Today, we’re continuing our review of different books from Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass Series. Heir of Fire is the third book, and although I liked it a lot, I’m not sure if I liked it as well as I liked the second book. Since this is the third book in the series, there may be spoilers from the first two books.
In Heir of Fire, Chaol has sent Celaena Sardothien away to her homeland. The king sends her there as an assassin, but she finds out that she can’t carry out her mission. Instead, she hopes to get some information from her aunt, the fae Queen Maeve.
Heir of Fire splits off into three storylines. In the first storyline, we see what happens to Celaena, now going by her fae name of Aelin, along with the fae prince, Rowan, who is supposed to oversee her training. The second storyline revolves around Prince Dorian, Chaol, and some rebels back at Rifthold. The third storyline revolves around the witches, who are gathering in a fragile alliance.
Since the first Throne of Glass book, we see a dramatic change in where the story is headed. Whereas there was fairly little magic in the first book, this book is overflowing with magic. There is magic everywhere, from the fae, to Rifthold, to the witches, and of course, there are magical creatures to fight.
I think that one of my favorite parts of this book was Celaena and Rowan’s growing relationship. It looks like they can’t stand each other at the beginning of the book, but even then, you can tell that there should be something going on between them. I like them together.
My least favorite part of the story was the storyline involving the witches. I didn’t dislike their story, it just wasn’t my favorite. I was always looking forward to seeing Celaena and Rowan together. I did like the character of Manon though.
I love how this world continues to get more complex and diversified as the books continue. I’m glad that the next book in the series is already waiting for me to read on my Kindle (even though I’m currently drowning in library books).
I am such a Manon fan, and was so excited about the story arc SJM gave her. I have to read ToD one of these days, since the last book is coming out soon. *sad face*
I like them better in the next book.
I am currently taking a break from this series… I was reading SO many über long books in a row it was exhausting. Next week I’m reading Wildcard and Addicted to Outrage, then I have some library books to read (City of Fallen Angels just came in, and I’m #1 on the waiting list for Legendary) but I’ll probably finish the series in October. Maybe not Kingdom of Ash, because our library still doesn’t have it available to put on hold, but the other two.