#4 in The Throne of Glass Series
Sarah J. Maas
2015
4/5 ⭐
Queen of shadows
You make me want to live, Rowan. Not survive; not exist. Live
Setting in the books
Aelin
- Aelin going back to rescue Aedion and Dorian from the king.
- Chaol kinda dumbass to Aelin now, suddenly
- She rescues Aedion & Dorian the night of celebrating Dorian's birthday and the day Aedion should be executed.
- Managed to rescue Aedion but not Dorian as he has been consumed by evil, Aelin try to kill him but stop by Nesryn
- Vlag use ring on the left hand, control by the king also use his ring
- The night Aelin was supposed to kill Arobynn after handing Vlag commander to him but instead, Arobynn slide the Wyrdstone ring onto her finger after she gave her amulet of Orynth
- Turn out, the ring is fake(Lysandra found a fine jeweler) but Arobynn thought he already control Aelin
- Lysandra slice Arobynn’s throat in his sleep
Lorcan
- Initially Rowan friend(cadre) but on this book, he threatened Rowan to kill Aelin because she gave Maeve the ring and ask for Wyrdkey to destroy
- But later, he helps Rowan & Aedion in the sewer even though he kind of setup it
- He didn't kill all the Wyrdhound and left Rowan scent there.
- He helps them because he learns that Aedion is Gavriel's son.
- Gavriel is his cadre
Manon
- Manon become Wing Leader
- Good character development in this book
- Kaitlin a Shadowfire
- Ability to burn without actually burning it.
- In the end, she sacrificed(use her shadow fire) herself to destroy the place that used to produce Vlag
- But before that scene, she gives something to Elide to pass it to Aelin
