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Throne of Glass
by Sarah J. Maas
This book reminded me why I hate love triangles...especially because I know what happens in book three and that none of this matters.
I first read Throne of Glass about three years ago, and I liked it, but I've been meaning to reread it ever since I reread ACOTAR because I enjoyed it more, although I don't remember anything about it. So, here we are, beginning a rereading journey that'll probably take 10 months with the Libby waits. Do I like this book as I did the first time? Unfortunately, I don't think so. However, I do vaguely remember being unimpressed with the first three books, so I am admittedly sort of only reading this for the fourth book.
Celaena is an assassin who is freed from the mine where she's been enslaved for nearly a year in order to join a competition to become the king's assassin. There's a bit of mystery involved with competitors disappearing, but overall, I feel like the pacing slowed immensely in the second half. Political maneuvering, a love triangle involves little actual romance, and a few glimpses of Trials that are quickly forgotten - I just felt like the focus was on the wrong scenes for part of the book, and I found that the ending "big" scene was a little underwhelming. Plus, I guessed the plot twist (and, yes, I read the book before, but I remembered literally nothing worth mentioning) pretty early on.
This book also introduces a ton of characters that are important for the series, but I don't know if I was particularly drawn to any of them. I forgot Kaltain existed, and while I remembered Nehemia, I wasn't really attached to her. Celaena was okay, and I know she gets better in later books, but in this one, there are a lot of details the author includes about her just to make her seem relatable, and it kind of annoyed me at times, especially because she wasn't particularly interesting. I didn't mind Chaol, but I was conflicted about his dynamics with Dorian because they just felt...off from how I remembered them. Dorian was my favorite, but I think it's only because I remember him from later on in the series. Based on this book alone, he'd probably not be as interesting to me.
Throne of Glass is the first book in a popular fantasy series that contains a lot of well-loved tropes and is sure to be enjoyed by readers just beginning to get into the genre.
3.75/5
Link to Libby Annotations
I first read Throne of Glass about three years ago, and I liked it, but I've been meaning to reread it ever since I reread ACOTAR because I enjoyed it more, although I don't remember anything about it. So, here we are, beginning a rereading journey that'll probably take 10 months with the Libby waits. Do I like this book as I did the first time? Unfortunately, I don't think so. However, I do vaguely remember being unimpressed with the first three books, so I am admittedly sort of only reading this for the fourth book.
Celaena is an assassin who is freed from the mine where she's been enslaved for nearly a year in order to join a competition to become the king's assassin. There's a bit of mystery involved with competitors disappearing, but overall, I feel like the pacing slowed immensely in the second half. Political maneuvering, a love triangle involves little actual romance, and a few glimpses of Trials that are quickly forgotten - I just felt like the focus was on the wrong scenes for part of the book, and I found that the ending "big" scene was a little underwhelming. Plus, I guessed the plot twist (and, yes, I read the book before, but I remembered literally nothing worth mentioning) pretty early on.
This book also introduces a ton of characters that are important for the series, but I don't know if I was particularly drawn to any of them. I forgot Kaltain existed, and while I remembered Nehemia, I wasn't really attached to her. Celaena was okay, and I know she gets better in later books, but in this one, there are a lot of details the author includes about her just to make her seem relatable, and it kind of annoyed me at times, especially because she wasn't particularly interesting. I didn't mind Chaol, but I was conflicted about his dynamics with Dorian because they just felt...off from how I remembered them. Dorian was my favorite, but I think it's only because I remember him from later on in the series. Based on this book alone, he'd probably not be as interesting to me.
Throne of Glass is the first book in a popular fantasy series that contains a lot of well-loved tropes and is sure to be enjoyed by readers just beginning to get into the genre.
3.75/5
Link to Libby Annotations