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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: May 1, 2014

Finish date: May 31, 2014

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Jun 10, 2014 Isabella Modra rated it really liked it

Not bad. Celaena kind of annoyed me from time to time (she wasn't the humble heroine I like in a book), but the story was interesting and I can see the series being epic! ...more

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Plot:
Celaena was sent to where people die. No one has ever escaped Endovier, getting shot down if they move even three feet away from where they were supposed to stand. But Cleaena was not Adarlan's Assassin for nothing. She was a finger’s tip away from the wall before she was caught, a length of three hundred sixty-three feet away from where she started. She was kept alive only because the king wanted her to suffer Endovier for as long as she could. Her skill as an assassin is how the Crown Pri Plot:
Celaena was sent to where people die. No one has ever escaped Endovier, getting shot down if they move even three feet away from where they were supposed to stand. But Cleaena was not Adarlan's Assassin for nothing. She was a finger’s tip away from the wall before she was caught, a length of three hundred sixty-three feet away from where she started. She was kept alive only because the king wanted her to suffer Endovier for as long as she could. Her skill as an assassin is how the Crown Prince, Dorian Havilliard, knew she was going to be his champion. Offering her the deal of a lifetime, four years of service, and then freedom, Celaena accepted, knowing that if she loses, she would be sent straight back to Endovier. Meeting the other champions, Celaena must train hard to get back to the shape she was before Endovier. Having the best trainer, Chaol, the Captain of the Guards, pushing her to the limit, Chaol also train her to stay within the middle of the pack, and not to show off. Competing under a false name, Lillian Gordaina, with a false story, daughter of a merchant who is a jewelry thief, Dorian and Chaol did not want people to know that Celaena was their champion, as most people figured her to be older, and male. With Dorian is flirting with her, Chaol keeping a tight leash on her, Celaena knows more than twenty-tree men are standing between her and freedom. There is darkness in the castle, a monster that is out to kill the champion before they could compete, and a monster Celaena is tasked to kill by a higher being.

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You can just tell this is going to be a great series. Sarah Mass introduces you to the world she created kingdoms, slavery, magic, and a teenage assassin. Celaena is a powerhouse of a character that Mass makes you fall in love with. She is arrogant, a slob, a bully, but also kind, funny, and has high moral values, which makes her a well-rounded character. The sparks of a love triangle are visual, as where Dorian already made it known that he likes Celaena, there are hints that Chaol has feelings for Celaena as well. In the third-person point of view, Mass focuses mainly on Celaena but does switch over occasionally to Dorian, Kaltain, and Chaol. A downside to this story would be the number of characters Mass introduced, although there were only a few key characters that you had to remember. Where this is the first of seven, I am positive these characters will all make reappeared again. This story held a lot of background information, as well as action parts as Celaena competes in the trials. There is so much that also have not been discussed, especially around not only Celaena, but also Chaol’s past, and how he ended up Captain of the Guards at twenty. With so many directions to go in, it will be interesting to see where Mass directs the story, by the adventure and romance for our characters. ...more

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