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This book and I are not starting off on the right foot. First of all, the names are stupid and sound made up (I mean, "Celaena Sardothien"? seriously??). Never the sign of a good fantasy. Second, each character is introduced by his/her full name. ugh. Never the sign of a skilled writer. Not to mention, why do I care what their full names are? Throw it in later, if you must - have someone call out "hey Mr Fullname!" and you've got it. But instead, we've got needless repetitions of FullName FullNa
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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.
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4.5 stars I loved this book and can't wait to read the rest of the series. It had a similar feel to The Thief by Megan Turner (which I also enjoyed). The main character is strong and the setting is interesting. The storyline moves fast and it was an overall enjoyable read.
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Lexile HL790L
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 18.0
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 18.0
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