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Dana Berglund
Jul 21, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: youngadult
This was a fun book about a former assassin, enslaved in a mine then given a chance to win her freedom through grueling trials with other badass dudes. I'd like to read the backstory novellas, the tales from when she was actually an assassin. In this book, however, she's training to be the next American Gladiator or something, avoiding acknowledgement of a love triangle, sneaking around he glass palace, and thinking about how she COULD kill that guy if she wanted to. In that way, it reminded me ...more
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Jaime
Apr 06, 2023 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya-fantasy, popsugar-2023, 52-book-club-2023, around-the-year-2023, royalty, read-2023, pokemon-challenge-2023
The basic premise of this first book in the Throne of Glass series is that Celaena, a young but well-trained assassin, has been taken from her slave prison and chosen to be a competitor in the King's competition. Winner gets their freedom.... eventually. After they spend 4 years working as the King's personal assassin. Some of the competitors are going to be pretty hard for Celaena to beat, but luckily there's also a mysterious beast roaming the castle, killing them off.

I thought this was a soli ...more
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Jana
Jan 14, 2016 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fiction, kindle, fya, 2016
FYA pick that is the first of a SIX book series. This book was fine and I didn't hate it, but it could have been half as long. There's no way I am signing up for six books, so good luck to you, Celaena. ...more
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Ami
Apr 18, 2014 marked it as to-read
Jillian
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Sara
Dec 30, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: series-re-read
Celeste
Mar 20, 2015 marked it as to-read
Sarah
Oct 02, 2015 added it
Shelves: 2015
Meghan
Oct 24, 2015 rated it really liked it
Jeanne Bufkin
Oct 29, 2015 marked it as to-read
Leanne
Dec 27, 2015 added it
Shelves: fantasy, ebook
Holly
Mar 14, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya, kel-recommends, 2016
Natalie
Jul 07, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mine, 2017, physical, plch, audio, reread, audible, 2020, 2021
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K
Mar 15, 2018 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 21st-century-american, fantasy, ya
Nancy
Jan 15, 2024 rated it it was amazing
Gina Heil
Sep 05, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Tawni
Jun 20, 2020 marked it as to-read
Tawni
Feb 24, 2023 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Jenny
Apr 06, 2023 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Casie
Jun 25, 2023 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Cass Sadek
Sep 08, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jen Hubbard
Aug 28, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Terri
Nov 05, 2024 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: tbr-kindle
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