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Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
4.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Heir of Fire probably took me the longest to read to date of the books in the series. Not only due to its length, but I initially didn't like the multitude of point of view's presented though by the end my attention was snagged and I could tell the importance of knowing what was happening outside of Celaena's mission.

The book spends most of its time with Celaena
and her new compatriot Rowan (swoon)
, Dorian
and his new love interest Sorscha
, Chaol's work
with the rebel including Celaena's cousin Aedion
, and
Manon Blackbeak - a witch who is learning to fly wyverns in preparation for war


The ending of this book did not disappoint! Also by the end of this book, I feel a little sad at myself for ever liking Chaol or Dorian when Rowan is obviously so cooler and gets Celaena and her history of trauma and trust-issues and has his own he's willing to work with her on. 

Now, I do still like Chaol and I enjoy his rapport with
Celaena's cousin Aedion
who wants for nothing but Celaena's safety, but in a hazardous, impulsively-made action kind of way that Chaol is slightly at the mercy of. I think it's due to his Princely character but I go back and forth on Dorian's character and his resolve - to literally do nothing - that's partly because of how kept out of loop he is by the others. Yet, at the end of the book, I couldn't help but feel sorry for him.