By Sarah J. Maas
If you want to read the throne of glass series, I would recommend reding them by timeline order not release order or you’d end up reading the second, third and fourth book before the first.
I read this book series recently so it’s still fresh in my memory, I remember liking the vibe of the main characters, Celaena Sardothien and Sam Cortland, the way they have been rivals since they first met and how later on, they end up together near the end of the book.
On top of that, the courage and boldness that the 16-year-old girl showed when saving those lives from being sold as slaves, and when she blew up a port so they could escape the clutches of the men selling them. Was it worth her and Sam’s time? Yes. Did she regret it later in the book? No.
What Arobynn did to them was bad, but what he did to the girl was unforgivable. Sending a teenager on their own to a potentially dangerous place is bad, even if that teen happens to be the best assassin around. I didn’t like Arobynn from the start. I had a bad feeling about him that proved right later on, as the story progressed.
But what was most shocking was how this book ended, after Celaena and Sam nearly getting their happy ending it had to go downhill.
I also liked how the author made the main character a female and gave her a strong personality. But yet again she didn’t have to make Celaena go through so much emotional damage and betrayal in one book; even if it was for the sake of character building and backstory.
- Suitable for: 14 years old and up
- Book 1/8
- Rating: 4/5
