Prompt – ‘A book you think should be made into a film’ (from the 2019 Popsugar challenge)
Medium – Listened to as an audio-book (33hrs!)
About the book – this book is part of the ‘Throne of Glass’ series, written by Sarah J. Maas, and is the last book in the series of seven. The whole series is about a young woman who starts off as an assassin, but then becomes more as the book progresses. The series starts with a book with three main characters (the assassin, the prince and the chief guard) and then introduces more characters and story lines as the books progress. This last book brings together all of the story lines and character arcs in a fantastic, very satisfying ending. It’s been described as ‘Game of Thrones for Girls’ and I would agree – it’s a bit gory in places, quite sexy in places, but a good, exciting read.
My rating – I would give this book 9/10. I loved the way that all the threads of the story lines and character development were brought together by the final scenes, and SPOILER ALERT! the scene which brings together all of the female characters in triumph. The main character was likeable, but also a bit arrogant – she wasn’t perfect, and I appreciated that. My favourite character was Yrene, the strong-willed healer, who plays a part in the last stand of the characters. There were parts of the story which made me cry, which I wasn’t expecting from a fantasy, YA novel (and was a bit embarrassing on the train). My only niggle with the book is that SPOILER ALERT! there is a character introduced part-way through the novel by Prince Dorian who is not really explained or introduced – she appears, she begs for death, she dies. It felt a bit jarring in comparison with the treatment of other female characters in the books.
Would I read it again? Yes, definitely. The series of books is so long (seven books, almost the same page count as Harry Potter), that I feel I need to go back to the beginning anyway to catch all the things I missed the first time around!
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