Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Format: ARC
Source: For Review
Goodreads Description:
"After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.
Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.
Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.
Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined."
Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.
Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.
Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined."
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Cinderella meets assassins? I’m in!
Throne of Glass is
such an amazingly beautiful novel. I loved every single second of it. Even
though the story is character driven and has somewhat of a slow plot, I wasn’t
bored for one instant. The characters are so well done that you instantly fall
in love with them and want to know more about their story.
Celaena is possibly the best YA heroine that I have ever
read about. She is gorgeous, witty, literally kicks ass, and is super into
fashion. I just loved her and she really reminded me of the strong, fearless
characters that we see in Melanie Rawn’s novels.
Sarah J. Maas tops off her flawless character development
and adventure with an incredible dose of romance. Yes, there is a love triangle
in Throne of Glass and it is
fantastic. It’s not forced, it’s very natural and I don’t know who I like
better. Both Captain Westfall and Prince Dorian have some great qualities about
them and I love reading about both men.
Throne of Glass will
capture the hearts and minds of readers everywhere. This is one of the stories
that you just want to immerse yourself in. I am truly looking forward to the
rest of the series, and following Celaena on her journey. Sarah J. Maas has one
of the most outstanding debuts I have ever read.
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Glad you enjoyed it! It's by far one of my favorite reads this summer.
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