Mary ~Ravager of Tomes~'s Reviews > Throne of Glass
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
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This book was such a huge disappointment.
A young, notorious female assassin is thrust into a competition where she must fight for her freedom in exchange for service as the King's body guard? That sounds awesome, right? Too bad this book didn't deliver on that premise.
There's no way some badass assassin would have a giggly, carefree demeanor upon meeting Prince Dorian and Captain Chaol, these are both people she should loathe? This is not a girl who should notice how the sun shines in a boy's eyes or how cute he looks in his guard attire.
The author keeps harping on the idea that Celaena Sardothien is a top notch, tough as nails killer with little fear or inhibition, but hardly anything Celaena does actually reflects that.
She seems downright lighthearted to me. That's not to say an assassin can't be lighthearted to some degree, but I don't imagine a person who just spent a year in a slave camp where the typical survival rate is 2-3 months would possess this type of flippant, joking attitude.
I honestly did not care about any of the characters while I read this. I did not care who won the competition, and I did not care who won Celaena's heart. The author told me exactly how I should feel at every turn, but did little to SHOW me why I should feel that way.
I gave it a shot, but I'm not going to waste another 6 hours torturing myself with this audiobook.
This book was such a huge disappointment.
A young, notorious female assassin is thrust into a competition where she must fight for her freedom in exchange for service as the King's body guard? That sounds awesome, right? Too bad this book didn't deliver on that premise.
There's no way some badass assassin would have a giggly, carefree demeanor upon meeting Prince Dorian and Captain Chaol, these are both people she should loathe? This is not a girl who should notice how the sun shines in a boy's eyes or how cute he looks in his guard attire.
The author keeps harping on the idea that Celaena Sardothien is a top notch, tough as nails killer with little fear or inhibition, but hardly anything Celaena does actually reflects that.
She seems downright lighthearted to me. That's not to say an assassin can't be lighthearted to some degree, but I don't imagine a person who just spent a year in a slave camp where the typical survival rate is 2-3 months would possess this type of flippant, joking attitude.
I honestly did not care about any of the characters while I read this. I did not care who won the competition, and I did not care who won Celaena's heart. The author told me exactly how I should feel at every turn, but did little to SHOW me why I should feel that way.
I gave it a shot, but I'm not going to waste another 6 hours torturing myself with this audiobook.
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Reading Progress
November 10, 2015
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Started Reading
November 10, 2015
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to-read
November 10, 2015
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November 12, 2015
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40.0%
"Does it get better...? Do characters start making sense? Do I stop wanting my eyes to melt while reading this...?"
November 12, 2015
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did-not-finish
November 12, 2015
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to-read
November 12, 2015
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Finished Reading
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Lol!! Thank you girly ;D
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Thanks Mary!! Completely agree she may as well have not been an assassin at all.
Same here! I was excited for a badass chick with some sass but Celaena wasn't really either. Like SJM just made her an assassin so her synopsis sounded interesting...
Now I'm wondering if I should pick it up.
The first book was actually horrid. I did a reread of the series in December and I had to force myself through the first book lolol
I guess you might have already come across Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb(Farseer trilogy), but I'd recommend it anyway because you said this book's premise is interesting. Assassin's apprentice has a similar starting setup with a kid and the king having an agreement, you should check it out. :) It's a character driven series. I recently read and loved it. Head ups though, the protagonist is a clumsy ass assassin(well, kind of) if there has ever been one. But his character is so well developed, it fits into the story perfectly. :) Also, there are a multitude of things apart from the assassin thing.
Guess i'll research a little more into it and then remove it from my TBR anyway..!! :P
You agree Bhavik!
Too many people making a ruckus of this.
I'm still giving a chance to her.