{"id":7039562,"date":"2026-08-16T17:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/throne-of-glass-by-sarah-j-maas-book-review-books-on-the-747\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T17:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:05:35","slug":"throne-of-glass-by-sarah-j-maas-book-review-books-on-the-747","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7039562","title":{"rendered":"Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas \u2013 Book review \u2013 Books on the 7:47"},"content":{"rendered":"


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So, after dipping my toe into the Throne of Glass <\/em>world with the novellas of The Assassin\u2019s Blade<\/em>, I\u2019ve completed the first book. I have to say, I really enjoyed it. It was a great blend of scene-setting and action and dropped plot-crumbs in all the right places to develop the story of legendary teenage assassin, Celaena Sardothien.<\/p>\n

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Opening sentence: <\/strong>After a year of slavery in the Salt Mines of Endovier, Celaena Sardothien was accustomed to being escorted everywhere in shackles and at sword-point.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Meet Celaena Sardothien<\/h2>\n

As you can see from the above opening sentence, we\u2019re thrown straight into the action. Celaena is rescued \/ taken from essentially a prison by Prince Dorian Havilliard and Chaol (the narrator pronounces this \u2018Kay-All\u2019) Westfall, Captain of the Royal Guard.<\/p>\n

Celaena is taken to Rifthold, where the glass castle\/throne of the title is. If she wants her freedom, she must take part in a contest, a series of tasks against other contenders to become the King of Adarlan\u2019s personal assassin.<\/p>\n

We learn more about Celaena\u2019s past and drive here (she\u2019s definitely hiding a few secrets\u2026) and you\u2019re rooting for her as she tackles the tasks.<\/p>\n

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There was something great and deadly concealed within her, and he didn\u2019t like it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Along the way, she befriends Princess Nehemia and has an encounter with a long-dead Queen that sets her on a new (secret) mission to find out where the King really gets his powers.<\/p>\n

There is also a tantalising love triangle with the aforementioned Chaol and Prince Dorian (and Celeana) which I wasn\u2019t expecting and added an extra (not spicy, very PG) element to Celeana\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

On that note\u2026 I do know that Throne of Glass <\/em>was the first book that Sarah J. Maas wrote as a teenager (although I believe that the published version is a re-write) so in areas you can see that. <\/p>\n

Unlike her other series (ACOTAR<\/a> and Crescent City<\/a><\/em>) this is marketed as Young Adult and feels quite YA fantasy and definitely not romantasy. For example, exclamation marks are used a lot to convey both annoyance and excitement, and given the spicy reputation of Sarah J. Maas books in general, there is nothing like that here. No spice at all just FYI.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also reading Throne of Glass <\/em>with the knowledge and history of the other two series and so it\u2019s fun to pick up on all the links and breadcrumbs as I read. For example\u2026 there are references to the now extinct Fae, they talk about magic being outlawed and there are names that feel familiar like the Ruhnn Mountains and the first King of the Fae, Brannon (also the name of Lydia\u2019s son in Crescent City). Love all the inter-series links.<\/p>\n

Overall, I found Throne of Glass<\/em> to be a great start to the series. Loving the story-threads that are being set down here and keen to see how they develop in book two, Crown of Midnight<\/em>.<\/p>\n

(Side note, I had this Britney song <\/a>looping in my head while writing this review.)<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span><\/span>Rating: 4 out of 5.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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