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Throne of Glass

Name: Throne of Glass
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing
Rating: 4.5 (1414 reviews)

Автор Sarah J. Maas

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Lethal. Loyal. Legendary.

Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas.

In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion.

Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. And a princess from a faraway country will befriend her. But something rotten dwells in the castle, and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying mysteriously, one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival-and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.

Thrilling and fierce, Throne of Glass is the first book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that has captivated readers worldwide.

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Action & romance…

Despite the apparent transparency of a throne of glass, much isn’t what it seems in this sweeping fantasy series starring the baddest of badass assassins. Full of jaw-dropping intrigue and sweet romance.

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ЯзыкEnglish

ИздательBloomsbury Publishing

Дата выпуска7 авг. 2012 г.

ISBN9781599909394

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Рейтинг: 4.451202263083451 из 5 звезд

4.5/5

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Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
New read date June 5th-6th, 2016

Original read date March 9th-10th, 2013
Celaena Sardothien is doing hard labor for being the Assassin of Ardalan when she's given the opportunity to earn her freedom. Crown Prince Dorian offers her a deal she can't afford to turn down, if she refuses it would mean spending what's left of her life in the Salt Mines of Endovier. Prince Dorian asks her to enter a competition to become a Royal Champion, upon winning she will serve a term as the Kings personal Champion and earn her freedom in a matter of years. As much a Celaena hates the idea of having anything to do with a King she despises with all her soul she knows she has no other choice, it's a lot better than dying a sad death in one of the most horrible work camps. She accepts and begins her journey to becoming a Royal Champion.

Celaena quickly realizes things aren't as they seem when the competition starts and the contestants are dying in the most horrible ways imagined or unimagined. She starts to fear for her life and the other competitors as well, even though there is no love lost between her and most of the competitors, she just can't stomach the idea that someone is trying to eliminate them.

Celaena is a hot head who doesn't realize her own arrogance, her trainer Captain Westfall and the Prince's best friend has to deal with her impatience and anxiousness to show she's the best. Their distrust for each other was strangely funny, they kept playing an unspoken cat and mouse game with each other. Celaena's mind can be very toxic at times but kind of amusing, she is constantly thinking of ways to kill someone who annoys her, I guess I shouldn't expect anything else from a former assassin. I'm sure she still thinks of herself as one though.

A very unexpected event took place when Celaena was tasked with ridding the evil that is killing the competitors. I thought it would just be her journey for her freedom and a love triangle, but I was very surprised with the twists and turns of this story. I was already loving the story and was even more captivated when all the extra elements of the story started to pop up and added more layers and depth to a very interesting concept. Definitely a must read.
Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд
4/5
I picked this up because several friends are reading it, and have highly recommended it. It's the first book in a series. Some points in its favor include a strong female lead, good character development, interesting conflict situation, and use of cool symbols (the pysanky artist in me adores that.) It was a good book. I enjoyed reading it, but didn't fall in love with it. I'll probably read another book in the series (after all, I've done that for books I like far less) and maybe that'll be the ticket to make me adore the series. Still, Sarah J Mass has done a really fine job with her story, characters, and arc building.
Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд
4/5
A fun, exciting chapter a day read on my Nook!
Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
Wow, this is a compelling read. The story, the characters, the suspense... I loved every minute of it. It's an action-packed book with just a touch of romance tossed in. The twists included several things I never saw coming, and it ends on a high note with great potential for the future books. This is one of those that I wasn't sure about, but kept hearing so much about that I finally caved and decided that I had better read it. I was definitely not disappointed, and will be working my way through the rest of the series ASAP.
Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд
4/5
This book was really good, interesting characters and plot. In my opinion though it wasn't perfect or a complete 5 stars, I'd give it 4.5.

The things that I didn't like where, that there was a little to much description of the dresses and such. Nicely worded, just wished less wordy. Second, there was one chapter, chapter 40ishsomething, it was a 3-4 page chapter that was completely redundant as it added nothing to the story just went on about the exact thing the previous chapters were about. And lastly, my biggest gripe is with the first 3/4 of the book. Things were happening to keep me reading but nothing was blowing me away, it was just just meh. The last 1/4 of the book is where it really picked up and blew me away. Just wish there was more excitement during the first 3/4 of the book.

All in all though, I did really enjoy this book. The female character was fun to learn about, and the male characters were interesting enough. Just find it funny how for some reason in these kinds of books, all the males fall for the girl even though she spends pretty much the entirety of their time mouthing off and being as belligerent as possible.
Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
I wasn't sure about this one when I started but I kept being drawn back in. I liked the stories and the characters. I'm interested to see where this goes in the second book.
Рейтинг: 3 из 5 звезд
3/5
Interesting character and world.
Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
SPOILER ALERT!! I just finished this book and I have so many questions! What will happen to Celaena as the king's champion? What is going to happen between her and Dorian and Chaol? What's going to happen to Nehemia? Ahhh! just can't wait to read the second book. Unfortunately I don't have money right now:( I'm saving up to buy A Song of Ice and Fire series so I'll probably have to wait till next month to buy the second book:'( Noooooo!!!
Рейтинг: 3 из 5 звезд
3/5
I decided to give this book a try because I kept hearing so much about it, but honestly it just wasn't for me. I did really get into for a little while, but then just lost interest. I am not a fan of fantasy and I don't read a lot of YA, so while this book may be great to a lot of other people, it just wasn't my cup of tea.
Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
13/6/2014

ITS SO GOOD
Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд
4/5
I have heard about this series from friends and students so I was ready for a great read. And I was not disappointed. Calaena Sardothien is an assassin who was serving a sentence in the Salt Mines of Endovier, a truly horrendous place. She is removed by Prince Dorian and Captain of the Guards Chaol, and taken to the capital as the chosen representative in a competition to chose the King's Champion. She must beat other representatives in trials until only four remained and then duel for the winner. Someone or something else is killing the representatives. Magic had been wiped out of the kingdom so what could be going on?Of course, both the prince and the captain become infatuated with her and she is torn between the two of them. Late to the show, I look forward to reading more from this series.
Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
Drama, suspense, secrets, abuse, friendship, and hope abound in this story. A testament to never quiting, never giving up hope. A well written story with good plot and character development
Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
It was a good thing I had today off. I picked this up for a half hour of reading at 8am I finished the book at 2.30pm. I'm looking forward to the next one!!
Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
Wow! I purchased this book and left it on my shelf collecting dust for weeks. Not sure what compelled me yesterday to pick it up with the intention of "only" reading for a few minutes. The "only for a few minutes" dragged to a full day and eventually I spent the entire weekend curled up in my bed devouring this book. It's not a masterpiece, mind you. There are loop holes and slight inconsistencies here and there but overall compared to what is available in the market these days, this by FAR, surpassed my expectations and is well worth the 4 stars and a half I rated it. I'm impatiently waiting for the bookstore to open to get my hands on the sequel.
Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд
4/5
It felt slow to really grab my attention. At 50% of the way through I just about gave up but then it pulled me in and kept me up till the very end. Loved the mystery, the friendships, the building of a new world and all its culture. That second 50% was fantastic and I can't wait to read the next one!
Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
Drama, suspense, secrets, abuse, friendship, and hope abound in this story. A testament to never quiting, never giving up hope. A well written story with good plot and character development
Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
I absolutely loved Throne of Glass! I fell in love with the characters and the story itself. It was like a mixture of The Selection, The Hunger Games, and Game of Thrones, except much better. Beautiful.
Рейтинг: 5 из 5 звезд
5/5
This will undoubtedly turn up somewhere in my top 10 books of 2013. Holy crap, this was awesome. I read it in one day with barely any breaks, except the period in which the sun came up and my body decided to tell me it was tired.

Celaena was such a well-rounded character! I loved that she could not only kick ass, but love the finer things in life like beautiful dresses, food and the like was just so unbelievably amazing. I've never encountered any female protagonist like her.

Also, in the book, it is not only mentioned that she gets her period, but it's shown. After she escapes emaciation and becomes healthy, she gets her period back. I thought that was a pretty great addition to the book for however many pages it was mentioned in (I think maybe like five).

My one gripe is that she shows more interest in Dorian than Chaol. Chaol was such a good match for her. They're both snarky as fuck, kicks some ass, and like to tease each other. Dorian? "Oh, Celaena looks pretty!" and that's it. That's pretty much it for them.

The mystery in the book was well written. I fucking loved every moment in this book. I'm barely coherent. GAH.

I have Crown of Midnight on my shelf right now but I'm hesitant to read it because I'll finish it too quick and then I have a long wait until the next book. I WENT THROUGH THIS WITH SHERLOCK, OKAY? I WATCHED SEASON 1 AND 2 TOO QUICKLY AND NOW I'M JUST AN INCOHERENT MESS WAITING FOR THE 3RD. I've learned my lesson the hard way.
Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд
4/5
This book was better than I thought it would be. It was the book cover that made me try the book and I've been burned multiple times before where I hoped for a great book because of the cover art. There's a reason that so many people saw to not judge a book by it's cover and I know the truth of it. So I wasn't expecting much. However it surprised me. It's not a phenomenal book but it was entertaining. I think I can see a love triangle forming and Celaena seemed out of character sometimes but otherwise I enjoyed "listening" to this book. I've already added the next book in the series to my TBR list.
Рейтинг: 4 из 5 звезд
4/5
So cool!I finally know what I was missing, having not read this book when it came out. I read all the rave reviews and now totally understand them.Calaena is one helluva character! She not only kicks butt, but she takes names too. I really liked her a lot, and though she sorta hooked up with one guy, I really wanted her with another. Still do actually. That guy that I want her with, became my favorite character about half way through the book, Though he is gruff, I could tell deep down he was a softy too. I do wish the fighter scenes were longer, or maybe just more of them. A couple of times the pace really slowed down for me during the more dramatic moments, and all I wanted was aggression. Maybe that is just me though, but when you have an assassin in a tournament of champions, I expect a non-stop bloodbath. At least more than the dramatics.Still, I loved it.My thing is such a small thing, it's almost insignificant.Can't wait to read book 2! I hope for more kick-butt action!4.5/5
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