Throne of Glass - Sarah J Maas
As a 24-year-old isolated divorcee, what else can you do but read your favorite high school classics? And by classics, I mean a book that was written in a happier, simpler time of 2013.
Where was I in 2013? I was a junior in high school with no idea that in 7 long years I would be living in the same basement as her, fighting a weird plague, and even more clueless than her about love.
So what does this bookworm do?
Read. What else is there to do?
Where was Celeana Sardothien in 2013?
She was having just as much of a crappy time as me (only kidding) living in the salt mines of Endovier, slaving away, hacking away at some salt. Did they even provide a mask for her?
Very quickly, we learn that she is a killer Assassin with a sassy, spunky attitude with the beautiful motif of I will not be afraid. Being someone who is living in a constant state of fear in 2020, I could not relate to this fearlessness. However, this character is a comforting distraction and a strong heroine who is ready to fight in a competition to win her freedom.
With sprinkles of her past, and hints of her life before Endovier (wait till you find out about the prequel Assassin’s Blade) the novel’s action packed story follows the healing and training to be a fearsome fighter — with budding friendships and relationships — to be the King’s Champion.
This book has a nice blend of genres for everyone. Hunger Games fans will love the competition, the thrill of training, and the deep craving to win to survive.
True Crime fans will be thrilled to hear that there is more to this competition that meets the eye. Competitors disappear and end up like Hamburger Helper. In order for Celeana to win the competition, she may very well have to kill or be killed. But being a skilled and highly trained assassin shouldn’t be the difficult, right?
The fantasy buffs will love the hints of magic and the vast world of Adarlan. A questionable king, with a prince and a rival princess all living in a palace made of glass--it’s a wonder it doesn’t shatter under all the court intrigue.
To summarize, read this book if you are in QUARANTINE like me. Please like and follow for more book reviews. Thanks for reading, and if you have any book recommendations or would like me to read and follow your bookworm blog too, feel free to like, comment, follow, and I will follow you back!
Happy Tuesday! Stay safe. Time to put this book back on its shelf.
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