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Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas

4.03 AVERAGE

challenging mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

never reading
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I admit it, I picked up this series after that whole controversy about inventively shaped items in a fandom package for the series. I'm glad that I did.
Sure, our main character is a tiny bit like the cookie cutter fantasy female hero, but she's far from boring. I like that she has many facets to her person that all seem to conflict. The only thing that I don't like about her is that she does tend to get mad too easily. It bothers me because it bothered me when I was like that. I've done myself a favor and calmed down. I hope she does.
I feel kindof odd about the romance plot. I approve of her eventual choice,
Spoilerbut it doesn't seem like she chose the one who she feels the most for. Don't get me wrong, Chaol is the right choice logically and as a good partner in the long run, but he isn't the one she was narrating feeling a ton for throughout the book. I honestly expected her to dawdle and take her time figuring that out over several books.
Anyway, the book was nice. I'm reading the next one already.
adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.5⭐️ “I will not be afraid”
I enjoyed this! As with any fantasy series, the first book for me is just hard learning all these characters names & places. I think I’ll enjoy it even more as I get farther into the series. In true Sarah J Maas fashion, the last 100 pages were so action packed & I couldn’t put it down!
I’m slowly understanding the hype over this series & I’m only just getting started. Celaena is that girl 100%!!

I'm so enthralled already. I didn't want to put it down!
adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated