The Laughing Listener
October 2018
Format: Hardcover & Audiobook
Narrator: Elizabeth Evans
Length: 33 hours & 11 minutes

Story Rating: 5 Stars
Performance Rating: 5 Stars
Overall Rating: 5 Stars

I just… I don’t even… *incoherent sobbing babble* IT WAS SO GOOD!!! I’ve been procrastinating writing this review FOR DAYS because how do you even write a review for a book like this? It was everything I hoped it would be and more, I’m so happy with how this series was wrapped up! I only just started reading this series earlier this year and I’m still so sad it’s over.



And don’t worry, I shall keep my spoilers to myself, so please feel free to read on without worry.



First of all, the length of this book was shockingly a non-issue. When I read [b:A Court of Wings and Ruin|23766634|A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1485528243s/23766634.jpg|25126752] earlier this year, it seemed to drag on a little too long and it took me a whole month to read it. And that was only 700 pages! When I heard that this was nearly a thousand, I was dreading it. I thought FOR SURE I’d be reading this thing for two months, but it only took me two weeks!! The pacing was absolutely perfect and kept me reading consistently the whole time without any lulls or boredom.

This installment also spent a lot of time on the battles and battle strategy, which sounds like it should be terrible, but it wasn’t! I actually really loved that so much time was spent on this. The logistics of war always seem to be cut out of the books these days and I’m so glad it was included here. Seeing the characters talk so much about about battle strategy added a weight and tension to the whole thing that kept me reading. Plus, this has been building for SEVEN BOOKS, so the epicness of the battles really made it all feel worth it!!

And the characters!! OH GOD THE CHARACTERS! *Sobbing* I love them all so much! *More sobbing* I can’t say a whole lot without giving spoilers away, but everyone got the page time they deserved. EVERYONE. All of the characters arcs are so great and every loose end is tied amazingly. Sarah Maas is a damn magician because I went into this hating Lorcan and came out a complete Lorcan fangirl. And if you told be before reading this that Dorian and Elide would be the real MVPs of this book, I wouldn’t have believed you. BUT HERE WE ARE???? So you all have that to look forward to. And the ships!! OMG THE SHIPS!!! So many to love and they all get highlighted in some epic emotional scenes that GAVE ME LIFE.

FINAL WORD

I feel like this review is trash because there’s no possible way to write anything does this novel justice. But this book was epic and emotional and wonderful and perfect. I loved every second. An amazing end to an amazing series.

#0.5 ↦ [b:The Assassin's Blade|18243700|The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1384362444s/18243700.jpg|25691778] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✧
#1 ↦ [b:Throne of Glass|7896527|Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1495278054s/7896527.jpg|11138426] ↦ ✦✦✦✧✧
#2 ↦ [b:Crown of Midnight|17167166|Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391580481s/17167166.jpg|21581860]t ↦ ✦✦✦✦✧
#3 ↦ [b:Heir of Fire|20613470|Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1460846511s/20613470.jpg|25128502] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✦
#4 ↦ [b:Queen of Shadows|18006496|Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1441230104s/18006496.jpg|25272067] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✦
#5 ↦ [b:Empire of Storms|28260587|Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463107108s/28260587.jpg|25272004] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✦
#6 ↦ [b:Tower of Dawn|31450852|Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1497973101s/31450852.jpg|51681900] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✧
#7 ↦ Kingdom of Ash ↦ ✦✦✦✦✦