Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
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lightreadsThrone of Glass (Throne of Glass series Book 1)
3/5. YA fantasy. Infamous assassin is removed from prison death camp to compete to be the king's champion; also magic is banned and stuff.
So the front matter of this book proudly proclaims that the author began posting it at the age of sixteen on Fictionpress.com. Remember fictionpress? That would be the original fiction spin-off of fanfiction.net, for those who don't.
And I was like you go, girl. So many authors try to hide their internet origins; even those who claim not to be ashamed sure don't act like it. This author lays it right out there, and thanks her fans and commenters from the site. It's like she realizes these people helped to get her published! And like she's genuinely grateful! And like she really doesn't care who knows how she got her start! Imagine.
So major kudos. Unfortunately, the book itself, despite several edits I can only assume, is incredibly sixteen. I mean, our assassin's name is Celaena; she is an orphan with a tragic past and – it is not revealed in this book but seems inevitable – royal parentage, and she is involved in a brewing love triangle with a crown prince and a captain of the guard, and her eyes might not really be purple, but I'm sure they are in Sarah J. Maas's soul. I wish her well of them; her and the thousands and thousands of girls and women who really dig this series. But it's not for me.
Note: If it might be for you, this book is super cheap on Kindle right now -- $2.24 as of linking.
3/5. YA fantasy. Infamous assassin is removed from prison death camp to compete to be the king's champion; also magic is banned and stuff.
So the front matter of this book proudly proclaims that the author began posting it at the age of sixteen on Fictionpress.com. Remember fictionpress? That would be the original fiction spin-off of fanfiction.net, for those who don't.
And I was like you go, girl. So many authors try to hide their internet origins; even those who claim not to be ashamed sure don't act like it. This author lays it right out there, and thanks her fans and commenters from the site. It's like she realizes these people helped to get her published! And like she's genuinely grateful! And like she really doesn't care who knows how she got her start! Imagine.
So major kudos. Unfortunately, the book itself, despite several edits I can only assume, is incredibly sixteen. I mean, our assassin's name is Celaena; she is an orphan with a tragic past and – it is not revealed in this book but seems inevitable – royal parentage, and she is involved in a brewing love triangle with a crown prince and a captain of the guard, and her eyes might not really be purple, but I'm sure they are in Sarah J. Maas's soul. I wish her well of them; her and the thousands and thousands of girls and women who really dig this series. But it's not for me.
Note: If it might be for you, this book is super cheap on Kindle right now -- $2.24 as of linking.
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Date: 2015-12-01 03:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-12-01 04:14 am (UTC)Lol, are they? Somehow I missed that in my very fast read. Even better!
I can see where you're coming from on the threesome. But also that it isn't going to happen.