Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) in The Wide Web of Friends in YA Books

Feb 04, 2015 Maria rated it really liked it

Shelves: 4-5-stars, owned

I’ve seen so many good reviews of this series and now I’ve finally started reading it myself. This book was great and I really liked it. The most engrossing thing about it is the world. Sarah J.Maas created an unusual universe which somewhat resembles Middle Ages. After tons of books about our modern world I was pleased to read something new like this one. This world is well thought out and there was even a map of it in the book! The names confused me at first. They were unfamiliar and difficult I’ve seen so many good reviews of this series and now I’ve finally started reading it myself. This book was great and I really liked it. The most engrossing thing about it is the world. Sarah J.Maas created an unusual universe which somewhat resembles Middle Ages. After tons of books about our modern world I was pleased to read something new like this one. This world is well thought out and there was even a map of it in the book! The names confused me at first. They were unfamiliar and difficult to pronounce but eventually I got used to them. Actually they make this series more unusual and outstanding. Also the main concept is interesting and catching. For instance, the extraordinary idea of making the main character an assassin. This already sounds intriguing. The plot with competition to find the King’s Champion was exciting and, intertwined with cruel murders, even absorbing. Moreover, I couldn’t not appreciate the fact that the main characters are bookworms. When Celaena said she didn’t need any company if she had books, I wanted to shake her hand. This and her night reading are evidence that she is one of us.

However, there are some things about this book I didn’t like. The first is the relationships between main characters. They seemed weird to me and throughout the majority of the book I was like “What the hell is going on?”. Thank God it wasn’t a love triangle to the full extent. In the first half of the book Celaena and Chaol were reminding me of Romitri from Vampire Academy. They quarreled a lot and sneered at each other but in the second half their relations became better as the captain began to trust Celaena more. What really confused me is the relationship between Celaena and Dorian. Why the hell was it needed to draw them together and to set them apart at the end of the book? What’s the point? To my mind this love story was irrelevant if they wouldn’t be together anyway. Generally, I don’t ship Celaena neither with Chaol nor with Dorian but if I had to choose, I’d give my preference to Chaol. Also the first half of the book seemed a bit boring to me: there wasn’t too much action and a lot of characters. But the second one was way better as the plot began to develop and more characters appeared.

Nevertheless, I don’t regret reading this book at all and I’m looking forward to reading the next ones. I’m really curious to know what will happen next! ...more

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Dec 05, 2013 cindy ♡ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, read-in-2014

Such an amazing fantasy book! :D LOVE CHAOL. TEAM CELAENA!

My full review: http://thebookfeels.blogspot.com/2014...

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4 stars**

Okay so I read this book for the first time when I was 13 and I think I loved it a lot more then. I'm not sure what it was but reading it for the second time didn't give me any feels. I reread it so that I can finish the rest of the series so hopefully I will enjoy the rest of the books! ...more

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Mar 05, 2015 Jess rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, re-read

still as great as it was when I first read this book

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Jun 05, 2019 Bibliophilic Richard rated it really liked it

Actual Rating: 3.5 / 5

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May 13, 2014 Kayla rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: authors-i-ve-met, bookshelf, favorites, reviewed

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LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!! Can't wait to start reading book two, however I do have to read one book before I can do that. I loved Celeana and Chaol, I really hope we get to see their relationship blossom more throughout the series. And of course the King can never be trusted. This was an amazing read, I loved the Games of Thrones style to it, made it even more thrilling to read!!

This is definitely a must read!! ...more

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Aug 09, 2014 Bharvi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2015

Ahhhh, this book was aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaazzzzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggg! I loved it so much! It was so interesting, intriguing, and I couldn't put it down. I recommend this book to any YA (dystopian) fan! Staying up and reading this book is totally worth it! :) ...more

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