Book: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Pages: 404
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Source: Library
Short Synopsis: Caelena Sardothian is Ardlarn's most deadliest assassin. She is taken out of jail to compete for a spot to become the King's Champion as she is forced to do his bidding.
My Thoughts: Though this novel certainly does have its moments, there were also bits and pieces that didn't really sit well with me.
After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best. Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.
--From Goodreads
I've heard a lot about this novel, so I decided to give it a try. It's a bit out of my comfort zone, but I was still intrigued. Weird spelling names that I didn't know how to pronounce aside, Throne of Glass definitely had some good moments.
Celaena, the main character, is a kick ass assassin who must fight other competitors to become the King's Champion to do the King's bidding. One major thing that I found to be a bit problematic was that Celaena had no problem being an assassin, who still killed people, but when she was given the option to become the King's Champion, she considered it as murdering people. It didn't make much sense to me, the fact that she'd be killing either way.
Celaena's conscious aside, I had a bit of a problem with the love triangle. First, Dorian seemed a bit of a player to me, having all the ladies of the court fawning over him, and treating it like a chore. I liked the fact that Dorian only had eyes for Celaena when she comes along, but I was infuriated with Celaena, as she seems to have feelings for not only Dorian but Catain Westfall as well. And as soon as she had one man's attention, the other was soon forgotten.
The writing style was a bit odd as well. And though it seemed as though the setting was set in the past, they used modern day language, so it kind of confused me as to what century it was set under. I really disliked the ending, and though I understood where Celaena was coming from, really despised the conclusion she came to. Overall, this novel had its likable moments, but I was kind of hoping for something more.
Would I recommend this book: Eh
Rating: I give this book a 3/5.
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