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A review by theinquisitxor
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
3.0
Reread: January 2022. Rereading this series means rereading this book. Which isn’t my favorite book of the series by far. Although, I did notice little things SJM already planted and hinted at so early on, that come into play later in the series
3.5 stars. Ok, well, this was interesting. I have been recommended this book by several of my friends and seeing all the hype over the last book in the series being released, I finally caved and read it. Overall, I thought it was decent. I recognize this as SJ Maas's first book, so I can't hold it up to the same level as her A Court Series. And it definitely feels like a first book, but it's still solid in my opinion. The world building was good, the pretense of the plot was good, most of the characters were generally well written and formed. It definitely held my attention as I read it in about 2 days (granted, it is also a very easy read), so what didn't I like about it?
First off, there were too many cliches. Wayyy too many. Mary Sueish character? check. Love Triangle? check. Evil king? check. Mary Sue falls in love/lust with the prince? check. This all honestly got a little tiring and I was able to easily predict the events of the book, which is something that tends to crop up a lot in this genre. Celaena, despite being the 'world's best assassin' acted kinda dumb. Not realizing that there was a secret passage way in her room for weeks? Eaten some random candy left for her on her bed? People walking in on her sleeping all the time? People generally sneaking up on her? Whenever these things happened I was like “???” But whatever, despite these flaws I found, this book kept my attention and gave a good foundation to a series that has become extremely popular. I look forward to reading the next book, with the understanding that the writing and story will improve even more.
3.5 stars. Ok, well, this was interesting. I have been recommended this book by several of my friends and seeing all the hype over the last book in the series being released, I finally caved and read it. Overall, I thought it was decent. I recognize this as SJ Maas's first book, so I can't hold it up to the same level as her A Court Series. And it definitely feels like a first book, but it's still solid in my opinion. The world building was good, the pretense of the plot was good, most of the characters were generally well written and formed. It definitely held my attention as I read it in about 2 days (granted, it is also a very easy read), so what didn't I like about it?
First off, there were too many cliches. Wayyy too many. Mary Sueish character? check. Love Triangle? check. Evil king? check. Mary Sue falls in love/lust with the prince? check. This all honestly got a little tiring and I was able to easily predict the events of the book, which is something that tends to crop up a lot in this genre. Celaena, despite being the 'world's best assassin' acted kinda dumb. Not realizing that there was a secret passage way in her room for weeks? Eaten some random candy left for her on her bed? People walking in on her sleeping all the time? People generally sneaking up on her? Whenever these things happened I was like “???” But whatever, despite these flaws I found, this book kept my attention and gave a good foundation to a series that has become extremely popular. I look forward to reading the next book, with the understanding that the writing and story will improve even more.