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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

318 reviews

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

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

3.0

This is my third time reading Throne of Glass and it’s always such a fun book. 

I have given it 3 stars, and while some may think that’s because I’m not too keen on it, that is entirely not the case! I really love this book, however I know what’s coming up, and in comparison to the sequels, Throne of Glass isn’t as good, hence the 3 stars. 

Celaena is honestly the love of my life, she’s sassy and girly while also being badass and dangerous. It’s not very often that we get a protagonist that is obsessed with clothes and can kill a man a thousand different ways. 

Between Celaena, Chaol, Dorian and Nehemia, I love the characters in this series! 
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dobermaier's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-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? No

3.0

Fun! It was cute. Definitely reads for a younger audience than some of her other works, but I expected that - she wrote this as a teen, after all. It was fun to see the seeds of certain ideas/worldbuilding things that come up in later works.
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danajoy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful

3.75

If the Supreme Leader Brittany Broski tells you to read Throne of Glass you read Throne of Glass.

This reminded me a lot of the Hunger Games with the training of champions and competition. Not as good to me personally but I did like it. I got a bit confused with some of the world building so hopefully I catch on more as we go.

This was my first SJM and I will continue.
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orvillefartenbacher's review against another edition

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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? No

2.5

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mandiemarie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.25

I love this book. The majority of it is world building, as is the beginning of most fantasy books. So lots of focus on aesthetics, description of characters and clothes. Due to this, it starts slow. But once the world is adequately built, it starts to pick up. 
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knottygeek's review against another edition

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

4.0

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nnylelocin's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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njcarnevale's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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stitchbooks22's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The pacing started out slow but did get faster as the story went on. I have mixed feelings about some of the main characters, but I think they’ll grow on me. I also predicted one of the plot points early on in relation to the tournament and players being eliminated. Still it was fun to see how that plot point was revealed.

Was a decent book for the first in a series.
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whatsamanthadoes's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

The premise is very exciting. An an assassin to win her freedom in a warrior competition. I'm hoping the action picks up more in later books. I think that would be an interesting avenue to pursue. I expected the romance-y love triangle. It seems like a popular YA trope. Young Sam would have ate that up.
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