Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Title: Throne of Glass

Author: Sarah J. Maas

Type: Young Adult Novel
Genre: Fantasy

Series: Yes
Pages: 406
Copyright: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Rating: 3.5 out of 5


Summary: From Good reads
After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.

Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilarating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another.

Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.



Feelings: 
I really enjoyed the world that was created in Throne of Glass. The characters are strong and the book moves at a fast pace. Celaena, Adarlan's Assassin, hides who she is so that others in the competition don't know who she is and fear her. She stays in the middle of the group as much as she can because that is what Prince Dorian and Captain Westfall want from her. She finds it infuriating though. This isn't just a story about a competition to be come the King's Champion it is a story about a realm that is suppressed by a king who may be darker than anyone knows.

The story of the competition is just a small part of the plot and as one expect with a series ends when they arc of this plot point is completed, the competition, but in the middle of the other what the darkness that seems is coming is from. There were twists in the story that I didn't see coming and I am please when an author is able to surprise me with how things turn out.

I would recommend this book to those that enjoy fantasy and strong willed characters.