Hello
again my fellow book lovers. Today I’m
going to share my thoughts and feels for a book I’m sure most of you have if
not read heard of, Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. I have finished the series up to the newest
release Queen of Shadows which came out Tuesday September 1st. I held off on reviewing this series for a
while so I could do them through the next couple weeks as I work my way through
this monster of a new book. It’s over
600 pages and while I'd love to sit and marathon it my
back still isn't 100% and not sure I'll be able to sit for that long but I'm
going to try!
Rating: 5 Stars
Anyways
let's talk about where this all started, Throne of Glass. For those of you living under a rock, Throne
of Glass is about Celaena Sardothien 18-year-old assassin. Once top of her profession now pulled from a
year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes and put before
Crown Prince Dorian. He makes her an
offer, fight for him as his champion in a competition to be the royal assassin
in exchange for being free of the mines and if she wins her freedom after her
service term. Seems like a no
brainer. Celaena has to fight past her
opponents all men of different skill sets from across the empire each sponsored
by a member of the kings council. She
was once the best, it should be easy but a year in the salt mines have taken
their toll and she must train with the captain of the guard, Chaol. Celaena must also face court life while
competing. Dull politics and ladies of
court are livened up when the prince starts to show and interest in her even if
Captain Chaol seems to understand her best. If that wasn't enough to keep a
girl buys contestants start to turn up dead in vicious ways, leaving her to
investigate the deaths and hope that by finding the killer she can keep herself
alive. Maybe even find her destiny along
the way.
Awesome
high fantasy full of action and intrigue.
Need I say more? I will say I
read about 25% of Throne of Glass then read started reading the novellas bind-up, The Assassin's Blade, alongside
it, like 1 every other day or so while I continued the series since I had heard
mixed things about when to read them.
The novellas are not necessary but they are the full stories of things
alluded to in Throne of Glass that I knew how they would end I enjoyed reading
more detail on. So my personal
suggestion is to read Throne of Glass first or start it and get a feel for
Celaena before you read the novellas because while she is the same character
she changes a lot and I was able to appreciate glimpses of her past better
knowing her character better.
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| Back image (UK cover w/ white background) |
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Celaena! I just love her. She is such a kick ass heroin. She's equal bits deadly and girly. She's a mix of stubborn, prideful, confident,
determined, and still with all of that still has a fragility to her. The cover at least I know for hardcover, has
the image of our Celaena all bad ass and assassin like on them, but on the back
it has the same pose and such, the back image but instead of her battle attire
Celaena is decked out in a gorgeous dress looking a whole different kind of
deadly. I love this aspect because she
is both parts. She can be gritty and
down to the bone no care for her appearance to take care of what needs to be
done but she can also deeply appreciate a spa day and pampering one's self with
the finest of beauty products and clothing.
So to have covers that fit our heroine so well was just starting off
right. She has so much to relate to, not
the assassin part of course or hope not anyways, but that she struggles with
many different things in her life and trying to move on and make the most of
what she has.
One
of the things that she has is some boy trouble.
You have probably already heard about the teams, Team Dorian and Team
Chaol by now. When I was reading book
one I was conflicted on the matter.
Because when she does flirt and have a connection with Prince Dorian, let's
not forget his title there, I also liked the banter and connection she had with
his friend and Captain of the Guard Chaol.
They both seemed to like a different side of her and, like the covers,
she is more than one or the other. I
found myself enjoying both sides and honestly I could have been happy if she
ended up with either of them, though I admit to silently rooting for
Chaol. For me, he just seemed to get who
she was a bit more. Maas does not make
it easy in any of her books when all of her male characters are just so yummy
and amazing. Why can we not make them
real for us fangirls again?
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| I mean look at this quote! |
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the story is about a whole lot more than some romance and sexual tension. The meat of the story is not just characters
but pushing them through the ringer with trials. The competition was super interesting and it
almost reminded me of a brutal and deadly version of the Apprentice (which I've
never watched so I could be wrong) and an episode of CSI. Watching as Celaena in the different trials
and tasks was impressive and seeing the mystery unravel with each page flip was
just magical. There is literally so much
to these books I couldn't even begin to scratch the surface without telling you
everything blow for blow and ruining the discovering for you, but trust me it
was awesome. So much blended so well you
don't realize the time passing as you immerse yourself.
Watching
as Celaena deals with everything both physically and emotionally was such
fun. She has been through some serious
stuff and she has to deal with it in her own way. Part of that is with meeting a much needed
girl friend, Nehemia. While they might
not always be on the same path they become fast friends and with everything
else it was very nice to see Celaena have that small joy. And it wouldn't be a complete review unless I
mentioned Fleetfoot! Oh I just adore
that little pup, but then again who doesn't love dogs in books?
That's all for today check back tomorrow for my Stacking Shelves post and find out what new goodies I've gotten in August. Send some love in the comments below and let me know if you've read Throne of Glass or are reading it what your thoughts are. Also if you have picked a team, which one are you
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