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charlotte_bee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, and Blood
paulina_laukova's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, and Gore
Minor: Genocide
krosebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I tried to start this series with the assassins blade (bad idea). This book really hooked me the first part. The middle was slow for me. The last quarter of the book went by fast. I like how Maas wrote the different perspectives and switched in the same chapter. I also liked the multiple romantic interests.
Graphic: Confinement, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Genocide, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and War
laurakehl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Violence and Slavery
Minor: Rape, Child death, and Death of parent
hr1245's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Death, Murder, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Slavery, Body horror, Colonisation, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
mrs_gale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Interested in seeing what the rest of the series is like though!
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Minor: War, Death of parent, Confinement, and Vomit
lalalauren_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Death of parent
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Maas, Sarah J.. Throne of Glass (pp. 217-218). Bloomsbury Publishing. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: fiction, fantasy, young adult, romance, romantasy
📚Page Count: 423
🎧Audiobook Length: 13hrs 04mins
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 3/5
The Throne of Glass is the first book in the series of the same name, Throne of Glass, by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien is an assassin who is being tasked with killing 23 mercenaries, theives, and warriors in a competition held by the king. Celaena agrees to fight in this tournament in order to win her freedom. Suddenly, the competitors starts dying one by one outside of the competition and Celaena has to wonder, "am I next?" Something evil may be in the castle and Celaena is determined to find out but she's also determined to survive.
There were somethings that worked for me in this story and then there were somethings that didn't work for me. I was very much expecting this book to be more adventurous and have more action than it did. We're reading about an assassin in a combative tournament, I just expected more fight scenes. What I didn't expect was the political intrigue and the focus on going to fancy balls and events held by royalty, I found these parts to be particularly boring.
There was a romance element in this story and I don't think it worked for me, but I almost think everything else in the story worked just fine. At one point the author tries to fake the reader out and she starts to write what could be see as a love triangle and this just doesn't work for me. I feel like Celaena has nothing in common with the prince and I find that the captain of the guard seemed to mesh well with the main character more than the prince did.
I liked that there was sort of a mystery as to who's killing off the contenders and what's lurking in the castle. I found the fighting scenes and the investigative scenes to be the most interesting parts of this book. The ending was fine, just a standard cliff hanger ending to lure you into reading the rest of the series.
I think that overall, this story was okay. There were some elements I didn't like, like the romance and the love triangle stuff. There were other things I really liked, like the fighting scenes and the parts that focused on the mystery at hand. I do plan on reading the second book in this series, book two will probably determine if I listen to the entire series. I'm giving this book 3 out of 5 stars.
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 3/5
I listened to this audiobook on [LibbyApp.com]
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Misogyny, Death of parent, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, and Cursing
littletiramisu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Death, Blood, Gore, Death of parent, Violence, and Slavery
Minor: Confinement, Body horror, Trafficking, and Rape
jmdressel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
i loved all the twist and turns of story! can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Colonisation, War, Xenophobia, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts