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Skleněný trůn by Sarah J. Maas

25 reviews

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I devoured this book. It was easy to follow and even the slower parts were interesting. I was kept engaged and intrigued. I love Dorian and Celaena’s witty banter. The way Chaol cares for Celaena in his own way is amazing.

Celaena and Nehemiah’s friendship is precious and I love how Elena defends Celaena.

I do wish there was a clearer distinction and more organized approach when switching POVs but it’s a fun switch.

I also thought the reveal that Cain was summoning creatures was a little predictable. I was surprised to see that Perrington was controlling him and not just influencing him.

I’m excited to see where this series goes. This was a great opener.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gore, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Grief and Drug use

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, War, Torture, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

annahnoyes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

After falling in love with ACOTAR, I knew I would read this series one day. It took me a while to commit, considering how long it is, but I am so glad I finally started and opened Throne of Glass. 

I can sense that I am going to be absolutely lost in this series for the unforeseeable future. A perfect introductory book to a series. I already feel so connected with the characters, and this book has only scratched the surface of their identities and background. 

The slow-burn, banter, emotional development of Celaena, world building, political intrigue, and the variety of characters, are just barely touching the surface of things that I loved about this book. There were times I audibly laughed, gasped, or gaped like a crazy person, as if I truly was there in person. 

I will be rushing to any store to get book 2 as soon as I wake up tomorrow morning. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Suicidal thoughts

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Starting this series after finishing ACOTAR, I was expecting a very similiar world. And though I can see the similarities, it is very different. Best way to describe it is that TOG is a dystopian version of the world in ACOTAR. & so far, I am here for it. 
I like the characters, I like the world, and I love reading stories like this one and ACOTAR, that are led by some very basass women! I can’t wait to dive deeper into it all!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Torture, Confinement, Murder, Slavery, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Misogyny, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Gore, and Grief

ashleynp24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.25

I really enjoyed the strong female protagonist in this book and liked the backstory given for her.

I am reading this as the first book I’m the series, even though a lot of people say you can read it third. 

I liked her relationship with Nehemia a lot and love the female friendship angle. I feel that a lot of the relationships between champions could have been built up more, especially hers with Nox.

Chaol and Celaena probably had my favorite dynamic in the book, and I like them together more than her and Dorian even though he’s kind of the main love interest. It’s giving “love triangle” for most of the book so I’m excited to see where it goes. 

Great world building so far and I’m interested to see more of it as she fights for her freedom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Drug use, Classism, Slavery, Body horror, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Grief, Death, Vomit, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

lilyyyy_b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Child death, Child abuse, Bullying, Death, War, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Animal death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Slavery, Murder, Death of parent, Cursing, and Blood

dalek_caan's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Strong start to the series, several unexpected twists that kept me wanting to read more. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and War

ashlynnlee_14's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Slavery

Minor: Vomit and Torture

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, Violence, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: War and Slavery

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

amartin48's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Hate crime, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Racial slurs, and Vomit

Minor: War

poppiesrising's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This is technically a reread for me, but it's been over 10 years and I didn’t remember anything about the plot. It's kind of fascinating starting this series last of the SJM set, and reading certain things and thinking to myself, "ah, I see the beginning of connections, I do, I do." (iykyk) Anyway. A fun book, definitely the best-of-the-best-from-FictionPress back in the day (which was my initial and lasting impression from that first read so long ago). There are so many things that scream this was written in the early 2010s--but I think the biggest shift is how I personally read the characters; perspective of time, huh. At 20 I found Celaena's sarcasm and Strong Female™️ shtick fun. Now I see it as a staple of the time, but also the inherent sadness in her character much more clearly. Chaol and Dorian are both kind of just there. I'm much less interested in their little triangle and actually find Celeana choosing her freedom over a relationship with Dorian the much more satisfying choice. (That's the perspective change, I think.)(also, her getting with and staying with the son of the man who had her enslaved is a No from me, gang.) Anyway, onto the next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts