
I loved Chaol but then I gave up on that ship and fell in love with Rowan
I tried, I really tried to ship Aelin and Rowan because it is so obvious they're going to end up together. BUT I JUST CAN'T GET OVER CHAOL
C Kywen Basically my life in one sentence thank you
C Kywen Same. I don't get why Sarah made them a thing. Chaol and Celaena are my all time favorite ever couple, and I'll never get over them. I don't see why so many people like Rowan, it felt a bit forced.
Maylin Heidtke SAMEEE
I hate Rowan
SPOILERS AHEAD
I rally loved the part when Chaol told Sorcha that she would be a great queen I just "awe" so much because it was so sweet. I also loved when Caleana killed the Valg because she was a badass.
How did you not steal Queen of Shadows from Sarah when you had her cornered, Jesse!?!?!?!? Missed opportunity.
And that "I love you" Chaol told Dorian really broke me 😭
why did everyone hate sorsha? i cried so hard when she died.
ryan feliz saaameee 😭
Same
SAME
Sameee
I bursted out laughing but ok
tbh, I REALLY ship Rowan and Aelin (got used to calling her that). I hated his character first but damn he's really something
yes!!
My favorite part was when Celena freed Rowan
I do love Rowan but my heart will always belong to Chaol, even though he did annoy me in this book but he managed to get his act together by the end of it so all's good. I do still desperately want him and Calaena to be together for ever and ever!
YAAS! EXACTLY HOW I FEEL!
CHAOLEANA FOREVR
oh yes pls oh yes
I AM WITH YOU, MY FRIEND. CHAOLENA UNTIL THE END. *oooh, it rhymes
YASSSS CHAOL +CELEANA 4 EVR!!! 😍
DOUCHELORDS FLYING IN FROM DOUCHELAND LOL JESSE
rowan IS the best! he's my favorite character so far in the entire series i love him so much wow i love him did i mention i love him because i really love him
also lol... i was not feeling the dorian/sorscha thing... like at all. whoops
Yes! I love Rowan. He is definitely my favorite character in the series, and I didn't really like the Dorian/Sorscha relationship either.
I knew from the moment it was revealed that Sorscha had feelings for Dorian, i knew she was going to die. Is it bad that i was glad she died? XDf
lol I already dislike Sorscha
From the moment sorscha was introduced I was like "nope, she's gonna die. There is no chance she's gonna end up with Dorian."😂
ok but when chaol was like trying to escape and dorian was being the COOLEST OH MY GOD but chaol still had to turn and say he loved him. like my heart almost exploded out of my chest. there was so much happening and oh my god give me QoS IMMEDIATELY
Rowan is definitely my second favorite character (first being Celaena)! I completely fell in love with him in this book and I hope we get to see more of him in the next book. I also really hope we see Celaena and Aedion( I think I'm spelling it right. Correct me if I'm wrong.) reunite. I don't care who Dorian ends up with as long as he ends up happy because I feel like he's like "my baby" of the series, you know? That sounds weird but he's the character who like I love so much and I just want to protect. But there are going to be some rough seas ahead of him considering what happened at the end of Heir or Fire. I'm nervous to find out what happens with those weird creatures that were introduced in the book ( I forget what they're called exactly)
Do you mean the Valg? I dunno but I totally agree on Dorian being my babe! I just want him to be happy and become king! I also looked forward to Aelin meeting Aedion, ugh - but that never came.. *pout*. I truly admire his loyalty to Aelin!
Sumeyra Tamer Yeah! The Valg. Thank you! Me too! Dorian deserves that!
I think we'll see it in Queen of Shadows or at least in the later books. I like how Sara J.Maas introduced a bunch of characters who at first we though were jerks( Aedion, Rowan, etc) and then they turned out to be really lovable characters.
Sophie Luvs Books I knoow! Like Jesse said; at first I was like "who are all these jerks?" Especially Rowan!!! Ugh I hated him so muuuch for what he said and did to Celaena! Wow, but now I'm totally rooting for him!!
Sumeyra Tamer Yes me too!
+TheBookHunter I can't wait for Celaena to come back to Ardalan and see what is is happening and destroy the King! I mean who ruins their son's happiness?? And Aeidon and Rowan♥ I CANNOT wait for EMPIRE OF STORMS♥♡
I got chills when Celaena was taken over by the Valg princes, laying at the bottom of that pit and her family and friends appear telling her to get up. Ahh.. I even get 'em chills now!
I have a moment that just broke my heart in this book, at the very end when Celaena(did I spell that right??) takes of the ring Chaol have her when she is on her way back from training with Rowan. And Chaol has just become an outlaw for her and are helping to create her court and my heart just broke, it just broke.
EXACTLY!!! I FEEL BAD FOR CHAOL. NOW I FEEL BAD FOR GRAVITATING TOWARDS ROWAELIN. UGH
@@lachimolalart Exactly.... Chaolena (cries in the corner)
Oh my god. Dorian and Sorscha. I JUST WANTED DORIAN TO BE HAPPY. My poor baby prince ;-; Sorscha's head chopping was worse than Nehemia's death, imo.... NOW DORIAN'S UNDER CONTROL?!
LOL, when Celaena gets back, she's gonna be sooooo mad at Chaol for letting this happen.
I do love Laena and Rowan's friendship though. I could tell that they were going to be really good friends, and not in a romantic way.
I don't know which is going to make her more pissed. That he got her cousin thrown in prison or her best friend enslaved to his asshole father.
+Kerri-Lynn Dunne ITS NOT HIS FAULT
LOL WHOS READ QOS?
MY HEART. HURTS. ARRRRRGH MY GOD. FREAKING DORIAN AND CHAOL AND ROWAN AND AEDION oh these lads are breaking my heart.
But Manorian for life!
My heart broke for Dorian LET HIM BE HAPPY!! AND I LOVED THEM TO LIKE I THIUGHT THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR HIM TL BE FINALLY HAPPY
JESSE YOU FLEW THROUGH THE BOOKS SO FAST AND I LOVE HOW YOU MADE BOOK REVIEWS FOR ALL OF DEM BOOKS ;D
I WAS LOVING DEM BOOKS ;D HARDY HAR HAR HAR
You are the only other person who agrees with me about the whole Dorian/Sorscha thing. I thought they were awesome together!
My favourite scene; The blood oath between Celaena and Rowan.
And that phase ... "I claim you Fireheart."
I melted ... 😍
"I don't know what my life was like before this series because this series just blew me away it's so amazing and I need Queen of Shadows right now I need it right now I need it give it to me does it do you have it do you have it I need it," legitimately me all the time wow I applaud you for so accurately capturing my emotions & anY AND EVERY SCENE WITH ROWAN IN IT WAS MY FAVORITE BECAUSE BROTP I CANT
Yess! I love their friendship so much! #brotp
ROWAENA is not my BROTP
#ROWAENA IS ENDGAME!!!
By far my favourite bit is when Celeana is crying and she hears her mother's voice asking her whey she's crying fireheart and I'm sure I'm not the only one who's heart actually /broke/ also when she's screaming at Rowan that Nehemia is /dead/ and shes left with her worthless life and i feel like that is the only time i read something in Celeana's voice.
EVERYTIME ROWAN CALLED CELEANA FIREHEART I ACTUALLY CANT HOLY MOLY HELP ME
DORIAN NO MY BABY PLEASE WHY YOU HAVE TO DO THIS SARAH WHY HE WAS FINALLY HAPPY AND NOW HIS DICK OF A FATHER BROKE HIS HEART AND HIS MAGIC JGRBNLKHTJNKLB
CHAOL WTF YOU DOIN BE NICE
I don’t understand why Sarah J Mass has to make the book so depressing, like she didn’t need to kill Sorcha, that was so unnecessary. I started out loving Throne of Glass but the 2nd and this book are making me want to stop reading this series it’s too depressing
Anyone else notice how Manon finds out from the giant spider lady that there is a High Queen in the Wastes with red hair? I think that's Ansel from the novellas, and then Celaena says she is going to call in favors everyone owes her. So I'm hoping they meet in Queen of Shadows, because I loved Ansel. Maybe when Celaena goes to talk with Ansel, Manon attacks to take back her homeland and that's how they meet?
I will always want Celaena and Chaol together. Rowan grew on me but I still don't want him and Celaena. Omg, Dorian and Sorcha though! That ending BROKE MY HEART! I really liked them together omg!!!!
Rowan and Celeana's friendship was definitely the highlight of the novel for me. I loved watching them finally get close and grow both as friends and as people. There's something so amazing about two people just being friends in YA novels to me, and yeah, I just loved all of it.
I do feel weird because I remember having to struggle through half of Manon's parts. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy her story, but I think I just didn't care about her as much. I'd been reading about these other characters for so long and was so invested in them, and all of a sudden there was this entirely new character in a world that was practically separated from everyone else's, and it just didn't matter in the same way to me. I don't know.
Friendship Goals! I just loved this book so much. I loved seeing Celeana grow and start to take back her birthright in this book. I was so excited when she went to see Meave. That was so bad ass!
I loved Celaena and Rowan's plot so much better that I honestly skipped all of Manon's POV and skimmed through Chaol's POVS because I just wanted to get back to them. And it was so incredible to learn about Celaena's backstory and to get to know Aedion.
SPOILER:
I was reading this book in science class towards the end of the book like I really shouldn't have done that I think that was the worst decision of my life I had to read when Sorscha was beheaded and just picturing my Dorian bae yelling and when he went to his knees and UGHHH the tears! I was like about to cry but I was like "No, I must not cry in science class not now!" And I was able to not start crying
"Why the heck did these DoucheLords have to fly in from Doucheland and ruin the story?"
I love this guy XD
I STARTED SOBBING WHEN SORSCHA DIED THEN I THREW MY TISSUES ACROSS THE ROOM THEN I HAD TO GET UP AND GET THE TISSUES BECAUSE I WAS STILL SOBBING AND I SAT THERE FOR LIKE 10 MINUTES STRAIGHT AND CRIED AND WISHED A BLOODY AWFUL DEATH UPON THE KING OF ADARLAN
2:59 "oh my Faerie he is the BEST" literally meEee Jesse haha
1. HEIR OF FIRE IS MY LIFE DORIAN/CELAENA FOREVER AND ROWAN IS MY CHILD I LOVE HIM
2. My favourite moment was at the end of the book when Celaena went all fire power on Queen Maeve and Rowan swearing the oath to her BROTP FOR LIFE
3. I can see The Bone Season on your shelf which I don't think you've read yet but can I just say that it is AMAZING and the second book is even better so I would really recommend that you read because it is literally like in my Top 3 series with Harry Potter and Throne of Glass.... so high praise indeed.
Is there a link for Heir of Fire Audiobook please
I love this videos so much because THE FEELINGS AND THE FANDOM is so RELATABLE geez! I feel home watching these ❤️
Heir of Fire is confirmed to be EVERYTHING!
This comment needs a raise..
I cried when Celaena broke after Rowan lashed out at her for interrupting the tattooing thing. I mean, she was just trying to be nice!
In the second book I was like "wait Chaol can't be with Celeana. What about Dorian?" and then reading this book I was like "I really wanna ship Rowan and Celeana but what about Chaol?" and then I looked up the wiki and saw what happened so...
Omg now I will definitely be checking out the throne of glass series. Thanks Jesse!! Great review!
OMGOSH THAT PART WITH THE BLOOD OATH WAS SO FUN AND I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN THE WITCHES TALKED ABOUT ANSEL THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST.
Yes, I'm so happy you read it! This book is amazing. Great job, Jesse!
That last line though!!!!!!!
The part when little Aline told celaena to get up
OMG I’m pretty sure that was the best part about this book, sooo cute I love mini Aelin
aw this video was uploaded on my birthday, I never noticed that
Working on Queen of Shadows right now and holy crap i cant believe where this series has gone. I am loving this so stinkin much 😍
Omg I JUST finished this book. I love your reviews because you speak to right WHATS IN MY HEART. I swear you literally organize my feels/thoughts into one coherent video. I love you and please keep posting videos!!!!!!
This series is life.
When Sorchia was beheaded, I was so sad. I totally shipped Dorian and Sorchia also!
Loved this book!! Plus I really appreciate how you don't swear in your videos. It's nice to watch somebody who sees there isn't a need to cuss every two second!!
I think my favourite moment in the book was when Rowan flew back and brought Aelin/Celaena to his room after seeing the scars on her back. It was so sweet and lovely and I love him so much. Love him Love him Love him. Did I mention that, I love him? Anyway, I was all about Celaena and Chaol when I read Throne Of Glass and Crown Of Midnight, now I'm all about Aelin and Rowan (distant relations regardless)
Noo I still ship Chaolaena IM CRYING! 😭
This is the best one of the series in my opinion.
Basically, every Rowan-Celaena moment was my favorite, especially when he starts to understand her more, which close to the end of part 1.
I loved the last few chapters when Celaena was being a very badass queen as she faced Maeve, and freed Rowan. And there was the chapter where Aedion, Chaol and Dorian are facing the king. I just loved that part -aside from Sorscha's death, and Dorian being collared- because the way they all tood up against the tyrant king was awesome.
All in all,this series is the best thing I ever read. It is everything a reader could ask for. And Sarah J. Maas is brilliant.
Oh my goodness, thank you for agreeing with me about the Sorscha and Dorian relationship. They totally deserved eachother and it was perfect! I've seen all these other reviews that were happy when Sorscha died and I'm just like 😑
My favorite part is when Rowan sees the scars on her back and thEN HE'S NICE TO HER FROM THEN ON AND THEY'RE SO CUTE AND THE FEELS OMFG I CAN'T
I love this book so much, i love manon’s character!!!!
JESSE YOU ARE AWESOME! Seriously, this is the best video about HoF that I've seen so far :D
JESSE YOU ARE GIVING ME ALL THE FEELS ONCE AGAIN!!!!
BRO-TP YES YES YES
I loved manon and abraxos especially that seen where he's smelling the flowers and then she has to go get him fresh meat it was just adorbs and Rowan and Aelin are my OTP I was never absolutely sure about Dorian or chaol but Rowan arghhhh absolute perfection
*scene
'Thoughts, opinion and feels' that's all that needs to be said
I loved this book! I think my favorite moments were Rowan lending his power to Aelin and Aelin freeing Rowan from Maeve
I loved the different POVs and the new characters!!! A great book (and review). :)
"Oh my faerie" 😂😂
Honestly at the beginning i thought rowan was a total jerk but then he said “together fireheart...we’ll find a way together” and he saw celaena for who she was and helped her build herself mental and physical and hands down man got my approval. And DORIAN omg everytime he uses that power of his i am LIVING for it i agree that he makes the story SO much more exiting
I hate it whenever they say “Let her go” like when Dorian said “When I opened my eyes...I had let her go” I died. Didn’t hurt as much when chaol said it though
Nothing about Emrys and Malakai? They were really great and a big parte of Celaena's journey...
Favorite part was Rowan taking care of her. I was like Celaena! Girl if you don't want him I will gladly take him! Lol the struggles when you fall in love with a fictional character.
Amazing. I love Abraxos.
I loved this book and i was especially happy that i got to see more of celeanas heritage and the new characters that were introduced 😛!!!!
Yes my favourite moments were Celaena and Rowan's. Just watching their friendship grow was just so beautiful!
Ahh, but still I hope they get romantic too 😍
+Yuedan maybe a little bit yeah. But I still want Chaolena to be the end ship.
My fav moment was the "get up" moment and they both facing maeve together
It's amazing story....no words to describe
My favorite moment was definitely when she fought the Valg princes. It was so badass and it was the moment that she accepted who she was and what happened to he. I think it was a really important part!
My favorite moment was towards the end of the book, when the castle was under seige and Celaena defends the gates. Specifically, when she realizes her strength and had the flashbacks about the death of her family, the sacrifice of her maid, and the aftermath. When Rowan witnesses her reclamation of her powers and self.
Not only on a thematic scale was it beautiful, but also a technical scale.The wording is sooooo graceful and poetic. My favorite line in the whole book: "Her's was not a story of sadness."
You go, Celaena Sardothien. Kick some ass.
OMG...exact same thoughts (even though I am team Chaol still).
One of my fav scenes was honestly when Ren and Aedion (and was there someone else? Idk) running from the guards through Rifthold and they hide in that Opium den? I just remember how Aedion acts high and shouts as the guards "HAVE YOU BROUHT OUR WINE YET???!!!" And I love it
My favorite scene would have to be when Chaol finally divulges to Aedion who Aelin is and what she's been doing for so long, it felt relevant to the storyline and it also helped his growth as well and gave an idea on why he sent her away for her own safety.
Another favourite scene would be when Manon was hunting for Abraxos and he was just sniffing at the flowers like a dog it was so cute! And Rowan was amazing! His character growth from the beginning to the end was amazing and I can't wait to re-read what happens in Queen of Shadows
It's been 4 hours since I finished the book and I'm still shooked about what happened to sorscha I LOVED HER! SHE DESERVED BETTEE 😫
Also I am so mad,
Like Dorian couldn't really use his magic when his girlfriend was being decapitated but they almost laid a finger on chaol and he completely exploded!. And I'm like: "BOI! WHY DIDNT YOU DO THAT 5 MINUTES AGO?!"
this book lowkey made me cry
You talking about this series is legit me when I read the books and talk about them.
This book was amazing, just got done reading it and had to watch this. I love Rowan too, the scenes with him Aelin were my favourites, when she almost burnt herself out and he took care of her and the whole "claiming" thing, was just too cute I love their friendship. I didn't think I could love a character as much as Chaol, but wow I was proved so wrong.
I am late to the Throne of Glass fandom but love it! The character development felt long for me even though it was needed. Celeana needed answers ASAP but her training lasted for months. Manon is a character that I am not sure how she quite fits in with everyone else, so her story was my least favorite at the moment. It was great learning more about Celeana's past and Aedion, Sorcha, and Rowan are characters I was hesitant to like at first but they grew on me! Dorian's growth was fantastic and Chaol finally took a stand! I can't wait to read Queen of Shadows!
Jesse you are my spirit animal
My favorite moment was when the Valg princes surrounded Celaena and she broke down and relived her past. And then she found her inner strength and blasted them with fire and it was awesome!
The part where Manon chooses abraxos as her wyvern. Damn Abraxos is baee❤️❤️.Also Manon saving Petrah
The burnout. I was living for her burnout. The last chapters just left me gaping for several hours 😂
"Rowan is my spirit animal. He is the best." I can't even explain how accurate your spiel about Rowan was. I mean my friend had tipped me off but when I first met him I was literally just like "but he's a douche...?" But he wasn't. He was awesome. He was badass. He was amazing. Can't wait to see more of Rowan (and the rest of the crew by default) in QoS!
WAS THIS ONE YOUR FAV? BECAUSE like it was mine.Celaena is freaking INVINCIBLE NOW. My fav part is when she confronts the queen and like surrounds the place with fire. OMG THAT WAS AWESOME
The part when Rowan yells at aelin when he left her and she gives up on life and then he realizes what he does, ughh!!!! It breaks my heart but I loved it so much!!!!
Heir of fire wrecked me so much, I am trying to collect the pieces o my heart
My favorite heart warming part was when Aelin was having her burn out, and she was sitting in the tub. Rowan walked in and was so protective and angry that anyone could ever do that to her. My heart just fell in love
Jesse is so adorable 😂❤️
That's how I pronounce manon too!
I NEED QUEEN OF SHADOWS NOW DAMMIT im sorry for the aggressiveness but I NEED IT NOW
You're reading experience in this series is similar to mine, I could NOT put the books down, so happy you're enjoying it so much! :)
I actually really liked how brutal Rowan was towards Celeana (I just wanted someone to come and wake her up and make her the disciplined fighter I had wanted her to be from the beginning). From what I remember, in the end she seemed much more emotionally healed too. Their relationship is one of my favorites and I REALLY hope it will just remain a strong friendship. I forgot so much of everything else already, I'm going to have to marathon all three before Queen of Shadows comes out!
One of my favorite aspects of this book (there are many) was celaena's character development. In the other books celaena was this impenetrable character who had so much tragedy but kept revealing new reserves of strength with every hardship tossed her way. She built up an existence for herself with dorian, nehemia and chaol there alongside her, that blocked out the wounds of her past. But that all had ended in Heir of Fire. Her relationships were damaged with both chaol and dorian and nehemia had been lost in the cruelest way.
We get to see the character at rock bottom, with the world and a lifetime of tragedy on her shoulders. Celaena is brought lower than ever before in this book, she is torn between her origin, birthright and past and unable to escape. At the same time we see her rise from that devastation and reach fuller potential in what she can be.
When I was reading this her pain was so harsh and raw that it hurt to read, i truly felt for the character and her suffering and at the end when she triumphed against her conflict I felt the joy and passion that came with it. it was amazing to witness the change in a character that i already felt i knew greatly surpass my expectations.
When he said whatever the girls name was with dorian im like NOOOOO but then he said the girl got beheaded and im like YESSSSSS call me mean but idc. I ship dorian and celaena
I pronounce Manon like you- and everyone freaked out on me- but NOW I CANT STOP SAYING IT LIKE THAT