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Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

60 reviews

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, Torture, and Genocide

Minor: Child death, Rape, and Death of parent

heathersinkwell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

This book was super enjoyable. It was mysterious and had excellent character development. I read this as the first book of SEVEN. I'm not expecting it to move quickly or be wildly engaging right off the bat. I'm expecting it to lay the foundation. 

Also, keep in mind this is a YA book, not an adult fantasy book. It's comparable to GoT but it's not GoT (which is adult fantasy). There is a decent amount of telling, not showing. Again, I expect that in a YA book. 

People complain about Celaena being whiney or "not assassin-like."

She acts like a CLASSIC 18-19-year-old girl. She didn't WANT to be an assassin. She STILL doesn't want to be an assassin. She had no choice and then was surprised with her training bill. She explicitly states this - she wanted to be a healer, but then her family was slaughtered and Arobynn found her frozen in a river. She wants legit freedom and being the best assassin was her only way out. Of course, she's going to act like a normal 18-19-year-old and choose to behave like an atypical assassin. She never wanted it in the first place and still doesn't want it.

So, despite the hype, I tempered my expectations and enjoyed the book for what it is. I'm excited to read the rest of the series!

Tropes:
-enemies to lovers
-love triangle
-chosen one
-banned magic 
-good vs evil
-reluctant hero
-orphan hero

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Grief, Classism, Death of parent, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual harassment

cloudycity_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.0

I found it to be slower then expected, and found myself wanting more. I am attached to the characters so I am excited to see the series build.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: War and Rape

chaptersofamylea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

"You could rattle the stars. You could do anything, if you only dared.”

4 ⭐️

This is the first time I’ve read this book for at least ten years. After the events of House of Sky and Breath I decided to reread all SJM books to see what I pick out. A Maas mass reread if you will. 

Considering how long it had been since I read the book I did find myself remembering the details and events as I went. This book (and I’m sure Crown of Midnight will feel the same) they feel very different from SJM’s other books, but I still enjoyed it. I forgot how much I loved our FMC’s ✨sparkling✨ personality. I can’t wait for all the feminine rage.

TWs: War themes, slavery, murder, ref to r*pe, graphic depictions of violence and injury, death of a parent

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Death of parent

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

lux_ludicro's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Death, and Murder

Minor: Rape

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Slavery, Blood, Torture, Violence, and Death

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

n_odonnell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Rape

fiercereadsfiction'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Slavery

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Rape

_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