Name: Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass 5)
Author: Sarah J Maas
Published: September 6, 2016
Book Depository Amazon
The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those don't.
As the kingdoms of Erilea fracture around her, enemies must become allies if Aelin is to keep those she loves from falling to the dark forces poised to claim her world. With war looming on all horizons, the only chance for salvation lies in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.
Aelin's journey from assassin to queen has entranced millions across the globe, and this fifth installment will leave fans breathless. Will Aelin succeed in keeping her world from splintering, or will it all come crashing down?
“It’s the calm before the storm.”
I've just finished this book. And it was the best in this series until now! You guys should go and get the book, it's freaking good!
You'll see characters from the other books, actually, from the novellas.
“A storm is coming. A great storm.”
Now I'm gonna write spoilers, so if you don't wanna get spoiled I suggest you to leave now.
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!
I really hate Sarah for doing this!! Poor Aelin! Poor Rowan.
So, the books starts with Elide running, and she meets a guy named Lorcan, so they make a deal which helps each other.
Aelin knows that the war is coming, so ahe decided sent Rowan to protect Dorian, and she and the rest of her court will find allies.
Manon was sent, with her Thirteen, to destroy Rifthold, and to take the king with her. When Rowan arrives to the city, he finds that the witches broke down Aelin's glass wall.
“I should die with them,” was the king’s answer.
They reached the bottom of the stairs, the passage now widening into breathable chambers. Rowan again snaked his magic through the many tunnels and stairs. The one to the right suggested a sewer entrance lay at its bottom. Good.
“I was sent here to keep you from doing just that,” Rowan said at last.
Manon saved Dorian's life. Rowan killed 3 witches and then takes Dorian with him.
When they're travelling, Dorian asks Rowan to help to control his magic.
Manon returns to Morath, and when the other witches know about the deads of the other witches, decided to murder her second, Asterin, as a compensation. She refuses to kill her cousin, so she starts a fight with her grandmother, who tells her who is Manon's father and that she killed him. Manon finds out she is a Crochan. The last Crochan Queen.
Her grandmother chuckled, still circling, assessing. “You are stripped of your title as Wing Leader. You are stripped of your title as heir.” Step after step, closer and closer, an adder looping around its prey. “From this day, you are Manon Witch Killer, Manon Kin Slayer.”
Aelin goes to Skull's Bay to talk to Captain Rolfe, because he doesn't want help their cause, but he decides help them because his island is being attacked. Aelin talks to Elena and discovers that her mother was Mala.
After scaping from her grandmother, Manon was very beaten and almost dead, when Aelin finds her. She helps her. After days that Manon had been with Aelin and her court, they finally reunited with Elide.
Aelin is now looking for the Lock, which will help to lock Erawan. She finds it, but it's a mirror, she crossed it with Manon, and she discovers all the truth about her life. Elena tells her that her life has always been planned for her to locked Erawan.
Nameless is my price
At this time, Maeve arrives with the fleet, and tells Aelin, that she also planned a few things, which involves Rowan. Maeve takes Aelin with her.
Then a hand gripping his hair, yanking back his head as a dagger settled along his throat. As Rowan’s face, calm with lethal wrath, appeared in his vision.
“Where is Aelin.” There was pure panic, too—pure panic as Whitethorn saw the blood, the scattered blades, and the shirt. “Where is Aelin.”
What had he done, what had he done—
Pain sliced Lorcan’s neck, warm blood dribbled down his throat, his chest. Rowan hissed, “Where is my wife?”
Lorcan swayed where he knelt.
Wife.
Wife.
Once Rowan arrives to the shore his notices that Aelin is not there, and after that two allies, that his Queen contacted, arrive with their armies.
“Remember who you are. Every step of the way down, and every step of the way back. Remember who you are. And that you’re mine.”
I cried a lot when Maeve took Aelin in a cage and no one did nothing because she didn't want Elide being taken too. This book is really amazing, it was more about the war, but also tons, tons, tons of romance! We see four couple, five if we count Chaol and Nesryn (but they weren't in this book, just mentioned).
On one hand, we have Manon and Dorian, this isn't a real relationship, but they were close, really close, in this book.
A chill ran down her body, peaking her breasts. He watched them, then circled a finger around one. Dorian bent, his mouth following the path where that finger had been. Then his tongue. She bit her lip against the groan rising up her throat, her hands sliding into the silken locks of his hair.
His mouth was still around the tip of her breast as he again met her eyes, sapphire framed with ebony lashes, and said, “I want to taste every inch of you.”
Manon let go of all pretense of reason as the king lifted his head and claimed her mouth.
Then we have Lysandra and Aedion, they are so good together, Aedion confirms in this book his feelings for Lysandra.
“But you know what I told them? I said that they didn’t stand a chance in hell.” Aedion lowered his voice, holding her pained, exhausted stare. “Because I am going to marry you,” he promised her. “One day. I am going to marry you. I’ll be generous and let you pick when, even if it’s ten years from now. Or twenty. But one day, you are going to be my wife”
Now we have Elide and Lorcan, their romance is beautiful, they started faking a marriage but it didn't end well because he betrayed Aelin.
His throat bobbed. “Elide, you need to—”
But she rose up slightly, replacing her mouth where her fingers had been.
The kiss was soft, and quiet, and brief. Barely a grazing of her lips against his.
She thought Lorcan might have been trembling as she pulled back. As heat bloomed across her cheeks.
And for last but not least, our main couple, Aelin and Rowan, i don't even know how to describe this relationship, the only real, Rowaelin is great, they complete each other in a ways any one has. They got married and no one knew until the last pages! Which makes the King of Terrasen
Aelin met Rowan’s stare and said clearly and baldly and without a speckle of doubt, “I love you. I am in love with you, Rowan. I have been for a while. And I know there are limits to what you can give me, and I know you might need time—”
His lips crushed into hers, and he said onto her mouth, dropping words more precious than rubies and emeralds and sapphires into her heart, her soul, “I love you. There is no limit to what I can give to you, no time I need. Even when this world is a forgotten whisper of dust between the stars, I will love you.”
If this book was great, I am sure the next one will be wonderful.
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