๐Ÿ—ก Book Review: Throne of Glass ๐Ÿ—ก


(English)

    Hi everyone! We’re back with another review — finally!๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ This time we’re diving into the first book of the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. After our adventure in the Fae world of A Court of Thorns and Roses, we wanted to keep exploring her books. And now, it’s time to meet the most infamous assassin in Erilea.

You can read this first part without worrying about spoilers. When we get to the spoilery bits, we’ll let you know! ๐Ÿ˜‰


Spoiler-free summary

The story follows Celaena Sardothien, the feared assassin of Erilea, who ends up captured and sent to the salt mines of Endovier. Surviving there for a year was already impressive, but every day her chances shrink.

Suddenly, she’s offered a way out: the chance to win her freedom. The catch? She must represent Crown Prince Dorian Havilliard in a deadly competition against assassins, warriors, and criminals from across the kingdom. If she wins, she’ll become the King’s Champion.

With the help of Chaol Westfall, captain of the guard, Celaena regains her strength. But something strange starts happening: competitors are brutally murdered, and whispers of forbidden magic begin to spread. Will Celaena manage to survive the tournament without becoming the next victim?


Our thoughts (with spoilers!)

From here on, spoilers ahead ๐Ÿ‘€⚠️

For us, this book was a great introduction to Celaena’s world and the political landscape of Adarlan. You immediately feel the King’s terrifying power and how hard it is for other kingdoms to resist him.

And let’s be real: we loved Celaena. She’s bold, clever, and doesn’t let anyone intimidate her. Sure, she can come across as arrogant, but honestly? It’s refreshing to see a female character who owns her space like that. Male characters often get away with arrogance, and we even find it funny — so why not her? ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿป‍♀️


What really kept us hooked were her interactions with Dorian and Chaol. And wow, how rare is it to see a solid male friendship in YA fantasy? These two are basically brothers. Of course, their bond gets tested as both of them develop feelings for Celaena. Our hearts broke for Dorian when she ended things — poor guy! And her connection with Chaol… well, that’s definitely going to get messy later... ๐Ÿ˜

On the topic of friendships: Celaena and Nehemia are pure gold. They go from fast friends, to mistrust, to standing side by side in one of the most epic battles of the book. That relationship was one of the highlights for us.

And speaking of epic… that final duel against Cain? Absolutely breathtaking. The tension was nonstop. And then Elena showing up to help Celaena? Goosebumps. Another moment we loved was when Celaena saved Nox during one of the trials — such a powerful glimpse of who she really is ❤️.


Final thoughts

Throne of Glass touches on politics, slavery, power, and the blurry lines between good and evil. The writing is sometimes a bit too simple, and the love triangle didn’t totally convince us. But overall? It was packed with action, memorable characters, and scenes that made us want to keep turning the pages.

Our rating: 4 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐. Not perfect, but gripping, entertaining, and enough to make us want to grab the next book right away.

What about you? Have you read it? Do you agree with our thoughts? And who’s your favorite character? We definitely have a soft spot for Nox ๐Ÿ’™

Until next time — happy reading! ๐Ÿ“š



(Portuguรชs)

    Olรก malta! Estamos de volta com mais uma review — finalmente!๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ Desta vez, vamos falar do primeiro livro da saga Trono de Vidro da Sarah J. Maas. Depois da nossa aventura pelo mundo Fae de Corte de Espinhos e Rosas, quisemos continuar a explorar os livros da autora. E pronto, chegou a hora de conhecer a assassina mais famosa de Erilea.

Podem ler esta primeira parte sem medo de spoilers. Quando chegarmos ao momento em que falamos mais abertamente da histรณria, avisamos! ๐Ÿ˜‰


Resumo sem spoilers

A histรณria acompanha Celaena Sardothien, a temida assassina de Erilea, que acabou capturada e enviada para as minas de sal de Endovier. Sobreviver ali durante um ano jรก foi uma proeza, mas a cada dia as hipรณteses diminuem.

De repente, surge-lhe uma oportunidade inesperada: lutar pela prรณpria liberdade. A condiรงรฃo? Representar o prรญncipe herdeiro, Dorian Havilliard, numa competiรงรฃo contra assassinos, guerreiros e criminosos de todo o reino. Se ganhar, serรก a Campeรฃ do Rei de Adarlan.

Com a ajuda de Chaol Westfall, capitรฃo da guarda, Celaena vai recuperando forรงas. Mas algo de estranho acontece: concorrentes comeรงam a morrer brutalmente e surgem suspeitas de magia, apesar de estar proibida no reino. Serรก que Celaena conseguirรก vencer o torneio sem se tornar a prรณxima vรญtima?


A nossa opiniรฃo (com spoilers!)

Aviso dado! A partir daqui falamos livremente do enredo ๐Ÿ‘€⚠️

Para nรณs, este livro รฉ uma รณtima introduรงรฃo ao mundo da Celaena e ao ambiente polรญtico em Adarlan. Percebe-se logo a forรงa brutal do Rei e a dificuldade dos outros reinos em resistir ao seu poder.

E vamos ser honestos: adoramos a Celaena. Ela รฉ confiante, inteligente e nรฃo se deixa intimidar. Sim, pode soar arrogante, mas sabe bem ler uma personagem feminina que ocupa esse espaรงo sem desculpas. ร‰ curioso que, quando sรฃo personagens masculinas a mostrar esse lado mais convencido, costumamos atรฉ achar graรงa. Portanto, porque nรฃo ela? ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿป‍♀️

O que mais nos divertiu foram as interaรงรตes dela com o Dorian e o Chaol. E que bom รฉ ver uma amizade forte entre dois personagens masculinos — uma raridade em livros jovem-adulto! Mas claro, a relaรงรฃo deles fica logo abalada pelos sentimentos que ambos desenvolvem pela Celaena. Partiu-nos o coraรงรฃo ver o Dorian magoado quando ela acabou com ele, coitado! E sabemos que a ligaรงรฃo dela com o Chaol ainda vai dar pano para mangas…๐Ÿ˜

Falando em amizades: Celaena e Nehemia sรฃo simplesmente ouro. Comeรงam como amigas rรกpidas, passam por momentos de desconfianรงa e, no final, estรฃo lado a lado num dos duelos mais รฉpicos. Foi das dinรขmicas mais fortes e emocionantes do livro.

E falando em cenas รฉpicas… o duelo contra o Cain foi incrรญvel. Tensรฃo do inรญcio ao fim. E quando a Elena aparece para ajudar Celaena? Fiquei de boca aberta. Tambรฉm vale destacar quando a Celaena salva o Nox durante uma das provas — pequenos momentos que mostram muito do carรกter dela ❤️.


Conclusรฃo

Trono de Vidro aborda polรญtica, escravidรฃo, poder e as zonas cinzentas entre o bem e o mal. ร‰ simples na escrita, ร s vezes atรฉ demasiado, e o triรขngulo amoroso nรฃo nos convenceu totalmente. Mas entre aรงรฃo, personagens marcantes e momentos emocionantes, o saldo รฉ muito positivo.

A nossa classificaรงรฃo: 4 estrelas ⭐⭐⭐⭐. Nรฃo รฉ perfeito, mas prendeu-nos do inรญcio ao fim e deixou-nos com vontade de pegar logo no prรณximo volume.

E vocรชs? Jรก leram? Concordam com a nossa opiniรฃo? Contem-nos tambรฉm quem รฉ a vossa personagem favorita. Nรณs temos um carinho especial pelo Nox ๐Ÿ’™

Atรฉ ร  prรณxima e boas leituras! ๐Ÿ“š


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