Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass
Release Date: August 2, 2012
Pages: 404
Rating: 💜💜💜
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In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake. She got caught. Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a to-the-death tournament—fighting the most gifted thieves and assassins in the land. Live or die, Celaena will be free. Win or lose, she is about to discover her true destiny. 


Well this was an emotional roller coaster. I actually had to rewrite this review because my opinion of this book has changed since I first read it.

When I first finished this book I was annoyed at how different it was from the blurb. I expected an awesome young girl to go round killing people but I was given a girl who was in love with two people and pretended to be a Lady in the King's court. The lack of assassination is this book disappointed me because that was what I came for.

However I realised that Celaena was awesome without killing anyone. She helped her friends to get through the trials, she managed to build her strength up after suffering so much and she didn't put up with any complaining. She was charming when she had to be and deadly when she needed to be. Any obstacle that came up she avoided with grace and she was determined to win the competition. I also loved how realistic she was; she was a normal girl after all.

The writing style in this book was beautiful and emotion-provoking. Even though this is only the first book I have already fallen in love with all the 'good guys' and hate all the 'bad guys'. Sarah J. Mass manages to make you connect with anyone in such a successful way that I felt like I'd lost a group of friends when I closed the book. The world building was also incredible and made it easier to fall into. Although this book is a high fantasy, it was easy to get into and didn't have to typical high fantasy feel.

The main reason why I changed my mind about this book is that I can't stop thinking about it. I would be trying to go to sleep and suddenly my brain would start wondering what Celaena was going to do next. I seriously couldn't stop thinking about this book and what will happen next, which is always a good sign.

Overall I think I enjoyed this book. As annoyed as I got throughout the story, I did fly through it and couldn't put it down. Obviously I'll be reading Crown of Midnight to find out what happens next, and see if there is more assassination!