Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

by Sarah J. Maas

The first book in New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's sweeping fantasy saga - now available in hardcover with a new look to match the series!

When magic has gone from the world, and a vicious king rules from his throne of glass, an assassin comes to the castle. She does not come to kill, but to win her freedom. If she can defeat twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition to find the greatest assassin in the land, she will become the king’s champion and be released from prison.

Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. And a princess from a foreign land will become the one thing she never thought she’d have again: a friend. But something evil dwells in the castle—and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying, horribly, one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the source of the evil before it destroys her world.

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Meh. So, I looked at some spoilers and realized this is pretty much going to be Celaena's story, and I just don't know if I have it in me to read through all of that. She is easily one of my least favorite MC's. Celaena's narcissistic and petty and talks a big game, but she felt incredibly incompetent here. What the hell am I missing? And while this is a 2012 novel when love triangles were all the rage, but dear god did it feel unnecessary here. I just don't know.

I wish this was about Nehemia. Now she was an interesting character.

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