Tower of Dawn

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

(2017) 660 pages (Throne of Glass #6)

Having a hard time with how I feel about this one. I think this series should have been much shorter, but on the other hand there were parts of this book that I really enjoyed. The background information about the Torre and the healer Aelin met at the very beginning was a nice tie-in. 

 

This book is different from the rest in that it focuses on the healer Yrene Towers, Choal Westfall and Nesryn Faliq, who are all heading to Antica where the healers have fled Adarlan. Choal is paralyzed from the waist down since the glass tower was destroyed by Aelin. Him and Nesryn are in search of the powers that may help him regain his mobility. They also are on a mission to secure more bodies from the great Khagan to help with the war against Erawan. Yrene Towers, who we met at the very beginning in Innish, who was saved by Aelin (then Celaena Sardothien) and given a fortune to send her to the healer's tower in Antica in order to study and become a healer herself. In the time spent at Torre Cesme, she has risen in ranks and become the one who will be chosen to replace the Healer on High. She heals Choal throughout the course of the book, but at the beginning hates him because he was one of the evil king's men, the ones who murdered her mother and burned her village. Many things are discovered about the Valg as they have arrived in Antica, stirring up the Khaganate and trying to get close to Yrene. Overall, it is a great bridge to have all the information for the big battle that should be taking place in the next book.