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Throne of Glass - Die Erwählte by Sarah J. Maas

21 reviews

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

melissafelicia's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The story was fine, though a bit simple and predictable. The main character was fine as well, though the slight pick me vibes she gave off were a bit annoying. I also didn't love the romance, which seemed similar to an enslaved woman falling in love with her owner? I guess these things are more typical for a book from 2012 and taking into account that this is Maas' debut and my friends say they love the later books in this series a lot more, I will definitely keep reading. I hope I'll grow more attached to the characters and the world in the next few books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction and Blood

cameronmh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Great story, classic Sarah J Maas combination of court intrigue, romance, magic, and combat. Almost gave it 4.5 but then subtracted a quarter star because of all of the anti-corset bits that really rubbed me the wrong way. I listened to a solid 3 hours of the audiobook while wearing a corset, and I can tell you for dang sure my ribs were not being crushed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

There is poison! Both a theoretical poisoning (a controlled environment, but still theoretically very dangerous) and a second scene with a purposeful poisoning with an agent that can cause death. There are also hallucinations (which end up to be technically real) caused by the poisoning.

smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery and War

Minor: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

faemother's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

This is the best book series I have ever read, I love it and it is written beautifully.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

imageryx's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, and Blood

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Genocide, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I have to say that I was expecting something a little different from this read. It was really good but was not amazing.

This world created by Sarah J. Maas is very interesting, and the storyline is very appealing and makes us want to read more, but I was expecting something more. I don't know how to explain it better. Maybe the hype around this book made me thing that this book was something else. Somehow I feel that this book did not needed to be this big to tell this story. Maybe a shorter book would have been better for me, I found some parts quite boring.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and want to read the second one to discover what kind of adventures are awaiting for Celaena.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Colonisation

quinnkennedy21's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Blood, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty

readergonewilde's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail