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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

31 reviews

cameronmh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Great story, classic Sarah J Maas combination of court intrigue, romance, magic, and combat. Almost gave it 4.5 but then subtracted a quarter star because of all of the anti-corset bits that really rubbed me the wrong way. I listened to a solid 3 hours of the audiobook while wearing a corset, and I can tell you for dang sure my ribs were not being crushed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Torture, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Violence, War, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Cursing, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Gaslighting, and Drug abuse

There is poison! Both a theoretical poisoning (a controlled environment, but still theoretically very dangerous) and a second scene with a purposeful poisoning with an agent that can cause death. There are also hallucinations (which end up to be technically real) caused by the poisoning.

caleb_makes's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad medium-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

3.25

There was one scene near the end that was good but the rest was pretty mediocre imho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Genocide, Slavery, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Rape, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Cursing, Confinement, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Animal death, Torture, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Death of parent

_kayla_marie_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

The writing is excellent and I could not put this book down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Torture, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, War, Violence, Slavery, Physical abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

imds's review against another edition

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, War, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Genocide, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Confinement, Gore, Trafficking, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

csmall73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

It’s human. It has the emotional turmoil and rough but accurate flows of processing traumas experienced. Losses of very personal relationships. Dimensions to each character that are not always evident in other writers work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Racism, War, Drug abuse, Vomit, Gore, Child abuse, and Violence

sdemo08's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

Re-read. This is the series that got me back into reading for fun after college...little did I know what an avalanche it would become.

I devoured these first time I read them and I still enjoyed the strong female protagonist this time around. I can't wait to continue.

[Eye of Elena on "black currant" crocheted blanket.]

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Gore, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, War, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Grief, Medical content, and Slavery

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

i actually enjoyed this so much more than i expected, i really liked the characters and this world has a lot to mystery especially surrounding the magic so i can’t wait to read more of that!

a complaint i have has to be that the writing felt very 2012, especially because of the damn exclamation points, but it wasn't unbearable and i know it’ll get better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Cannibalism, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Torture

Minor: Rape, War, Sexual assault, and Sexism

sammymilfort's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Moderate: Vomit and Violence

quinnkennedy21's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Blood, Genocide, Slavery, Child abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Addiction

Minor: Animal cruelty

ninaevan's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

First Read: 
Meh. Plot could have been interesting but I didn't buy the characters so it was hard to stay attached to. Pretty cringe at times, especially in the attempt at feminism... the main character was supposed to be this badass warrior but she was primarily concerned with her looks and if men were attracted to her- ick. Almost DNF, Not planning on continuing this series. 2/5

Second Read:
Last time I read this was in quarantine when I was looking for books to say something meaningful and help me understand and appreciate the world so of course it fell flat. This time, I was not only more prepared for Maas' writing style because I read her last series, but I was also just looking for something I could listen to in the background as I do school work. In this context, it was a great pick. Still a bit cringe-y, but that's just Maas' style and I was able to laugh it off more this time. In fact, I kind of liked seeing a portrayal of a woman being vain and powerful at the same time... made me question if my reluctance to embrace Celaena is internalized misogyny because I expect strong people to act less girly. That said, I can't give it too much credit for depth overall. It's a nice lighthearted action-mystery story with a touch romantic tension. I plan to keep reading this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Slavery

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Vomit