Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass book #1 of 6) by Sarah J. Maas
Paperback, 404 pages
Read: May 7 and May 17
Rating: 3/5
Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Fantasy
Summery: In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien.
The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass--and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.
Review: The story starts with Celaena Sardothien being take to see the Crown Prince so he can make a deal with her. While I enjoyed the book, it sadly didn't meet my expectations for what it seemed like it would be. For a few examples, there weren't really any examples of why Celaena was considered the greatest assassin, or why the land of Adarlan feared her. Along with that, Celaena's personality was not at all what I expected, while it wasn't bad per say, it did throw me off and I ended up having a hard time getting used to it. And there were also quite a few instances where some of the books characters seemed very vain, and only interested in the looks of the people they're attracted to (one instance in the book, where Celaena seemed very sadden by someone not finding her attractive, not having thought that there might be another reason for why this person is trying to put distance between them). The romance seemed like it was more of the main plot of the book than the competition or the murders, seeing as it took up most of the book, the competition didn't have many scenes in the book, the murders had even less, also the foreshadowing was not foreshadowing at all you can tell who the murder is right when it tries to show a hint, I'm really surprised and a little annoyed that Celaena didn't get it right off the bat. Along with the murders not having a lot of scenes in the book the characters didn't seem worried or more scared until the forth or fifth murder happens, which really bothered me. I would have loved to have seen more involving both the competition and Celaena's past, as well as the background plot involving the King, Duke Perrington and Lady Kaltain, that plot seemed very interesting, and it is one of the main reason I might continue with the series. There is another book out, The Assassin's Blade, that is supposed to be about Celaena's past which considering that it's one of the things I would have like to read about, I might enjoy that book. Also while I didn't mind Celaena as a character she was definitely not my favorite. My favorite's seemed to be Nehemia Ytger, the Princess of Eyllwe, as well as Chaol Westfall, The Captain of the Guard, both Celaena and Dorian Havilliard, The Crown Prince, seemed very childish and vain at times and it made it hard for me to like them as much as I feel I could have liked them. While I do plan on continuing the series, more so in hopes of learning more about Celaena's past, as well as more reveal of the plot with the King, Perrington and Kaltain, I am not really excited like I was before reading this book. Also while I love the cover of this book (more so then the book itself) I feel like the other cover fits the book more.
The other cover to this book.
Edit (3/10/2016): I no longer have any inclination to read the rest of the series sadly, the more I thought about this book the more I did not enjoy it. I also got spoiled for what happens to my favorite character, Nehemia. I have gotten rid of the book, I've given it to Goodwill.
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