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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
As much as I eventually became a begrudging fan of the ACOTAR series, that I unfortunately must attribute at least in part with my current newfound love for reading, biting my teeth into Throne of Glass felt like a coin toss. I had heard of its heavy lean into YA, and utter lack of spice (*I knooow* everything doesn't have to be spicy to be good, shut up), as well as how young SJM was when originally concepting and writing it, and here I am, a week later, having more or less devoured the book, and I can with confidence and pride state that I love it.
It's by no means the best book I've read, nor the most eloquent piece of literature, nor particularly original, but dammit if Celaena (I still struggle with not pronouncing it with a K) and her arrogant charm didn't weasel her way into my friend zone, and make me want to hang out with her, and bandy quips like were adolescents. How is it possible not to love her? She is a badass assassin, having no issue decimating burly mountains of men, while giving absolutely zero shits about the utter lack of filter she wields.
I will say, her main "love" interest, told mostly through a few very innocent kissing scenes (they might as well have described my first few awkward intimate moments with teenage love), Dorian, bores the hell out of me. And the ultimate reveal of the book's baddie, that was telegraphing two incredibly unoriginal reveals, indeed fell a bit flat. But the fact is that ToG is not enjoyable for its twists and turns, of which it does its best to skid through here and there, but it is enjoyable through sheer personality, and ease of reading. One of the most surprising revelations I had with this book was that I found barely any grammatical errors, despite being SJM's very first published book. Granted, it may have undergone additional editing after original publishing, but all books in the ACOTAR series had them, including the newly published/printed ones. I can't explain it, but I'm definitely not going to complain.
The fact that I went and ordered the rest of the entire series long before even clearing the half way point of this book, is quite telling. Now I just have to find something else to do in the 1-2 weeks left before I can ravenously start devouring Crown of Midnight. I'm looking at you, laundry basket...
It's by no means the best book I've read, nor the most eloquent piece of literature, nor particularly original, but dammit if Celaena (I still struggle with not pronouncing it with a K) and her arrogant charm didn't weasel her way into my friend zone, and make me want to hang out with her, and bandy quips like were adolescents. How is it possible not to love her? She is a badass assassin, having no issue decimating burly mountains of men, while giving absolutely zero shits about the utter lack of filter she wields.
I will say, her main "love" interest, told mostly through a few very innocent kissing scenes (they might as well have described my first few awkward intimate moments with teenage love), Dorian, bores the hell out of me. And the ultimate reveal of the book's baddie, that was telegraphing two incredibly unoriginal reveals, indeed fell a bit flat. But the fact is that ToG is not enjoyable for its twists and turns, of which it does its best to skid through here and there, but it is enjoyable through sheer personality, and ease of reading. One of the most surprising revelations I had with this book was that I found barely any grammatical errors, despite being SJM's very first published book. Granted, it may have undergone additional editing after original publishing, but all books in the ACOTAR series had them, including the newly published/printed ones. I can't explain it, but I'm definitely not going to complain.
The fact that I went and ordered the rest of the entire series long before even clearing the half way point of this book, is quite telling. Now I just have to find something else to do in the 1-2 weeks left before I can ravenously start devouring Crown of Midnight. I'm looking at you, laundry basket...
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No