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

Jan 24, 2018 Molly Mortensen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I've been hearing about these books since I started blogging but I just don't like assassins. I'm glad I finally read it! Celaena is not some heartless assassin and I can see why these books are so popular. She totally kicks butt!

Besides kicking butt, Celaena is a well rounded character, who likes pretty dresses and candy. She's tough but not perfect. Some people though she was arrogant but I saw it as she'd just been through a trauma and she's trying to convince herself she's still strong. (Al ...more

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Mar 12, 2014 Sarah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass follows Celaena, one of the best assassins in the world. However, Celaena was captured and sent to work in a death camp, until one day she is given a shot at freedom, in which she has to win a competition to become the King’s assassin, and, after 4 years serving him, will be given her freedom.

Let me start by saying that I am so glad I picked this book up, because I loved it so much, and hal You can also read this review at http://toallthebooksivelovedbeforeblo...

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass follows Celaena, one of the best assassins in the world. However, Celaena was captured and sent to work in a death camp, until one day she is given a shot at freedom, in which she has to win a competition to become the King’s assassin, and, after 4 years serving him, will be given her freedom.

Let me start by saying that I am so glad I picked this book up, because I loved it so much, and halfway through I decided it was one of my new favourites. Sarah J. Mass has such a talent for writing so it is so easy to get sucked into one of her books. The world building and detail of everything was absolutely incredible, and her writing is so descriptive. She really has a way of making sentences stand out and impact readers:

“The moans of agony amongst the clank of chains made a chorus as familiar as the dreary work songs they sang all day. The occasional solo of the whip added to the symphony of brutality Adarlan had created for its greatest criminals, poorest citizens, and latest conquests.”

Celaena is one of the most kick-ass characters ever. She is such a strong female character and its just awesome to read from her perspective. She also has so much depth and personality to her. Definitely a new favourite.

Chaol is also a new favourite of mine. I just want to give him a hug. From the start, I preferred Chaol to Dorian. Don’t get me wrong, I like Dorian, but I feel like Chaol understands Celaena better and has been through more in life and worked hard to get where he is. I loved Chaol and Celaena’s banter towards one another:

“Idiot,” she said, grinning now.
“Crazed criminal,” he returned, grinning, too.
“I really do hate you.”
“At least I didn’t come in eighteenth place," he said.

God they are just so cute. I also loved when she was fighting Cain and Chaol was on the sidelines telling her to get up, because he had so much faith in her and he cared about her so much. As if you couldn’t guess, I am definitely team Chaol.

Celaena’s fight with Cain was one of the most stressful things I’ve read. It went on for so long and I thought she was going to die, and he was using demons to torture her and it was so horrible. But I guessed early on that (view spoiler) so it wasn’t that big of a surprise. Also, the King needs to go. I do not like him one bit. He is power-hungry and cruel and needs to be taken down.

As I am sure you can guess, I loved this book and am very excited to continue this series. ...more

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Jan 02, 2014 Chelsea B rated it really liked it · review of another edition

It took me a while to get into this book, and I'm not really sure why. I think it was just because it was the first book in a fantasy series. Once it picked up, I was very interested to keep going! I think this series has a lot of potential and I'm excited to see where it goes from here! ...more

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Jun 03, 2015 Meghan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Throne of Glass definitely started off slower than The Assassin's Blade did and it took me a little while to really get into it but putting that aside I LOVED IT!!! I can't wait to see what's going to happen next for Celaena!! ...more

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Dec 05, 2013 cindy ♡ rated it it was amazing

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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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Dec 03, 2013 BooksNerd14 rated it it was amazing

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Oh my gosh. This book made my head spin!!! But in a good way. Usually I find books very predictable, because I read CONSTANTLY, but this book kept me on my toes. I came close to figuring out who was killing everyone but Cain just blind sided me. At first I was like "Oh it's Cain. Definitely Cain." Then Kaltain came in the picture and she started having these headaches and I was like "Oh it's Kaltain." Then Nehemiah came in and when Celaena thought it was her for a while and it totally blew me of ...more

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

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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

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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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