Series Sunday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie. I encourage all of my fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.
- Read an installment of a series.
- Share your review/recommendation below.
- Include the title, author and series name.
"Still, it can't be pleasant to be one's own companion at all times." ~ pg. 155
My Series Sunday pick is Throne of Glass, the first book in the series of same name by Sarah J. Maas. In a land supposedly without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle where a vicious powerful king rules from his throne of glass. She is there to win her freedom. If she defeats 23 murderers, thieves and warriors in a competition lasting for 13 weeks, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion. Say her name: Celaena Sardothien.
Celaena's fight for freedom turns into a fight for survival. Something evil dwells in the castle. Competitors start dying mysteriously, one by one. The Crown Prince will provoke and flirt with her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. And a princess will befriend her. So truly begins the story of Adarlan's Assassin.
"I read what I like." ~ pg. 237
The writing in Throne of Glass is very different from the writing in ACOTAR. Let's just say while I am impressed with the level of detail she put into it as a teenager and debut author, I can also tell she was a teenager and debut author writing this. Does that make any sense? It is less fantasy, less spice, less romance mingled with juvenile dialogue. I have to keep reminding myself that Celaena is only 18 years old. I can't very well expect her to pick up on everything right away but damn it is frustrating.
The world building though? Oh, SJM you have this is in the bag. I don't yet know how, or definitively if, the worlds of Erilea and Prythian connect. Guess I will continue...
Title: Throne of Glass
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Published: August 2012
Pages: 436
Edition: eBook
Genre: Romantasy Mystery
Rating: 🖤 🖤
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