Tower of Dawn - Throne of Glass #6 - Sarah J. Maas
Sum up: (Goodreads)
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.
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.
Some scenes contain sexual and violent contents that may offend sensibilities of readers.
Plot:
This book occurs alongside Empire of Storms.
Chaos makes it good on his promise to Aelin and Dorian and decides to head to Antica where he hopes the healers there will be able to help him with his disability. He holds the hope to walk again one day and be able to face the upcoming war alongside his friends. He meets Yrene who is a powerful healer. Despite her hatred for people who worked for the former Adarlan king, she agrees on helping him. His mission is more than just finding help for himself. He also wants to gain the support of the Antica royal family.
Soon it looks like Valg are hiding in Antica and targeting healers. And the more questions are raised, the more mysteries appear.
Opinion:
It took me a really long time to start this book. Yes, I am not afraid to admit it. I was never a fan of Chaol nor Nesryn. I had to wait until until the week before Kingdom of Ashes release to start it. And man, I really regret waiting such a long time!
I was not a fan of the two of them together. They were awkward and I still struggle a lot with Chaol's way of thinking about all the events: his loyalty to the former king, his betrayal to Aelin... Most of the time I tended to think he was still an a**. And yet, I really appreciated how Sarah J. Maas grew his character, especially when he met Yrene. He didn't just need to heal physically but also psychologically. In this book, Chaol realized he made mistakes and how much he is paying for them now through self-loathing. His path to redemption was so rough and intense that I hurt to read about it. I loved Yrene so much for not giving up on him even when he was at his worst. It felt like she was literally giving him wings. You could feel how her love made him stronger and helped him forgive himself.
I loved the love interest between Nesryn and Sartaq. I was rooting for them so much. Almost more than for Chaol and Yrene. Sartaq is such a sweet character. He never asked to be born a prince and he only wants to find his own path. He has a second family that he loves more than anything. I liked him so much! I also grew to like Nesryn. She is stuck in a situation and she doesn't really know what to do with herself. She feels like she may have found a way out with Sartaq.
This book was a complete different tone from the others. It took a little while to take place but I got to appreciate it. It was a small break in the craziness that is the Throne of Glass series. I love how Sarah J. Maas created such strong female characters but all of them are very much different: Aelin, Nesryn, Yrene, Manon, Lysandra, Elide... I just loved them all. Even Maeve is quite bad-ass. I know that she is the worst of the worst but still... she is badass in her own way.
The only negative point in this book is that I was dying to know what happened to all the other characters, especially Aelin. She was left in such a precarious position in the last book. I couldn't wait to know so I was rushing a bit through this one and I always kept Aelin in the back of my mind.
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