Goodreads Summary:
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. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.
Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for four years and then be granted her freedom. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her ... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.
Then one of the other contestants turns up dead ... quickly followed by another. 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.
My Thoughts:
I should say upfront this isn't my normal genre. I don't generally care for fantasy books. They bug me. That being said this book is only borderline fantasy and I liked it, mostly.
I think this book falls into the same trap as a lot of YA books. We are told how awesome the main character is but we don't really get a chance to come to that point by ourselves through the actions of the character. I wish strong female characters were just that, strong without it having to be repeated (often and loudly). Strength can be shown without being shouted. This is the biggest complaint I have about this book.
Overall the story is interesting and has some new ideas to it. I think it is worth the read but I wouldn't get your hopes up that this book will rock your world. I think there are probably "better" books out there but I am not the one to ask. I will say that this book kept me engaged and I found it a good way to pass the time. This book didn't require too much from me, which is often a good thing.
I have decided to read the second book in this series. I am working through that book a bit more slowly than this one so it may be a while before I review anymore of the series. I would recommend this book to those looking for an okay read which has potential.
While writing this review I was listing to the intro song of another Gilmore Girls episode. Man I love that Paris, so snotty!
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