Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

“My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered, "and I will not be afraid.”

"My name is Celaena Sardothien. But it makes no difference if my name's Celaena or Lillian or Bitch, because I'd still beat you, no matter what you call me.”

“I like music," she said slowly, "because when I hear it, I . . . I lose myself within myself, if that makes any sense. I become empty and full all at once, and I can feel the whole earth roiling around me. When I play. I'm not . . . for once, I'm not destroying, I'm creating.”

“She moaned into her pillow. "Go away. I feel like dying."

"No fair maiden should die alone," he said, putting a hand on hers. "Shall I read

to you in your final moments? What story would you like?"

She snatched her hand back. "How about the story of the idiotic prince who won't leave the assassin alone?"

"Oh! I love that story! It has such a happy ending, too—why, the assassin was really feigning her illness in order to get the prince's attention! Who would have guessed it? Such a clever girl. And the bedroom scene is so lovely—it's worth reading through all of their ceaseless banter!”

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”

“You could rattle the stars," she whispered. "You could do anything

, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.”

Omigod! couldn't stop reading. Here's a tip, read the Throne of Glass Novellas before you star the book.

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Meet Celaena Sardothien.

A girl who was found half frozen and dead near a riverbank, rescued and trained by Arobynn Hamel --- the king of assassins.

In the salt mines of Endovier, the eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake. She got caught.

Chaol Westfall, captain of the guard offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena must represent the prince in a to-the-death tournament - fighting the most amazing thieves and assassins in the land to become the king of Adarlan's champion -- killing the traitors to Adarlan for 4 years, after that freedom. Alive or dead, Celaena will be free. Win or lose, she is about to discover her true destiny.

During this competition, Celaena will meet new friends and new enemies. A killer is among her opponents, will she find out who that is before he starts killing her?

After finnishing the book, go for... [spotlights, drumroll and confetti] Crown of Midnight!