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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: October 1, 2014

Finish date: October 31, 2014

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Sep 12, 2014 Stormi (StormReads) rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, fantasy, winter-coyer-2014-15

Read this as a recommendation from a couple of blogging friends Berls and Michelle..it's called a Shotgun Review on my blog..lol. :)

So I went back and forth on this one trying to figure out exactly what I thought about this one. I went back and forth between 3.5 and 4 stars because as much as I did like it there were parts I didn't like as well. In the end I settled on 4 sarts but I really think it's more like 3.75. :)

Celaena is a female assassin and she is a pretty good one because the want to Read this as a recommendation from a couple of blogging friends Berls and Michelle..it's called a Shotgun Review on my blog..lol. :)

So I went back and forth on this one trying to figure out exactly what I thought about this one. I went back and forth between 3.5 and 4 stars because as much as I did like it there were parts I didn't like as well. In the end I settled on 4 sarts but I really think it's more like 3.75. :)

Celaena is a female assassin and she is a pretty good one because the want to keep her name a secret and make her prance around as a jewel thief instead of who she really was. She was brought there to fight to be the kings champion and she sees it as the best way to gain her freedom. When the champions start dying she must figure out what is going on before she becomes one of the dead.

I liked Celaena because she was a kick ass female character but at the same time there was things I didn't like. I sort of thought for an assassin she was a little to girly. She could go from hard assassin to girly girl over a ring or a pretty dress. I guess I pictured a more tomboyish assassin and she wasn't it. It sort of took some of the hardness that an assassin would need at least to me.

I hate love triangles!!! Mainly I hate them because I always pick the one the character never chooses. I am not a fan of Prince Dorian, he is a little wimpish. Not that I want him to be has hard and evil as his father but he needs to be more commanding and not so bookish. (not that he can't enjoy a good book mind you...lol)

My favorite person was Captain of the Guards, Chaol Westfall. He is so gruff and rough or at least he tries to be. Even when he starts to sort of like Celaena a part of him never truely trust her. He tries hard not to like her and I think that is why I liked him. He just seems really sweet.

I am not sure how I feel about her new friend, Nehemia. I just don't trust her, even though she has been helpful. She is still a foreign princess from a land the king has been brutal towards as he slaughtered a lot of her people.

I also felt that it was a little two long, after the duel at the end it just kept going and going. I thought to myself oh my I still have like an hour left to go.

Overall, I am glad that I gave it a chance as I did enjoy it and I am curious to see what happens in Crown of Midnight. I was told that it was better than Throne of Glass by a few, so fingers crossed. I am a bit worried about Heir of Fire because it seems to have mixed reviews..especially between Berls and Michelle..lol. :) I do know that I will continue to listen to this series as I think I will just enjoy it more if I do. :) ...more

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