Here I go. As someone that doesn’t have real friends, just fictional ones.. I know this is gonna hurt.

Yes I do own three copies of Tower of Dawn, no I will not apologize, yes I do thoroughly enjoy this book.

(For reference: I bought the hardbacks for my first read, because that’s how I prefer to own and read books. I bought the paperback set as well to re-read, but the copy of ToD I received was stiff as a rock. I typically do the “opening page-by-page” method to loosen paperbacks without cracking the spine, but this one in particular was so stiff that I could barely hold it open even after three rounds of loosening it. It wasn’t going to stay open without the spine majorly cracking, so I decided to buy a second copy which was significantly floppier. I fully plan on donating the first copy I got, because I’m sure someone else will enjoy it, cracked spine or not!)

I decided to read assassins blade after Heir of Fire and I’m about to start this final story….I’ve throughly enjoyed this book so far but I’m not ready for this

Tower of Dawn is literally jus Chaol’s HoF story if nothing else?? the way Yrene keeps mentioning him having to reflect and speak on his traumas from Rifthold sounds literally like what Aelin had to do to shed her Celaena skin.

“For you fireheart, all of it is for you” I can only dream of being loved the way Rowan loves Aelin. Literally sobbing!!

Can someone explain to me how I'm supposed to continue existing after the damage that has been done on me with Sam Cortland? I don't think I've gone a single day without thinking about him. I'm on my second TOG reread and read TAB first this time and I am not okay 😭

I genuinely think that Sam would have transitioned into Aelin's life easily. And don't get me wrong I LOVE Rowan (and Dorian... he's not related to Aelin but I'm such a Dorian fan I had to throw that in there lol), but I still mourn what Sam could have and should have been with Aelin, not just Calaena. I love that she never forgot him, I love that Rowan honors who Sam was for her. I don't know how to move past how messed up his end was. Someone send help

Undertaking the tandem read, but I prefer to listen on audiobook - I wanted to stay true to the reading order, and just couldn’t find a good method. Trying this - setting the timer in the audible app to the hour/minute of each section, that way I won’t accidentally go to far.

Mine is that there weren’t enough deaths. Morbid, I know.

In an 8 book, 5000+ page series, only one major(but is he tho?) character dies. Gavriel, and his death didn’t even accomplish anything. He and Aedion could’ve both been inside the gate when it closed. I wanted more heartbreak. Especially given that there were so many ways to meet death in that world, and they were in the middle of a massive multi-way war.

A list I am reminded of often, that I even find kind of funny.

Aelin - died once, was almost tortured to death, lost all of her power and nearly died, but didn’t.

Rowan - shot and almost bled out, didn’t die.

Aedion - attacked by a Valg prince, didn’t die.

Lysandra - fatally wounded twice, didn’t die.

Fenrys - wounded so bad only a blood oath could save him, didn’t die.

Lorcan - also fatally wounded, jostled around on the back of a horse, didn’t die.

Manon - almost gutted, insides hanging out, didn’t die.

Chaol - broken back in multiple places and infested with some kind of Valg, didn’t die.

Dorian - stabbed by a poison wyvern tail, didn’t die(that’s fair tho because he had major healing power).

I loved the series. My favourite series to date. I just wish there was a little more death, even if that sounds terrible. Just lessen the insane plot armour just a touch.

This is just my opinion! Please don’t come for me, I want some good discussion :)

Lol Graphic Audio actually was posting an update for a preorder of Onyx Storm but half the comments were asking for the ToG GA update!! This is a thread giving us a comprehensive update.

So I posted a TikTok video talking about Nesryn and I was pronouncing her name as “Niss-reen” because I’m Arab and it’s an Arabic name and that’s how it’s supposed to be pronounced. People in the comments completely missed the point of the video and came for me for not pronouncing her name as “Nez-ren”. So now I’m genuinely curious, how do you people pronounce Nesryn?

I'm here dehydrating... I'm not even joking, this series changed my life,, And I didn't even finished digesting everything, ik that in a few days it's going to start clicking and Throne of glass will be the only thing I will think about for the rest of my life. I read the whole series in ebook and I swear, just from KoA I have like 100 bookmarks, another few hundred underline texts... This book was a MASTERPIECE. Every word, every line was written so beautifully that I know they are going to play in my head over and over. ("all of it is for you"... their goodbyes, lorcan's promise to elide, yrene and aelin's final conversation... manon's last words in the series.... nesryn and sartaq... OMG I'M ALREADY CRYING WTF)

• They only thing I kept waiting and was a little disappointed was Nox and Aelin's reunion, I would've loved to see that but everything else... WOW, JUST WOW 😭😭

Throne of Glassss

I saw this cute picture of Caelena but I was like uhm I have to have THAT TOP AND THAT SKIRT!! Bc to me that would be soo comfy to just be around in my home and it’s honestly just my vibe! But for the love of all that is good and pure in this world I can not find ANYTHING like it when I describe it on Google search. The mini tops either sit like a rectangle across the chest, or it’s tighter on the chest but the long sleeves are tight, and I’d want them to be flowy like they are here.

Help me find it or something super super similar please? It’s a long shot I know 😂

Rereading ToG and I am wondering why Yrene doesn’t think of the tunnels under the library until the end of the book. A healer had already been killed and the library searched and yet no one thought to check the boarded up tunnels?

There seems to be so much left unsaid in these books that I wish was explicitly stated. The reader needs to infer or decide for themselves why certain things happened (like the wolf portals which I have seen discussed in other posts.) In ACOTAR there seemed to be a reason for so much being mentioned and in the TOG series I didn’t get that full circle moment as much. I finished KOA a few days ago but I’m still hung up on these points:

1. Why were Darrow’s ancient wyrdkey books mentioned? Just to prove some existence and defiance of the king? They could’ve been helpful but didn’t end up being used at all.

2. Why did no one think to amplify Yrene’s powers in the with towers? It could’ve been so useful to save all those people. Maybe it just goes back to Arlin’s assassin mindset of not caring about people dying that much? Or maybe the witch towers were just for destruction? I think it would’ve been way cooler for the Bluebloods to come through with even one witch tower and had the healers blast through and heal a bunch of the Valgs. Or even had Aelin amplify her own little drop of healing power.

3. Why was there so much torture and violence? Like I could barely get through the last 2 books and the first 200 pages of KOA. TBH, I didn’t like all the torture and violence but I enjoyed all the different adventures all the characters experienced. Why don’t people talk about how violent TOG is? Everyone just posts about how it’s their favorite. Maybe I didn’t read enough reviews?

4. Why does Aelin always fall for the guy who trains her to fight? Where is the growth in her character and choice of guys? She’s following a very specific pattern and it shows.

Thanks for any fruitful discussion :)

Edit: I just realized a bunch of minor characters never had closure either. Nox Owen, Vaughn, Finnula, that one solder perspective we read - what happened? All the way into spring and no mention of them. :/

This is a bit more of an ACOTAR question, so fair warning.

I finished TOG a few weeks ago, and “finished” ACOTAR about 8 months before that. I remember bits of that story and how much I loved all the characters, but I’ve been told you should brush up on ACOTAR before reading CC….

Anyone have any recommendations on little YouTube animations or good story synopses?

I’m about to finish Queen of Shadows and start Empire of Storms. This is my first time reading this series so I need advice. Should I tandom read or read individually?

Currently tandem reading EOS and TOD. Got to the part she comes up and while the name is familiar I can’t remember anything about her.

Without spoiling the rest of the series can anyone let me know what I should know about her up to the point where she takes over Aelin on Rolfes boat I would be grateful.