Book Review :: Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas…

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Series: Throne of Glass #1
Also in this series: Crown of Midnight, Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms, Kingdom of Ash, The Assassin's Blade
Published by Bloomsbury
on August 2nd 2012
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Pages: 406
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Meet Celaena Sardothien. Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.

In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake: she got caught.

Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a to-the-death tournament—fighting the most gifted thieves and assassins in the land. Live or die, Celaena will be free. Win or lose, she is about to discover her true destiny. But will her assassin’s heart be melted?

Last updated on 5 April 2022

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My thoughts on Throne of Glass

I’ve seen this book around on the internet and the book stores for a while now, and it’s been on my ‘to read’ list. But then there was sort of a flurry of reviews and posts and recommendations about the series, and I thought ‘I’ll just buy the lot’. And I’m so glad I did!

I read Throne of Glass last month, and I loved it! After trying to write a paragraph about what this book is about, and finding it difficult and nothing was happening for me, I’m cheating and just going with the Goodreads description just there.

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”

I loved the concept of this book; a female kick-ass assassin being offered freedom through a competition at a palace made of glass and stone. It was awesome from the get-go. But throw in a charming Crown Prince with a little too much personality, a Captain of the Guard with very little personality, murders happening left, right and centre, secret tunnels and strange marks, and you’ve got yourself an even greater story.

“You could rattle the stars,” she whispered. “You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.”

While it did take me a long time to read (18 days to be exact), that wasn’t for lack of interest, but rather lack of time. I find I read fastest (and best!) when I have a good block of time – at least an hour – but I just haven’t really had the time this past month, so when I was reading this book it was a chapter a two a night. But it was awesome all the same, and I’m looking forward to reading the next ones!