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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

Sarah J. Maas

Why we're reading this: Why not this book? I can't believe it isn't already on the list. I joined this group to find other amazin…more
[close] Why not this book? I can't believe it isn't already on the list. I joined this group to find other amazing stories and authors. Sarah j. Maas is my all time favorite author. I promise you'll fall in love with the character Celaena. I've been captivated by this story since Assassin's Blade.

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Jun 28, 2017 Yodamom rated it it was amazing

4.5 Fun action packed and visual, with the added bonus of one truly kick arse heroine. The men were okay too even though they took a back seat. Woot Woot , yes they did. Women are the stars, the power the avengers in this book and I loved it. There was a nice touch of a love triangle to keep me guessing on the romance area, which was well done an a very small part of the story. She was fighting for her life and freedom and didn't have time to stop and worry about her love life much. What a conc ...more

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Apr 18, 2020 Vidhya rated it liked it · review of another edition

What is up with calaena? I mean don’t get me wrong - I liked the book - but there were so many instances where I felt like she didn’t deserve the title Adarlan’s assassin! I mean - like she wasn’t as dangerous as an assassin at all! But what irked me was that she kept referring to herself as dangerous - but didn’t do anything about it!
And woman - why would you drink something offered in the middle of a duel? Like - that’s just common sense.
I can’t take another love triangle - I just can’t.
The p ...more

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Dec 13, 2012 Aimee rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2012, ya, fantasy, ya-fantasy, 2018, narrator-elizabeth-evans

I loved this one when I read it back in 2012. It's been a while since I reread and decided to try to listen to this instead of just rereading. If I hadn't read it the first time, this might have been a 2 to 3 star book. The narrator is definitely one that I didn't enjoy.

I had a few random thoughts on this that struck me as I listened. YA novels seem to work much different than any other book. The captain of the guard is young. Very young. I didn't question it the first time through, but this tim ...more

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