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hfjarmer 's review for:
Throne of Glass
by Sarah J. Maas
I would like to personally apologize to my dear friend Kate for my rating of this book. Before anyone comes for me, I would like to add that I am planning on continuing the series, if only for its importance to the SJM universe and in anticipation of all her books colliding.
I am really glad I read ACOTAR and CC prior to reading TOG, as I think if this was the first series I read by SJM I would've given up altogether. I know that my feeling about this book may change as I continue reading the series, and am prepared for that, however that will not change the fact that this book on its own ... is just not good.
Celaena irks me. I love an unlikeable main character, and oftentimes think they make for the best characters, this was not the case in Assassin's Blade and it is not the case for Throne of Glass. Celaena is only 18, which means she surely has time to redeem herself, but I find myself frustrated with her for all the same reasons I was in Assassin's Blade. For someone who is supposed to be the best assassin in Erilea, she sure is unaware of her surroundings. I mean how many times was she startled when someone walked into a room? Some have argued she felt safe with Dorian and was able to let her guard down, but there was a creature murdering candidates and an active competition to weed people out ... let's use our heads here. I also get she is a pretty 18 year old, and is worried about boys and prettiness and all that, fine. But even with Feyre and Bryce we see much more strength of character early on in the series than we do here.
One of my pet peeve's about SJM's writing is her need to beat the reader over the head with the same line/information over and over and over. She really falls into the telling not showing trap here. Overall, the whole thing just felt very disjointed, and I think it is obvious that TOG was SJM's first book. I'm a big SJM fan (you're probably thinking: "Doesn't seem like it..."), but this just did not work for me. I am hoping it pays off to push through, as so many people have said.
I am really glad I read ACOTAR and CC prior to reading TOG, as I think if this was the first series I read by SJM I would've given up altogether. I know that my feeling about this book may change as I continue reading the series, and am prepared for that, however that will not change the fact that this book on its own ... is just not good.
Celaena irks me. I love an unlikeable main character, and oftentimes think they make for the best characters, this was not the case in Assassin's Blade and it is not the case for Throne of Glass. Celaena is only 18, which means she surely has time to redeem herself, but I find myself frustrated with her for all the same reasons I was in Assassin's Blade. For someone who is supposed to be the best assassin in Erilea, she sure is unaware of her surroundings. I mean how many times was she startled when someone walked into a room? Some have argued she felt safe with Dorian and was able to let her guard down, but there was a creature murdering candidates and an active competition to weed people out ... let's use our heads here. I also get she is a pretty 18 year old, and is worried about boys and prettiness and all that, fine. But even with Feyre and Bryce we see much more strength of character early on in the series than we do here.
One of my pet peeve's about SJM's writing is her need to beat the reader over the head with the same line/information over and over and over. She really falls into the telling not showing trap here. Overall, the whole thing just felt very disjointed, and I think it is obvious that TOG was SJM's first book. I'm a big SJM fan (you're probably thinking: "Doesn't seem like it..."), but this just did not work for me. I am hoping it pays off to push through, as so many people have said.