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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: June 1, 2022

Finish date: June 30, 2022

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Mar 14, 2016 Dr. Andy rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2019, read-2017, audio-narrators-i-love, reread, read-2018, read-2016, read-2015

I still love this series!! Between Celaena's sass, Dorian's unshameful flirting and the loads of foreshadowing, I've enraptured by the world of Erilea. This book definitely has a lot of build up, but I love how the murder mystery and competition kept me on my toes. Celaena is definitely very arrogant, but it didn't really bother me because I could see her skills and how she was still a top notch assassin. I love how Celaena is this deadly and tough assassin but at the same time loves dresses, ma I still love this series!! Between Celaena's sass, Dorian's unshameful flirting and the loads of foreshadowing, I've enraptured by the world of Erilea. This book definitely has a lot of build up, but I love how the murder mystery and competition kept me on my toes. Celaena is definitely very arrogant, but it didn't really bother me because I could see her skills and how she was still a top notch assassin. I love how Celaena is this deadly and tough assassin but at the same time loves dresses, make-up, puppies and books. I like seeing female characters who can be girly, but also strong at the same time. You don't have to sacrifice one for the other.
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Updated Review: I still love this book so much. Every time I reread this I find more nuggets of foreshadowing and I'm just amazed at Maas's skills. One thing I can admit is that in the first half of the book or so Celaena is very closed off. She's arrogant as fuck and doesn't really show any of her skills. But I promise she gets better. She begins to open up to Chaol, Dorian and Nehemia. She starts to be more human than what she was in the mines. I know Celaena was only beginning her badass streak and it's going to get so much better as the series goes on. I'm so excited!!!!
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If They Piss Me Off, They’ll Find Themselves at the End of My Knives
Throne of Glass
Rating: 5/5

Summary: Celaena Sardothien has been a slave in the Salt Mines of Endovier for over a year, yet she’s still sane and extremely deadly. Celaena is the notorious Adarlan’s Assassin and this title has been feared for many years. The reason she’s freed is so that she can compete in a competition to be the King’s Champion and she’s the Prince’s pick. If she wins the competition, she’ll serve the King for six years before being free at last. The only thing Celaena wants is to do is be free so she can forget her haunting past and all that she’s done. However, when other competitors begin mysteriously dying in the middle of the night, someone has to figure out what’s happening to them.

First of all let me say that this is pretty much my favorite series ever and it’s taken over my life, just a little bit. I didn’t think I’d come to love the characters as much as I did. This is also the second time I’ve read the series and I still love it so much, I need the fifth one now! First of all, the writing is so beautiful, I swear it’s like there’s a movie playing in my head the way I absorb the words. Maas creates a distinct, flawed yet fantastic world, complete with an awesome map inside the front cover. If I could I’d be on the next ship to Erilea, either to Terrasen or straight to Dorian Havilliard, my small beautiful cinnamon roll.

Celaena is a very interesting main character. She has such a rich backstory and Maas slowly reveals things throughout the whole series. I feel like I know her so well, but at the same time there’s still things about her I’m learning. Like stay far away from her bad side and don’t murder her friends/family, you will not like the end. I loved her sass and swagger, I’m not even lying when I call it that. Celaena is so full of personality that she jumps off the page. She will fight for what she thinks is right and she’s not afraid to speak her mind. The rest of the characters are just as unique from the bookish yet handsome Prince Dorian to the extremely loyal though quiet Captain of the Guard, Chaol. Chaol is more of an introductory character in this book, though he goes on to have a huge role in Crown of Midnight and it’s so precious!

The plot is very well thought out, there are many twists and turns, as well as foreshadowing! The foreshadowing in itself is particularly amazing. Maas manages to hint at events to come and events that have already come, which makes the series even more fun to reread trying to find all those hidden gems. There might be a couple slow moments in the book, but it’s never boring. Something is always happening from weird ghost sightings, murders, the competition, Celaena being a badass, to the flirtatious encounters with Dorian that make your heart melt. And this is only the first book in the series!

This book is awesome and I can’t express how much I love it. I’d like to recommend this to everyone, because yes it is that fantastic. Fans of fantasy, action/adventure and mystery will enjoy it as well as fans of His Fair Assassin Trilogy, Vampire Academy, and Graceling.

I also have a book trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qlgj... ...more

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Mar 23, 2016 Maddie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-own, books-i-own-have-read, ya-fantasy

3/4/20 updated review:
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4th time, let's goooo. Loved it just as much as the previous times, maybe even more motivated to do so because my boyfriend's reading them for the first time! The love triangle grated on my nerves as it usually does, but the men are both fantastic so it's okay! I loved all of the action and the suspense <3 ...more

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Jan 17, 2015 Michelle Hauck rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy

I did like the ending, but I couldn't get over Celaena was supposed to be this famous assassin. She didn't do anything remotely like an assassin for 300 pages. If the word assassin had never been used all the talk about clothes and books and parties would have made sense. As it is, Celaena was more like a college girl than a killer. ...more

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Jul 31, 2017 Amanda rated it liked it · review of another edition

(view spoiler) I enjoyed this even though it dragged by a good bit. ...more

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Mar 10, 2017 Mucia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: recs-for-abbie

Coming back to this series feels like home...

Rereading it is such a great experience. Being able to connect stories and characters throughout all 8 books is such a delight and it heals me.

Easily one of my favorite series of all time and it hasn't changed in the past 8 years.

"no matter how far, Terrasen would always own a part of her" don't mind me as I sob... ...more

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Jul 13, 2013 Megan rated it really liked it

Shelves: cyb-reading-list, 2016-clear-your-bookshelves, read-in-2016, april-2016, new-to-me-authors-2016

I've seen this book around for such a long time, but can't believe it took me so long to finally read it. The story is one that drew me in right away and I didn't want to put it down. Celaena was a strong and yet relateable character. Chaol and Dorian were great characters and I'm curious to see which one, if either, wins her heart. I'll definitely be reading the next book in the series. The only reason I'm not giving this a full 5 stars is that I felt something was missing..though I can't figur ...more

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