Unfortunately, this book seems to have the exact opposite effect on me compared to the reviews that I'm seeing...Rather than enjoying a bit of Celaena's backstory, I just found myself getting more and more annoyed with her character. She just seems far too full of herself for my liking. I'm so sick of reading "she is the best." She's selfish. And rude.

I keep reminding myself that she's just a teenager, so there will be some typical angst there, but for how much training she's supposedly had, and how overly confident she always is, she sure gets into a lot of trouble and forgets to think things through!

And, though it's easy to read, I just don't think I'm a huge fan of the writing style. Far too much repetition and odd similes for me.

Favorite passage:
She would tuck Sam into her heart, a bright light for her to take out whenever things were darkest. And she would remember how it had felt to be loved, when the world had held nothing but possibility.