And while the world was complex, it never felt overwhelming or hard to keep up with.įinally, I absolutely loved the characters in this book and the easy way in which Maas developed them. There were a lot of quick information drops throughout the story that felt like seeds being planted - and I wanted to know more about all of them. By the end, there was so much going on in the world and so many unanswered questions, that the story felt incomplete (which is ideal for the first book in a long series). Maas did an incredible job at seamlessly weaving in back story and depth into this world while avoiding too much telling.įor me, the story was a constant build leading up to the next book in the series.
Although it lacked constant action, I didn't find myself bored with the down time.
While this slowed the pacing down slightly, it allowed for a lot of time with the main character, and a lot of background world and relationship building.
Because of this, at times, the action was a bit drawn out, with a lot of time between major points of conflict ("tests" in the competition). The entirety of this novel revolved around a competition to find a new royal assassin. There was a lot of great action - when the plot wasn't being drawn out for backstory - and overall the pacing kept me flipping through this book easily. The characters and world building in this story were extremely well done, and the build towards the continuation of the series really drew me in. Published August 2012 by Bloomsbury USA Children's REVIEW: Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined. Then one of the other contestants turns up dead. but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilarating. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for four years and then be granted her freedom. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. 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.
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