Gaby Lemos 21/02/2022
One of the things that draws me toward fantasy books is how epic their stories are. They tell stories about kingdoms faraway, and faeries, old powers and magic with beautiful dresses, charming characters and bravery in spite of fear. So I guess the throne of glass is a beautiful opening to a series because it hits almost all the marks, what it misses though is the epic factor.
This is the story of an imprisioned assassin, a fierce, skilled, kind of cocky girl that lost everything and yet, when reading the only sense we get is that this book is the start of something, that this is only the beginning. Yes, it is an accomplished beginning in the sense that I wanted to read the next one, but I wasn't dying to open the next book as soon as I finished this one. I waited two days for it, quite calmly.
I will admit that I was expecting more romance, but I know thats foolish and I shouldn't deduce any points based on this thwarted expection, so I didn't.
Celaena is an interesting character. Lots of background story to uncover and she is used to keep to herself and giver so little to the outsider.
I liked the writing style of Sarah and I liked she makes her characters humans. I mean it was the first time I read about cramps in a book and a woman who isn't scared to admit that not all things are love, sometimes there is just desire, and lust and that's ok, she is a teenager and odds are she is going to fall in love multiple times. This is unique and because of it, I gave it one more star.