‘Throne of Glass’: Worth the reader’s eye

The ‘Throne of Glass’ series by New York Times best selling author Sarah J. Maas is a much publicised series in the young adult genre. However, this book series simply does not put on airs and is truly worth the reader’s eye. In this book we follow 18-year-old Celaena Sardothien, serving her time in the salt mine of Endovier, a death camp. Sardothien is a tough girl with skills to match and a mouth to look out for.

Oh, did I mention Sardothien is an assassin; the fictional land Adarlan’s most notorious assassin. After a year of hard labour, Sardothien is dragged before the crown prince of Adarlan and is given a chance to win her freedom and to find out who betrayed her in the first place that lead to her imprisonment. Sardothien must take part as his champion in a competition to find the new royal assassin. She will compete against thieves, criminals and warriors, each sponsored by members of the king’s council.

If Sardothien wins the competition by eliminating her competitors, she’ll serve the king for four years and win her freedom. Serving an empire she hates and a secret that could get her killed, Sardothien must remain undefeated. But it’s not only her competition she needs to look out for. As the competitors start dying, Sardothien must find out the dark secrets looming around the castle.

The series carries a perfect mixture of action, mystery, magic, romance, humour and fantasy, thus making it a front runner for my bestloved books list. Not to mention, that very rarely we come to see sequels that outshine the previous book. Maas is a well trusted author that never lets you down and with every book release sets a new benchmark. The storyline is mind blowing and the story just gets better. With even more exciting sequels already in tow, I would highly recommend this book. This series is an attractive magnet for young adult fans.

— The reader is a student based in Dubai.