Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas book cover

Crown of Midnight

by Sarah J. Maas

Our rating

Spice 1/5 Darkness 3/5

Spice: barely any. Darkness: dark.

Celaena is now the King's Champion and secretly faking the kills he orders. This is where the series stops feeling like a YA competition book and starts showing its teeth, and the back half hits hard.

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Is Crown of Midnight spicy?

Barely. Crown of Midnight has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.

How dark is Crown of Midnight?

We rate Crown of Midnight 3 out of 5 for darkness (dark). The big content warnings are graphic violence, murder, death of a loved one. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read Throne of Glass in order?

Yes. Crown of Midnight is book 2 of Throne of Glass, so start with Throne of Glass.

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Content warnings

Show 3 content warnings for Crown of Midnight
  • Graphic violence
  • Murder
  • Death of a loved one

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Details

Series
Throne of Glass, book 2
Series status
Complete
Pages
448
First published
2013
Genre
Romantasy, Dark Fantasy

Throne of Glass reading order

  1. Throne of Glass
  2. Crown of Midnight
  3. Heir of Fire
  4. Queen of Shadows
  5. Empire of Storms
  6. Tower of Dawn
  7. Kingdom of Ash

Full Throne of Glass series guide

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