

Maas tone we’ve grown to love, it also became less original and interesting now that we’re on book 5 in a series where every book is 400-700 pages. Overall, while her writing was good and has the Sarah J. There is a lot more emphasis on the romance and steamier scenes, which take away from the plot and just weren’t what I wanted to read.

Maas has also changed a lot as a writer while publishing this series, and that change is most notable in this novel. Words like ‘male’ are used constantly and it gets a little annoying. It is still beautiful and descriptive, with entertaining dialogue, but a lot of it feels repetitive. Maas’ writing style hits a low point with this book. That said, there are even now still new things to learn about the world of Throne of Glass, and those things are managed well. All of that worldbuilding and exposition pays off in how it is utilized here. This book really uses the world that has been built in the previous novels. “The world will be saved and remade by the dreamers.” They still have much to do to stop Erawan and saving their Kingdoms, and hopefully, live through this war. Content Warning: Death, violence, talk of suicide, mature content//Įmpire of Storms takes place after the events of Queen of Shadows, following the characters after the explosive conclusion of the previous book.

“A court that wouldn’t just change the world. Despite a few notable flaws, this world continues to amaze me. Review in a Nutshell: Empire of Storms is a fantastic entry in the Throne of Glass series.
