Rate: 3.5/5
Medium: KindleBook
Overview (No Spoilers): Apparently, I’m still stuck in a young adult novel phase. I had though I’d found Throne of Glass on a book to movie adaption list, however, after completing the book I can’t find any such rumors thus I am unable to recall how I came across this entertaining novel. While, Throne of Glass is a quick read, Maas does an excellent job detailing a fairly complex novel world while managing to maintain a high level of detail. The story follows a world-renowned assassin who, upon spending a year in a work prison camp is recalled to the castle by the Price to compete to be the King’s Champion. However, the stakes in the competition heighten as her competitors begin to be horrendously murdered one after another. Maas was outstanding at developing intrigue between main characters, whether it was Cain’s threatening, bizarre, overwhelming presence, or the playful, reserved tension, always on the verge of spilling over between Celaena and Captain Westfall. Overall, I found Throne of Glass to be an enjoyable read, which piqued my curiosity for the next book in the series, which I’m sure you’ll find a review of shortly.
The Critiquing Chemist 
[…] a thoroughly enjoying series so far (See my review of Throne of Glass here)! Celaena Sardothien, now the King’s Champion, is a delightfully strong and complex female […]
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[…] Overall, I’m so pleased to have found two series back-to-back that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed in Throne of Glass and the Queen of the Tearling. I’m looking forward to the point of impatience to reading the next […]
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When I read this book a few months back, I found the story interesting and the main character fairly deep, but thought that some of the supporting characters were a bit flat. I wouldn’t say it wowed me, but I enjoyed it enough that I’ll probably read the second book at some point in the future. I’ve got plenty of books to read through before then though.
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You should keep going with the series! The story grows in leaps and bounds until by the third book it is hardly recognizable from the first. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
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That’s what it looked like judging by your later reviews, but I’m going to finish my unread pile first. At my reading rate, it’ll probably take a few months.
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Reading it now. So far it’s hasn’t been very engaging. 😦
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The first book isn’t all that great. What is amazing about this series is how much the story line and characters grow and mature with each book. I promise it is worth it to keep going. I believe my review here was only lackluster for the first book.
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[…] an ardent fan of the literary ream created by Maas in the Throne of Glass series, I have been eagerly looking forward to the next installment, especially after the […]
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[…] it should be no surprise this trend continues in Catwoman. Selina Kyle and Aelin (heroine of the Throne of Glass series) seem cut out of the same cloth and would likely be fast friends. I pondered if they were in […]
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[…] (No Spoilers): It is hard to believe it has been almost three years ago since I first picked up Throne of Glass. I doubt I would have believed you if you’d told me after that first installment I would grow […]
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