After a year in the salt mines of Endovier, Celaena Sardothien should be dead. Broken at least. But when the Prince of Ardarlan and Captain Westfall visit her to give her a chance of freedom she’s neither, accepting their offer and riding away from the prison walls that had haunted her for so long.
She takes part in a tournament, fighting to the death for the title of the King’s Champion. While training for the tests that await her, she comes across a far darker secret in the castle than what the next trial will be. Can she find a way to solve the problems? Can she trust anyone?
This book opened my eyes to genre of magic, of new enchanted tales, and, most of all, assassins. Aside from the fact that she was paid to kill people, I found the character of Celaena Sardothien far more relatable than most other female protagonists in teen literature, such as Katniss Everdeen. I’m not saying that I did not enjoy the Hunger Games, or that I thought that it wasn’t any good, because I thought it was an excellent. I just feel that Throne of Glass brought something new to the table.
This book was the first in an amazing series by Sarah J. Maas, the next two books definitely lived up to the standards set by this one, and with the fourth book being released soon, I’m on tenterhooks! Definitely 5/5!
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