Throne of Glass

At first glance,Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas may seem like a copy of The Hunger Games, but this book was far ore than that, and, although it does stumble in a few areas, it does seem to work well with it's story and its world.

Throne of Glass is a book that I immediately wished to dive into. Firstly, the main character was very powerful and also was balanced out well in terms of her personality. Named Celaena, she was an excellent assassin, and who is strong and independent, yet, she was also one who could be sensitive. She also had her flaws, such as an inability to keep her mouth shut. This, at first seemed to be annoying, but then turned into something that I found to be an endearing character trait. She could kick butt of anyone who would try to kill her, but she also needed to improve her skills and was not the best at everything.

Then we have the two main romantic leads in the story, Charol and Dorian. Both of these men have their own set of troubles, and both have their occupations to worry about. And let me say that this was the one time a love triangle did NOT annoy me. Here, the characters have Celaena's best interests at heart, and that is what makes me root for both of them. I would have no problem with Celaena hooking up with either one of these men. After reading and seeing the effects of Twilight on the Young Adult fiction genre, I must say that seeing this type of a love triangle is refreshing and pleasant to experience. All three of these characters are written well, and they all are people I enjoyed reading about.

However, maybe they are written too well. All three of these characters are good, but they never felt like real people to me. Instead, they felt like they were made to be characters instead of people. I cannot remember a single line of dialogue from this book. None of it resonated with me, in terms of the things the characters said or what they were feeling. I think this is because that the plot of this book changes from the battles that take place, to more romantic elements. This isn't necessarily a bad change, if it can be done while keeping my interest, but sadly, that isn't what happened here. I think in these parts my attention dimmed because the flow of the novel started to ebb in these scenes.

The action that is here is well done, and everything except for the last fight was well written. I think the scene where Celaena was saved by the dead queen was something of a cop-out because we had no idea that the queen could do this, and it has not happened before, so why should it even be done? I also liked the world that was built. I like that certian characters could be returning for a second time or be making their first appearance in the next book. Overall, I think I would give this book a 3 out of 5. I will read the next book and maybe it will be a bit sharper than this one. In any case, I suggest you pick it up, it just might surprise you.