Reviews

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

julietem08's review against another edition

5.0

2nd Read: so yea i read this again and 5 fricken stars. the amount of foreshadowing whether it was intentional or not is insane. my love for Dorian has only grown a million times bigger. like pleaseeeeeee just be a real human being and all of my problems will be solved. i also think it was so interesting to look back and see the amount of character development Celaena goes through that is pretty noticed and gradual until a certain point. i really wish that the theme of music and books was talked about more later in the series but some other things made up for it so it's okay. i could read about these characters forever and ever and ever, plus it was nice to see the og trio again and how it all started. i will forever be in an endless spiral of wanting to read about my favorite characters ever... i will never get over it




“I like music," she said slowly, "because when I hear it, I . . . I lose myself within myself, if that makes any sense. I become empty and full all at once, and I can feel the whole earth roiling around me. When I play. I'm not . . . for once, I'm not destroying, I'm creating.”

Dorian and Celaena I want you to be my parents. I will be handing in the nonexistent adoption papers for you to sign, and they will be there shortly. 100% recommend this book. Something that my friend pointed out to me that I agree with is how SJM always finds a way to incorporate some sort of art into her main characters. Also, Dorian read books... do I need to say more??

chattychapters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

ac223's review against another edition

3.0

Throne of Glass has been on my to-read shelf for 3 1/2 years.. I thought it was about time I either read it, or delete it from the shelf. Several friends had read, and rated it highly, and I understand their love of this book. Throne of Glass is a difficult book for me to rate. I really enjoyed it, as the plot, characters, and setting were all captivating. With all of these positive things, why then did it drag on forever? I honestly cannot answer that, other than the fact that I kept losing focus, and falling asleep. If a book is really good, you don't fall asleep. You stay up all night just to read one more chapter, and in the end finish up leaving yourself only two hours of sleep before work. When that happens, when one more chapter turns into finishing the book, regardless of the time, and what you have going on the next day, that is a five star book. So even though Throne of Glass was a good book, and an enjoyable one at that, it is no where near a five star, or even a four star book.

Celaena is still a young women at only eighteen, but her life as an assassin, and the last year spent at the hard labor camp Endovier are enough to break even the strongest man. Most prisoners of Endovier, working the salt mines last only a few months, but Celaena has endured a year of her sentence when Prince Dorian retrieves her, and offers her a deal. He wants her to represent him in a competition in which the winner will be the Kings Champion. If she does this, and wins she must serve as the champion for four years, before gaining her freedom. Obviously she doesn't refuse, as staying in the salt mines will mean a sure death. While competing with fellow criminals for the position of the Kings Champion, something sinister is stalking the castle and killing the competition. Celaena knows that the evil could come for her at any time, and hopes to defeat it before it finds her.

toast_star_on's review against another edition

4.0

i love how his name is literally pronounced kale

hailsmanning's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

afender's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

whatbookishannahreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was my first time reading Throne of Glass and I’m HOOKED! I’m reading this series with one of my book clubs and I cannot WAIT for book two.
Learning (what feels like just a taste) of Celaena’s story, getting to know Dorian and Chaol, and obsessing over how much I love Nehemia has been a stressful blast.

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

lilbuthod's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

katherinemz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Starts really slow, especially after reading acotar first. 
By the end picks up and gets much better. Still, do not expect the level of emotions you feel in acotar. Hope to love the rest of the series.

rachbere's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

3.75