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 exhilirating. 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.
Review:
Throne of Glass is filled with action, suspense, and a little bit of magic. I love the way Sarah J. Maas switched from character to character's point of views. Most of the story is told from Celaena Sardothien, which I enjoyed very much.By switching from character to character, the intense scene's were even more dramatic. The first time I felt this technique was most impactful was right after the ball and Celaena was out on her balcony. It's this blissful moment where Celaena was thinking about Dorian. It then switches over to "the Captain of the Guard"'s point of view:
In the garden, the Captain of the Guard stared up at the young woman's balcony, watching as she waltzed alone, lost in her dreams. But he knew that her thoughts weren't of him.This show that there is more tension/heart-break/love between the characters. (aka the moment when I really wanted Celaena to be with Chaol (the Captain of the Guard).
She stopped and stared upward. Even from a distance, he could see the blush upon her cheeks. She seemed young -no, new. It made his chest ache.
Still, he watched, watched until she signed and went inside. She never bother to look below.
Celaena is another great female heroine. She takes care of herself and I enjoyed her teasing. There's some funny lines that gets tossed from Celaena and Dorian. My first reaction to the first few pages of this book is "Celaena is so mysterious and powerful, I love her already." She literally risks her life for the opportunity to be free.
The main thing that's missing from this book is the "mmph," the extra little bit that makes you want to tear your hair out. For a good portion of the book, I did not really care about who Celaena fell in love with; this made the story a little bit dry. However, the action and mystery within this book made up for the loss of "puh-zazz." I cannot wait to read about Celaena's next adventure!
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