Throne of Glass: A Throne of Glass Novel

Nickyrian said I despise love triangle!!!. WARNING: Read at your own risk. Review may contain spoilers.This book had been in my to-be-read list for quite some time. I first got a freebie of the print-form from a book exchange. Then, I bought the audiobook so that I could listen to it at work, but the narrator's voice was unbearable. I then switched back to reading the book. It took me a while to replace the narrator's voice into my own voice.Anyway, the story evolved o. "it seemed like the perfect opportunity" according to EmIpsaLoquitur. Throne of Glass has been on my vague "to read" list for a while, and when it popped up on a Kindle sale, it seemed like the perfect opportunity.In an age where female-led YA fantasy has become a prolific genre in and of itself, Throne of Glass manages to pop in a way some of its competitors don't for a couple of reasons. First, Maas's writing style is easy to become engrossed in. She writes exposition as easily as fight scenes. "Such a BA character" according to Thebeeskneesreads. I would give this Such a BA character Thebeeskneesreads I would give this 4.5 stars if I could (I save the rarified 5 for a book that I want to keep in my library forever). This is close, but since it is a series, I feel like my overall feelings of this book will wind up being swayed by the quality of the entire series and I have yet to complete it. I picked up this book because I was told that it was loosely based around Cinderella. However, once I started, it felt more like a cro. .5 stars if I could (I save the rarified 5 for a book that I want to keep in my library forever). This is close, but since it is a series, I feel like my overall feelings of this book will wind up being swayed by the quality of the entire series and I have yet to complete it. I picked up this book because I was told that it was loosely based around Cinderella. However, once I started, it felt more like a cro

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. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. 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. But she's bored stiff by court life. 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.. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom. 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