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dr_ruby13's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Magical, adventurous, and mysterious. The characters have layers and the plot is intriguing. I already put in a hold for the next book in the series. I want to see what happens to the formidable and intriguing badass that is Celaena Sardothien, an assassin with moral compass.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gaslighting and Violence
katiewoodard13_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Really great start to a series!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
juliapatt2007's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
4.0
I've heard about this series so much! I’ve never read anything by Maas before and her writing style is a little bit different. I immediately liked the main character Celaena. Some reviews have pointed out that for an assassin she is “off her game” several times throughout the book. Most noticeably when people enter her room at night and she doesn't notice them. I wasn’t bothered by this and I attributed this deadening of her sense to her time spent in the mines. I felt that her awareness increased as the book progressed as she grew healthier and exercised her abilities more. I was a little disappointed how fast the relationships move in this book as I thought Celaena’s main focus should be the competition but overall it was a believable romance for an 18 year old girl.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Death
Minor: Rape and Sexual content
There is a good amount of language (bitch, hell). There are a few kisses but nothing sexually explicit. There are a few sexist jokes and an implied mention of rape. Of course with the plot being about assassins there is some gore and death but nothing that bothered me too much.aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Blood, Hate crime, Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Torture, Body horror, and Emotional abuse
gphemsley's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, War, and Violence
elizabethortiz96's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I struggled to really get into this book at the beginning but I really like the characters. I'm def excited to keep reading. This book feels like a prologue for whatever is coming next, kind of like how ACOTAR feels like a prologue for the series once you keep reading.
Content Warnings
Minor: War, Sexual violence, and Violence
tabea1409's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cannibalism, and Slavery
elizakay's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Violence, Murder, and Death
booklvrkat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
“What,” she breathed, “is that?” She pointed at the twenty-foot oak doors, her eyes widening at the dragons that grew out of either side of the stone wall. Four-legged dragons—not vicious, bipedal wyverns like those on the royal seal. “The library.”
If I had known, I should have known, what this story was all about, I would have jumped in long before I had read the ACOTAR series. This was a superb tale of royal family, assassins, a glass castle, and what lengths people will go to all in the name of winning. Celaena Sardothien is a bad-ass young woman fighting for her life, and what she finds during her stay, (imprisonment with benefits?) is nothing short of life altering. Obviously, I’ve jumped into the next book in the series, it’s one that I’m enjoying savoring, and glad I have friends I can discuss and jump to conclusions with.
“Names are not important. It's what lies inside of you that matters.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
orakuruno's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The plot was interesting and hooked me right away, but the characters felt underdeveloped and the world building wasn't what it could've been.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, Abandonment, Deportation, and Animal cruelty