Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, 1)

Great little mystery in a fantasy series. Can’t wait for Celaena to explore the glass castle some more in the next book.

Might love this series more than ACOTAR🫣🤭 The beginning was a bit hard for me to follow with all of the new characters and places but I LOVED THIS ONE. My first kindle read :,)

There’s a lot of groundwork done within “Throne of Glass”, which you’d typically expect to make it a bit of a dull read, but this was anything but dull. From the beginning, I was absolutely captivated, nearly in the same way I was when I read “A Court of Thorns and Roses”. Mass knows how to craft compelling characters and create dynamic situations that make you want to continue reading. I was honestly anticipating this to be like the ACOTAR series, so it was a pleasant surprise to see that, thus far, it is something different, which is refreshing! I cannot wait to get deeper into this series, since I am very curious to see where we go from here.

So, I was feeling some withdrawal after I finished ACOTAR. I missed it so much, and so the first hundred pages of TOG was just kinda frustrating at first. They are two completely different series. However, with a little more time and a little more reading, I let myself open up to this book and its possibilities, and man, am I not disappointed. I have lots of questions that I'm sure will be answered as I continue the series.

I'm very curious about Dorian and I couldn't help but feel so sorry for him by the end. He fell in love with the most dangerous assassin in the land. He has such honest and raw thoughts that I wanted her to fall for him, too. I know Calaena likes him and finds him attractive, but I don't think her feelings are as deep as his. I'm curious where their relationship will go.

I thought the final battle between Calaena and Cain was GUT-WRENCHING. Oh my gosh, I hated reading it. It made me cringe and wince and made me genuinely so angry. So glad Cain was killed.

I ADORE Calaena and Nehemia's friendship. Sisterhood is one of my favorite tropes and Sarah loves to write them - I'll eat it up every time.

Uhm, Chaol? Calaena may not be able to have a relationship with the prince, but the Captain of the Guard? Are there any rules about that? Also, I find it both questionable and funny how Calaena clearly toys with Chaol and Dorian's feelings. So shameless; all her interactions with them are flirty and she constantly brings up their attractiveness.

THE KING KNOWS ABOUT THE WYRDMARKS. Also, is Calaena part Fae? Possibly hinted at by Elena? I am loving the set up for the world and magic and demons and creatures from other realms. So interesting.

A very strong start to this super popular series. Onward with the Sarah J. Maas binge read!

Took me awhile to get into it.