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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

181 reviews

stitchbooks22's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Gore, Murder, Vomit, Sexism, Violence, and Slavery

meresbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Slavery, Torture, and Sexual content

amandafitz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Vomit

merrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.0

It’sa good story with characters who are enjoyable to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Vomit, War, Blood, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Genocide

leonormsousa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Say what you want about Sarah J. Maas but I haven't been this glued to a book in a long time.
It was great and exactly what I needed right now.
Was a bit too predictable at times? Sure. But it was still pretty good!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Bullying, Body horror, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Death, Slavery, Sexism, War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Murder

mithridatic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent

smnthstrrlwd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

If Throne of Glass is setting the pace for the series, readers are in for a treat (myself included!) I adored this book and, honestly, could not put it down. It had everything a romantasy book should have: a heroic maiden, a love interest, a sidekick, a bestie, a mystery to solve, and some remarkably evil characters. TOG took a turn into more fantastical fantasy than the other SJM books I've read (yes, more fantastical than fairies and majestic kingdoms) which I appreciated from a world-building POV and look forward to learning more about. The turn itself reminded me a lot of the writing techniques Stephen King uses where his story seems completely plausible and well rooted in "reality" until one aspect is revealed that turns the story into a fantasy. 

What The Assassin's Blade did for setting the tone of Celaena's character development, Throne of Glass has done for the tone of the entire series. I think that it developed at a great pace without feeling rushed and had all of my favorite elements of an SJM book including the most delicious tension-building that one could ask for. I am squealing with delight over the fact that I have six more books to read in this series!

Similarly to how ACOTAR progressed and my emotional interest in characters grew to include more than Feyre, I'm now not only invested in Celaena's story but also the stories of her friends. As the series progresses, I cannot wait to see how certain relationships – both good and bad – pan out. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Colonisation, Violence, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, and Slavery

breathehopebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Physical abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Slavery

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed reading this, more than I thought I would. It read very YA, but it was also well written and engaging. I was excited to dive into the world every time I could listen to this audiobook for a good chunk of time. There wasn’t as much world building as I would have liked, or depth of character, but the way this book was written makes it seem like both of those are coming throughout the series. I am so excited to continue reading!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Classism, Murder, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Cursing

longlostlillian's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, and Blood

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Addiction, War, Slavery, Sexual content, Suicide, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders