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Throne of Glass – Die Erwählte by Sarah J. Maas

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brittany_jean's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Scarier than I expected.

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raavi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Didn’t really feel the stakes ante up until mid way. I went into expecting an adult romantasy and got more fantasy than romance. Though slow on plot it was fun and entertaining read. Selene was giving “I’m not like other girls “ which made her extremely annoying through the first half of the book but luckily it improves. Unfortunately no one bones in this book 🙄

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claragweny's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Having come from finishing the ACOTAR series I was pleasantly surprised by how different Throne of Glass was. I'm so enthralled by the world-building that I'm almost more interested in simply learning about the Throne of Glass world than the actual plot. My only gripe is that, once again, I'm invested in a series with a teenager as the main character but I'll just pretend everyone's in their 20s.

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sarahaurora628's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

It was good. I think the pacing and structure of the story was good. Most believable love triangle I’ve ever read.

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caitlyn_kittle_kinnick's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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amanda_reads13's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Celaena is a renound assassin who was sent to a labour camp for her crimes. When the King decides he needs a champion to do his dirty work, she is pulled from certain death by the Prince to compete for the role. As the competition progresses, participants start turning up dead. Celaena starts to investigate how the deaths and the magical ruins found on the bodies are connected.

This plot had SO much potential. I was expecting a fast paced story, but, alas, it was not. It was way too focused on the "romance" side (which was kinda cringe) and not enough on developing strong characters and world building. Much of the plot was quite predictable, and I have a good idea of where the next book is heading. That said, I am still interested to see where Maas takes the story.

Celaena is supposed to be this badass assassin. I found her to be pretty lackluster and annoying. She is tiny, beautiful? Ugh. Original. Honestly, she seems more vain and self-absorbed than anything else. Why are we being told about her obsession with dresses, dreams of kissing the prince , and her temper tantrums about not being invited to a ball? Shouldn't she be disciplined and ruthless after years of being the best assassin ever? How can she be such a cunning and masterfully trained assassin when people can sneak up on her so easily?

As it is implied that she has magic in her and is Elena's blood, I suspect that she is actually fae and probably royalty.

I really hope that her character is better developed in the next book.

I'm not a huge fan of love triangles and I have a feeling that there is going to be a lot of back and forth between Dorian and Chaol. So we will see how that goes...

I really liked Princess Nehemia. I thought she was a really interesting character and I hope that she continues to be developed in the upcoming books.

Tropes: fantasy, slow burn, love triangle, secret identity

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