Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas | Book Review

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Fantasy / Young Adult / Romance

Paperback, 404 pages

Summary:

In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. 

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass--and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.

summary from: goodreads

4 out of 5 stars

I am really glad that I decided to pick this book up. From the start the premiss of this book drew me in. I love books about assassins and having a strong female makes it even better.

I liked that the book is from the perspective of many characters. What I liked even more is that there wasn't a specific chapter dedicated to one point of view but that they altered within chapters. I also loved the fantasy and magic elements of this book, they were very well thought out. There even was some mystery which made this book even more captivating.

There are many books with strong female characters but Celaena Sardothien sets herself apart from any of them. I love her character, her strengths and weaknesses, simply everything about her was intriguing. She may be my favourite female character ever. I loved reading from her perspective, following her train of thought was amazing and very fun to read. Another thing I loved about Celaena is her character development. At the beginning of the book she leaves a death camp and is in a weak state, which is understandable. Throughout the book we see her grow and become the person that she was before that year of hell, and I really appreciated that.

Dorian Havilliard, the Crown Prince, is a very interesting character. He isn't the usual prince, he doesn't really want to be one, he enjoys spending his time reading rather than fighting. He was kind, sweet and understanding. His and Celaena's interacting was amazing and I think they brought some lightness to the story, which otherwise would have been much darker.

Chaol Westfall, the Captain of the Guard, is a strong and serious character, at the beginning of the book. He seemed very judgemental and cold. Through the book we find out more about him and he unravels into a great character. Seeing him warm up to Celaena and interact more and more with her was amazing.

I very much enjoyed the romance in this book. It wasn't the main plot of the book, it was more of a side story which made the book even more enjoyable for me. The relationships between the characters didn't feel forced, everything seemed natural and was well placed out.

Overall, the story was interesting, the characters captivating and the world Sarah J. Maas created fascinating. I am very glad that this series is going to be six books long (if I am not mistaken), because I simply need more of this story.