Book Review: Throne Of Glass by Sarah J.Maas

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

**May Contain Spoilers....I Hope Not**

What a fantastic, compelling, addictive novel, I literally loved every second of it.

Where do I basically start? Well let me just briefly talk about the one thing I found a bit annoying, even though I absolutely loved this book, there was a moment where I had to remind myself this was a YA novel.
Okay....Celaena is the worlds best assassin, she can basically kill someone in a blink of an eye. So why during the book did she act like she didn't have a clue what she was doing. I know she was in that death camp for a year so her abilities might have worn off, but come on.
It was a few things like that in the middle of the book where I assumed she was better than what she was, essentially.

Now that was the only problem I had, which in contrast is minor. Throne of Glass was interesting to read, because even though it had it's typical "YA" theme, with the love triangle, the romance in the story really took a back seat. It was there, but it wasn't the main vocal point. And in all honesty, unlike most people who have already read this series, I don't care who she chooses, all I care about is how she is going to survive and hopefully win her freedom.

The premise of this story is basically a group of criminals competing amongst one another, the winner to be named King's Champion. Which means you will be his assassin/slave.
It was slightly like the Olympics (hear me out), every so often they had a trial where they compete amongst each other in different abilities, like archery, poisons and the sort. Whoever was last will be sent away to wherever they were taken from. I did say slightly like the Olympics.
There are a few books out there that I wish I came up with their plot idea, this is one of them. What a brilliant concept.

I enjoyed the majority of these characters, Dorian a cocky but also the most sweetest gentleman. Chaol is the strong character, very good at hiding his true feelings. People are saying there is a love triangle between Chaol, Dorian and Celaena, but I didn't see that throughout the book, all I felt from Chaol was him trying to trust her. If you want to call that him falling in love, then so be it.
My favourite character would have to be Philippa, even though her role wasn't a major one, I still loved her. Every time she appeared, it made the story just that more enjoyable.

I should stop rambling on, because I could go on for days about how much I enjoyed this book.
This book is recommended for anyone who wants to start reading Fantasy, it's easy to read and well written. Actually it's for anyone who enjoys reading in general.

Can not wait to read the next book in the series.


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Goodreads and Updates

I'm baaaack!!....well sort of.

I had this great idea that once I got back from holidays that I will start this blog bigger and better, but what happens as soon as I get back?....I get really sick. Actually I'm still terribly ill but I didn't want to put off another day without a blog post, so here it is.


As you might tell from the title, I will be talking about Goodreads. I've had a Goodreads account for a while now, but to be honest, I hardly post any reviews on there. At first it was because I preferred to have the reviews on my blog page, but now that I don't post as much book reviews as I used to, why not use Goodreads for what it's there for.

I'm also trying to find a way to link Goodreads to my blog page, I'm sure there is way and as soon as I find it, I might combine the two.

These are just ideas that have been going around in my head for a while, and like most things, who knows if it will stick.


Sorry for such a short blog, it's just to let you know I'm still alive and keep you updated.

Until next time....