Evy 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?

Evy I read the first two books out of curiousity and whilst they are entertaining, there just wasn't much there. Not much really happens in either book, t…moreI read the first two books out of curiousity and whilst they are entertaining, there just wasn't much there. Not much really happens in either book, there's the odd moment of action, but it could have been easily condensed into 1 book. I liked the characters, but Celeana wasn't very well drawn tbh, she just didn't convince at all as an assasin - simply being told she was wasn't enough. Show us! I don't think the writer got the handle on her character at all.
I stopped reading after the second book as it sounded like it didn't get much better. TBH, I just don't get the success of this series - there are so many better plotted, paced and characterised stories out there. It had a lot of potential, perhaps as a much edited down trilogy it might have worked, but nah - there just wasn't enough to it at all. (less)

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Emily I’m sorry that you stopped at the second book. I for one love the last book most of all and think the later books much more exciting
Jun 09, 2020 02:53AM · flag

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