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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: February 1, 2015

Finish date: February 9, 2015

Discussion: Throne of Glass

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Throne of Glass

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

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, kindle, reviews, assassin, owned, 2018, own-and-kindle, own-lg-pb, own-ya

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 06, 2015 Katie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Rereading the entire series so I can FINALLY read the last book, I’ve forgotten too much to just dive into Kingdom of Ash so i’m refreshing my memory (and really enjoying doing so).

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So... I think I'm in love.

CANNOT WAIT TO READ THE NEXT ONE!!!!! ...more

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Jan 07, 2015 Darkgy rated it it was amazing

Confieso que no tenía muchas expectativas para leer este libro... pero

¡¡¡ P E R F E C C I O N !!!

Me encantó! Tuvo de todo un poco, buena historia, acción, romance... Me gusta el personaje de Celaena muchas veces es fuerte y sarcásticas y otras veces es totalmente lo opuesto una chica entregada a la lectura que se convierte en una niña cuando se trata de golosinas y se derrite tontamente soñando con el amor sin aminorar sus habilidades para matar, es tan contradictorio como interesante...

❤❤❤N ...more

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Mar 26, 2015 Krystal Bond rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow!! What a thrilling book. I normally rely on a good romance storyline to keep me interested in these types of novels, but in this books case it was so not necessary. Celaena is an awesome character all on her own, girl power baby!! I can't wait to see where life takes her next. I can already tell this will be an excellent trilogy. ...more

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Jul 30, 2014 Nadia Nader rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, ya, 2014, fantasy, recommend-2014, magic, funny, recommend, assassins

LOVED this book! Okay, I admit I have a thing for assassins, but I really liked the story and I can't wait to see what happens next. Off to read more of the author's works.

I need people to recommend me more books like this one. If you have any suggestions, leave me a comment! ...more

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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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Mar 18, 2015 Jordan (Forever Lost in Literature) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, 2015

Review can be found at Forever Lost in Literature.

I loved this book.

I loved the characters, the setting, the plot, the writing - everything. In Throne of Glass, Maas has created an entirely unique and exciting new fantasy world that draws you in and ensures that you will want to keep reading.

I am such a sucker for some good, witty dialogue. It brings such life to the story and the characters, and makes them appear much more real to me. Maas provides excellent banter between Celaena, Dorian, and Review can be found at Forever Lost in Literature.

I loved this book.

I loved the characters, the setting, the plot, the writing - everything. In Throne of Glass, Maas has created an entirely unique and exciting new fantasy world that draws you in and ensures that you will want to keep reading.

I am such a sucker for some good, witty dialogue. It brings such life to the story and the characters, and makes them appear much more real to me. Maas provides excellent banter between Celaena, Dorian, and Chaol, and it's wonderful. And you know another reason I love witty dialogue? It keeps me hooked. It keeps me reading page after page without realizing I'm reading that much. To me, that is the sign of a good book.

But it was more than just dialogue that kept me hooked on Throne of Glass. It was the setting and the plot, also. This had such a unique premise to me, and I think that is also what really enticed me with this book. I enjoyed reading about the various challenges that the champions had to perform in, as well as reading about Celaena's own personal life and struggles with herself, the people around her, and the political frustrations. Everything melds together and provides a very harmonious plot and conflicts.

The characters are also wonderfully portrayed. They have extreme depth and undergo a vast amount of development. Celaena herself undergoes so much change in just this novel alone. She arrives from a prison camp, where he has been brutally kept and beaten, forced to work hard with little to eat, and no shelter from the elements. Understandably, she is cold; she is emotionless, and she does not want to be at the palace. However, as the novel progresses, so does Celaena. We begin to see more sides of her. She does not ever completely lose her outer shell of protection that she has formed, but we learn understand her and her need for such protection. Another wonderful thing about Maas' portrayal of Celaena is that even though she is an extremely powerful, terrifying assassin who could kill you before you even know what's happening, is that she's relatable and realistic. She loves books, for goodness sake! She loves food, she whines and complains.

And then we have Dorian and Chaol, the two men that are most prominent in Celaena's life. (That is, if you aren't counting the King, who is technically the entire reason why Celaena and this story are even happening). These men are very different, yet very similar. They both have extremely different roles in the palace - Dorian is the King's son, and Chaol is the King's Guard. There also is, of course, a slight love triangle that is begins to bubble in the love-triangle cauldron, but it does not ever take center-stage in the story. In fact, it's almost more of a side-thought. Celaena is not a typical man-obsessed character, and has better things to worry about than any man. (Although, I'm not sure how you couldn't not think about Chaol or Dorian all the time...)

Overall, I immensely enjoyed this book, and would recommend it to just about everyone. It will receive the magical five-star rating from me. ...more

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Aug 15, 2014 Valentina rated it it was amazing

¡Me encantó este libro! Hace tiempo que buscaba una saga que me atrapara y ¡boom! La encontré <3
Me encantó el mundo creado por Maas y los personajes (cosa que uno no siempre puede decir)
No puedo esperar por saber cómo continúa la historia. Se merece realmente las cinco estrellitas

*Edito* recién me di cuenta de que es una saga y no una trilogía

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Aug 08, 2014 Lina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm not exactly sure how I'd rate this book, not a full five stars, but definitely more than four. I have heard such good things about this book and I wasn't the least bit disappointed in it. Going into it, I thought it would focus more on the competition than it did. Also, Erilea reminded me of Westeros very much, Terrasen being like the North, Ellywe like Dorne and so on, but I really liked the similarities. It kind of reminded me of Lord of the Rings, too, not that that's a bad thing.

That be ...more

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Dec 14, 2014 Maddison rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Maddie Croox's 'Bookish Bingo Challenge': Book 1: Read a book with a kickass female heroine

This was, in short, the most AMAZING way to start off my 2015 reading challenge. I am in love with this book, and I am in love with the characters.
Celaena is such a freaking badass. All the way through, I just wanted to BE her. She's so confident and sassy and just like, the epitome of cool and awesome and amazing and every other synonym of the word.
Dorian, pwoah. I read a lot of reviews saying they hate ...more

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Jul 01, 2014 Addy rated it it was amazing

SO GOOD I LOVED THIS BOOK I CANT WAIT TO READ THE NEXT ONE

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Oct 31, 2014 N Y rated it liked it

Shelves: annoying-leads

I'm not really a big fan of this series, but it wasn't too bad. I finished the book without much afterthought and it definitely didn't have a special place on my shelf. To me, this is the kind of book that you read while waiting for your favorites to be published simply because there are no other better available options to be read.

The plot isn't the most original out there in the Young Adult/Fantasy genre but it was still palatable. The characters, however, is what brought the rating down to 3 ...more

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May 12, 2014 Brianna rated it really liked it

3.95? I don't know. I just feel like it fell flat for me :/

With all the hype that was surrounding this book, especially recently, I expected a lot more.

For some reason for me the whole just wasn't completely "there" and I felt like something was missing/off throughout the whole book.

I was not a fan of Dorian and Celaena being a "thing" because something about him seemed to be forced. I think Chaol, if anybody, would have been a better choice and maybe something comes out of that in the second b ...more

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