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.
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Sexual Content - 2/5
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Violence - 3/5
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Language - 1/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
As a YA reader, I'm always looking for an excellent four-star adventure involving castles, swordfights, and the occasional tyrannical king. Throne Of Glass had all of these, along with fabulous descriptions, loveable characters, and an excellently engaging plotline. One of the biggest things I look for in a book is a great protagonist, and Celaena Sardothien, the heroine of Throne Of Glass, did not disappoint. Not only did she have an awesome name, she was so complex. I felt like a quarter of the book (at least) was the side characters (and myself) spinning in circles wondering whether Celaena was really trustworthy. Honestly, it kind of freaked me out. The symbolism in this book was kind of heavy (as is evident from the title) but it wasn't distracting. This book was also generous about giving plenty of action-filled scenes that read like a movie scene in ink-and-paper, which of course gets a thumbs-up from me. In short, Throne Of Glass was definitely a book I will be pushing on other people by subtly pointing it out on the shelf when they ask for suggestions, and even when they don't.
Violence-Reading this book, expect it to be fairly violent. After all, the main character is, in fact, an assassin. Lots of sword fights, whippings, maimings, and poisonings.
Language-Very little, close to none
Sexual-Some making out
Drug & Alcohol-The people drink wine with their dinner