I think what I loved is that character evolved. Nothing is in stone. You will understand the true purpose of the series in the third book. You laugh, you cry, you die a little too…
It’s not for everyone but I love it. Here’s the first paragraph from the product description:
After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.
@Jordan it’s about a female assassin who gets hired by a prince to win a completion and is so bad ass and with out spoiling it there is secrets you don’t even expect and plenty of different characters you can fall in love with I started with the assassins blade book which has a few short stories in it so you can get into the story by knowing some of the characters before you start throne of glass ?
@Ewa finally someone who gets me ? it was such a painfully boring book for such a cool premise and the main character was insufferable “I’m the deadliest assassin ever, I could kill you without blinking” whines about absolutely everything, wants everyone to kiss the ground she walks on and makes the dumbest choices smh ? I didn’t bother with the rest of the series
“I’m the deadliest assassin ever, I could kill you without blinking” I would add “but I won’t because KILLING IS WRONG! unless I’m mad at you for reasons, then it’s okay” She’s whiny and makes no sense as a character, always changing her personality (the whipping thing makes me annoyed af – when she came out of the mines she was all “they didn’t break me, no matter how many times they whipped me, I smiled” and then “oooh, nooo, that’s MY BIGGEST TRAUMA”) and narrations makes her ALWAYS look good, no matter how shitty she was.
The only good thing was Manon, but then SJM had to ruin her with Dorian thing, because we can’t have badass lady who doesn’t crave dirty sex in which she’s all sub.
@Ewa I’ve heard that manon is one of the only few good characters but I didn’t get that far ? I’m happy though because I did make it halfway through the last book in her thorns and roses series and I hated it so much, I don’t think sjm is for me but everyone else seems to love her
ACOTAR was okay for me, until third book which was just as bad as ToG, but yeah, SJM seems to be profoundly popular because… no idea why tbh xD There is so much wrong with her books, but at the same time similar books, like Bloodfever, also seem to be popular. No idea why.
I started that this week and I would say any book is worth reading. Nobody can tell you what you’re going to like or not but from what I gather so far: yes this book is well written and exciting.
Yes. But read the novellas The Assassin’s Blade first to understand her background. Otherwise the MC will just come across as a whiny, spoilt cow and you’ll wonder why everyone is going insane over her.
Yes! I found it real good. Start with Assasins blade. It might be tough to get through at first, but if you do, it makes the rest of the series so much better!
100 times yes!!! and don’t judge the series until you’ve read up to Heir of Fire because the series changes a lot. I consider TOG and COM almost novellas compared to the rest of the series.?
I’m one of those people that say “when someone asks if a series by one of the best YA authors is a good read” I swear it’s been less than 2 weeks since someone asked that ?
I’m reading the sixth. I started at the beginning of August. I’m a full time working, married mother to a 9mo old and I legit make time to read. Is it the best thing I’ve ever read? No. But I’m enjoying the heck out of it and am excited for the final installment to come out Oct. 23rd!
I’m a part time mommy while my husband works full time and our boy is almost 2 months. Whenever he sleeps, I make sure to read in the time I can as well and I love the series?
I am re-reading it and I would have said yes to your question because I remember really loving it but since reading it again now it’s a huge YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS girl!!! It is a must read. I think I flew through it the first time. I read it in about 3 days it was so good. This time it is just as good but it has taken me so much longer, on purpose!!! I want to savor the book this time. I remembered some of it where other parts I just didn’t remember. I am loving the characters all over again and Celaena is still a badass. I forgot how much I loved the character Nehemia in the book. She’s amazing. You will love reading it. It will be a fast paced book just try to slow it down and enjoy the journey Sarah J. Maas takes you on. Sorry to write a book here 😀
@Mae interesting. A battle to the death as a means of choosing a champion is a pretty common trope. If you continue on to the later Books I think you’d find they have even less in common with Hunger games.
The premise maybe but the competition isn’t even to the death ? I think i was excited for it because it sounded like it was gonna me like thg but it ended up being lackluster for me, I adored the hunger games but throne of glass wasn’t even close to it
@Hannah I read the first book and I didn’t like it, i found the main character insufferable and idk how with a premise so cool the book ended up being boring, maybe it’s just not for me ?
Throne of Glass ?
Yes
Totally worth it. Best serie I discovered this year. It’s mind blowing ??
@Manon what is it about?
I think what I loved is that character evolved. Nothing is in stone. You will understand the true purpose of the series in the third book.
You laugh, you cry, you die a little too…
Is your name actually Manon ?! ??
@Rihab
Yes it is x)
It’s a popular name in France ^^
First time I found a character with my name ?
Lucky you !
Yes!
What is it about?
It’s not for everyone but I love it. Here’s the first paragraph from the product description:
After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.
Hell yes ?
What is it about?
@Jordan it’s about a female assassin who gets hired by a prince to win a completion and is so bad ass and with out spoiling it there is secrets you don’t even expect and plenty of different characters you can fall in love with I started with the assassins blade book which has a few short stories in it so you can get into the story by knowing some of the characters before you start throne of glass ?
What @Emma said. By FAR one of my favourite series ever ❤️
Yes!
omg yess go
It’s not, in my opinion. The book promises so much and delivers so little, not to mention the mc was annoying af, I didn’t like that book at all :/
IKR? No idea why it got so popular
@Ewa finally someone who gets me ? it was such a painfully boring book for such a cool premise and the main character was insufferable “I’m the deadliest assassin ever, I could kill you without blinking” whines about absolutely everything, wants everyone to kiss the ground she walks on and makes the dumbest choices smh ? I didn’t bother with the rest of the series
“I’m the deadliest assassin ever, I could kill you without blinking” I would add “but I won’t because KILLING IS WRONG! unless I’m mad at you for reasons, then it’s okay”
She’s whiny and makes no sense as a character, always changing her personality (the whipping thing makes me annoyed af – when she came out of the mines she was all “they didn’t break me, no matter how many times they whipped me, I smiled” and then “oooh, nooo, that’s MY BIGGEST TRAUMA”) and narrations makes her ALWAYS look good, no matter how shitty she was.
The only good thing was Manon, but then SJM had to ruin her with Dorian thing, because we can’t have badass lady who doesn’t crave dirty sex in which she’s all sub.
@Ewa I’ve heard that manon is one of the only few good characters but I didn’t get that far ? I’m happy though because I did make it halfway through the last book in her thorns and roses series and I hated it so much, I don’t think sjm is for me but everyone else seems to love her
I like the series, but I can’t stand Aelin. So I half get you. Lol.
ACOTAR was okay for me, until third book which was just as bad as ToG, but yeah, SJM seems to be profoundly popular because… no idea why tbh xD There is so much wrong with her books, but at the same time similar books, like Bloodfever, also seem to be popular. No idea why.
They are nowhere near my favourite series. I think she has far too many ‘perfect’ characters. Never heard of bloodfever, lol.
Ugh, that’s like asking if chocolate is sweet. Duh?
Absolutely. The book is page-turner, intriguing, interesting, well written, and you’ll love Celaena Sardothien!!
Yes! Best series!
I started that this week and I would say any book is worth reading. Nobody can tell you what you’re going to like or not but from what I gather so far: yes this book is well written and exciting.
IT IS
What a question of course
Yes. But read the novellas The Assassin’s Blade first to understand her background. Otherwise the MC will just come across as a whiny, spoilt cow and you’ll wonder why everyone is going insane over her.
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?! THRONE OF GLASS IS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED IN THIS LIFE
Legit!!
lemme read the last book first and i’ll get back to you on that
B E S T T H I N G I ‘ V E R E A D
Literally ❤️❤️
@Lauren it has positively consumed my life
@Carli literally. It shook me and changed mr
Yes! I found it real good. Start with Assasins blade. It might be tough to get through at first, but if you do, it makes the rest of the series so much better!
YES
Is air worth breathing ?
I read assassins blade before Empire Of Storm (?) and would recommend doing it this way so you really fall in love with the character first.
Definitely! !
Yes…yes…yes
Ehhh, not really? There are way better books out there. This was a pretty mediocre read.
Depends on who you ask 🙂
get a copy of the first one and see what you think.
100 times yes!!! and don’t judge the series until you’ve read up to Heir of Fire because the series changes a lot. I consider TOG and COM almost novellas compared to the rest of the series.?
is the sky blue? ??? is the earth round? is there 24 hours in a day? ?????❣️⭐️⭐️⭐️
YESSSS !! My favorite series ever
It’s fine. A fun time quick read adventure. Nothing special and very overhyped.
In my opinion not as much as ACOTAR is!
Cannot stress YES enough
Yes it is worth reading. just be warned, the rest of the books are VERY different to the first two. Though they are all good.
Yes
Hell yes
Yes
Yes
Yes however the first book was not as good as I thought it would be, but the series is amazing so stick with it if you do start it
@Rabia what is it called i wanna join
Yes. The first one is a bit slow but by book two you’ll be hooked.
@Maha throne of glass, it’s the one with 26k members, but I also follow fans of throne of glass
@Rabia okie
@Maha enjoy! everyone is either freaking out about KoA or having intense debates on whether or not to read ToD ?
Yes
YES!!!OMG DEFINITELY
@Rabia i read tod! Amazing i have to admit. And yeah, I’m freaking out too
Same, I did NOT want to read it at first but I’m so glad I did! Lol October is going to be a long month ?
Yes
100%
Yes
Yes
Yesssssss
Yep! The first book isn’t the greatest, but the series and writing gets a lot better as you go
Yes
This is asked at least weekly! Yessssss Sarah j Maas is queen. Read every book available please
YES
@Rabia oh yess
Yes!
I on the 3rd one. I like the series, but to me they aren’t as good as the ACOTAR books.
ABSOLUTE YES!
Yeeees!!!
YESSSS. First one is slow but just wait till the second and third and fourth and fifth and now sixth hHEHEHE
Eh
More than worth it
Yeah its good 🙂
I’m one of those people that say “when someone asks if a series by one of the best YA authors is a good read” I swear it’s been less than 2 weeks since someone asked that ?
No
Yes. You might find it a bit slow but the last books were so amazing and life changing. Plus the last book is coming out soon???
Yes ? hands down!
Yes!
I am currently on the fourth book in the series right now. I am enjoying them.
Yes. I’d start with Assassin’s Blade because the writing isn’t as good in Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight but after that it gets so good!!!!
Yes?
Hell yeah !
I’m reading the sixth. I started at the beginning of August. I’m a full time working, married mother to a 9mo old and I legit make time to read. Is it the best thing I’ve ever read? No. But I’m enjoying the heck out of it and am excited for the final installment to come out Oct. 23rd!
I’m a part time mommy while my husband works full time and our boy is almost 2 months. Whenever he sleeps, I make sure to read in the time I can as well and I love the series?
Yes!
YESSSS
I truly loveeee this series! Her writing and the story improve with each book.
YES!
It’s more like a “on the side reading” for me but I enjoy reading it whenever I do.
Oh absolutely. When I first starting reading it, I hated it tbh. It took me 3 re-reads before I became obsessed
Yes!!!!
YESSS!
heckk yess
My heart feels mortally wounded with this question. Yes, absolutely!!
Yes! It’s one of my all time favorite series ever
Yes
Is that a question.
Please do
It’s a game changer imo
Yes
Yes
yes!!
defiantly!!!
Yessss
Yessir
Yes
I personally love it and is coming to an end soon
Yesssssssssss
For sure
I am re-reading it and I would have said yes to your question because I remember really loving it but since reading it again now it’s a huge YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS girl!!! It is a must read. I think I flew through it the first time. I read it in about 3 days it was so good. This time it is just as good but it has taken me so much longer, on purpose!!! I want to savor the book this time. I remembered some of it where other parts I just didn’t remember. I am loving the characters all over again and Celaena is still a badass. I forgot how much I loved the character Nehemia in the book. She’s amazing. You will love reading it. It will be a fast paced book just try to slow it down and enjoy the journey Sarah J. Maas takes you on. Sorry to write a book here 😀
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
YES ? one of my all time favorites! I really need to reread it
Nope
Yes yes yes most definitely
reminded me too much of the hunger games.
In what way?
the battle to the death, the royal elite culture, the chosen one thrust into greatness etc. it is hard to explain but it reminds me alot of it.
@Mae interesting. A battle to the death as a means of choosing a champion is a pretty common trope. If you continue on to the later Books I think you’d find they have even less in common with Hunger games.
The premise maybe but the competition isn’t even to the death ? I think i was excited for it because it sounded like it was gonna me like thg but it ended up being lackluster for me, I adored the hunger games but throne of glass wasn’t even close to it
@Valeria how far did you get in the series
@Hannah I read the first book and I didn’t like it, i found the main character insufferable and idk how with a premise so cool the book ended up being boring, maybe it’s just not for me ?
Yes! Yes!
Welcome to the end of your life and destruction of your feels.
Enjoy your stay
You should start with assassin’s blade
Agreed!
Yess!!!
Definitely
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes FUCK YES yes yes yes yes yes yes
SJM IS QUEEN ??????
Definitely!!!!
Absobloodylutely ?
Yes. Lots of politics – very good!
It gets really good after the 3rd book. Yes