A review by ging090803
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous funny 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? No

3.5

I don't know how to feel about this book. I liked it but not so much at the same point. 
I liked the idea, the competition, the murders. I wish we could have seen more of the Tests but it was still great. 
Celaena was great... but not for the world's greatest assassin. I know she's only 18 but she has seen so much that she acts older than that yet I felt like she was 16 some time. She's the world's greatest assassin but cannot be woken up for training... shouldn't she enjoy it? She is feared but hears no one that enters her room, fully awake or not. 
I was also kind of lost with all the wyrdmarks, Elena, etc. I don't like how nothing was explained throughout the book

The book itself was good, the idea was cool. I just wished Celaena was more of a badass killing machine that survived a death camp and need to participate in a real competition to win her freedom than a whining teen who just wants to sleep and enjoy some pretty ball. 
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