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 … 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.
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Cover: Beautiful (Though after reading it, I think I like the original cover best! The new ones are still stunning!)
Rating: 5 Stars
Overall: Exciting, Enjoyable, and Delightfully Entertaining!
Characters: Interesting
Plot: An Assassin must put her skills to the test to earn her freedom, or be sent to her death a failure.
Page Turner: Yes
Series …
I instantly fell in love with Celaena!!!! She is broken, yet strong. She is tender hearted, yet fierce. She has immense intelligence and her combat skills suit her profession. Her one dream of freedom is so very close. Elements of friendship after heartache and betrayal are difficult for her to trust. Celaena realizes that everyone has an …
My favourite…
This series will always have place in heart. It’s amaaaazing.
I am hooked.
You would never find a hero as epic as Cleana.I miss her in ever other book I read. I’ve reread this series twice, and I’m on my third time.
It was amazing. This whole series is awesome!
I loved this book as much as I loved the previous book! It shows how important relationships can be. I cannot wait to read the next one!
Amazing! To this day it is my favorite read, and one I will keep revisiting!!!
Absolutely loved this entire series. She is definitely my favorite author right now!!!
The first books plot is alright, but i definitely recommend it because the series all in all is one of the best I’ve ever read!! Sarah J Maas just has a way of creating her characters and worlds with so much depth and just sucks you into her stories. Read if you can handle emotional pain.
I am so late to jump on the Throne of Glass bandwagon. I am seriously kicking myself for not reading this sooner! I blame my love for serial series binge reading. At any rate, I finally decided it was time to sit down and see what all the fuss is about. I was gratifyingly astonished. This is a story that grips you right from the start.
The …
Absolutely majestic, the perfect book
From the moment that I picked the book up, I knew that I would not be able to put in down.
One of the best book series I’ve ever read.
Love, Love, Love this series!! Sarah is one of my all time favorite authors!! Makes me wish for my own Rowen Whightthorn.
This entire series is sooo amazing and addicting!! One you start reading you can’t stop!!!
A start to the most amazing series I have ever read in my life!
This book was incredible! I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a book that they won’t be able to put down.
This book is amazing and so is the rest of the series. The characters are so awesome.