The Assassin’s Blade (Miniature Character Collection) (Throne of Glass)

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Throne of Glass begins as semi-Cinderella inspired retelling, as assassin Celaena Sardothien is selected to compete to be the king’s champion, earning the attention of the crown prince, Dorian, and captain of the guard, Chaol Westfall, along the way. Plus a good villain keeps the story moving and the history revealed helps us to understand Celaena’s actions in the later Throne of Glass series. I love my non-spoiler folk, especially since I just read ToD in April and I myself spent 8 months avoiding spoilers, but when it comes to the love of my life, Chaol Westfall, your girl needs to talk some spoilers about her man. Finally, Ubisoft Montreal completely reworked the repetitive mission structure from the first game through numerous side activities, collectibles, and secrets.

And to be honest I appreciated it in this sense, because I felt that it really showed how naive the main character was, in relation to how clever the rest of her kind are. If fitness is among your 2018 goals, lifting Heir of Fire and E mpire of Storms together makes for the perfect arm workout.On the first snow day of the year, I craved a fantasy read and I knew that it was time to reread Throne of Glass by Sarah J. While waiting for a boat to take her to her punishment, she is staying at the White Pig Inn, where she meets a very unique and kindhearted girl named Yrene. While playing, the player is contacted by the modern-day Assassins and invited to join them as an Initiate and help them locate the body of an 18th-century Sage. If you’re a reader that has started with the Crescent City series and want to explore more of her backlist, while ACOTAR is the obvious choice, I would recommend reading Throne of Glass if you like the fantasy of SJM more than the romance.

However, I do remember my feelings over Sorscha’s death and the fact that Dorian gets turned into one of his father’s demons.

After my reread, I am really impressed with how SJM was able to interweave new information about magic in Wendlyn and Adarlan with new characters and multi-POVs. Even when I read Empire of Storms, I found myself having to flip back to Queen of Shadows for reminders.

Yes, Chaol is my book boyfriend, but I also love Dorian for his caring nature and how different he is from the king. I plan on rereading Queen of Shadows in March and Empire of Storms in April, so I’ll be able to treat myself at the end of my spring semester in May by FINALLY reading Tower of Dawn– I know Chaol is waiting for our reunion! Sarah creates this timeless, agonizingly sweet relationship that she then just rips in half and that makes Sam’s death all the harder to bear. The only ship that I’m not too sure about, but still appreciated their flirting and uh, moments, is Dorian and Manon.

If Tower of Dawn remained as its intended novella, I think there would’ve been a chance that Nesryn and Chaol set sail as a ship, but I think Chaol needed Yrene for his own development. Crescent City is of course SJM’s most high fantasy, but I think its setting that borrows a lot of elements from the modern world makes it less of an intimidating fantasy read than ToG (aside from the page numbers of course). I noticed that A Court of Mist and Fury is both SJM’s highest rated and most read book on Goodreads.