Ellina answers “I've heard that this book wasn't very...”

Ariana Jashari asked this question about Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1):

I've heard that this book wasn't very good, but I've also heard that the second book is Amazing. Is this series Worth Reading at all?

Ellina Ehh, it depends on what you like. Everyone is different. I am reading it currently and I am not so sure that I am a fan. She was interesting, original…moreEhh, it depends on what you like. Everyone is different. I am reading it currently and I am not so sure that I am a fan. She was interesting, originally, but not so much as it lengthens. She does not strike me as a very capable assassin, she is made out to be special without much to back it up, and the plot has huge holes in it that I cannot ignore.

i.e. If she's an assassin why doesn't she escape? The stakes are not raised high enough for us to care/really understand how she could be so easily pressured into doing this. It needs more depth and exposition.

However, that is just my opinion. You might very well fancy it and that is okay. I simply look for more depth, struggle, and intrigue in a book that is all. (less)

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Sue Bursztynski Guess what? On Thursday a BOY asked me for the latest in the series! And there was I thinking it was a girls' fantasy! (In more ways than one) ...more
Nov 19, 2016 05:40PM · flag

leema Your questions are all answered in the book. She doesn't run as she doesn't want to live her life as a wanted woman. She longs to finally be free. Alt ...more
Feb 13, 2017 07:13AM · flag

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