Throne of Glass: Review, Rambling, and Thoughts! :)

Celaena Sardothien, after serving for a year in Endovier, is dragged to take part in a competition to become a royal assassin of the King in exchange for her freedom after a period of time. Throughout the competition there is a series of murders of the Champions -- competitors -- and a possibility of both friendship and romance, and Celaena must figure out who is murdering her fellow competitors, and where she stands in relation to her new-found friends for the sake of her freedom, and possibly for other reasons. ;)

Our main character is this book is Celaena, and something that I love most about her is that she is multi-dimensional and relate-able;  Probably just as much to you as to me. Celaena Sardothien, as well as an assassin is a reader. Something admirable about this is that she isn't a stereotypical reader in a young adult novel, she was somebody who read avidly and in variation, and discussed them with real feeling and emotion, which isn't something I've personally seen often in  YA characters. Celaena doesn't spend the whole time at the castle worrying about nothing but the competition, but she spends her time doing other things and becoming comfortable, just like -- face it -- we all would do. These realistic qualities all add up, and include even more that just her interests: Celaena, while being an assassin and having a really harsh history, is a softie, is sensitive, and someone who cares in ways others don't expect. She earns trust of some who refused to trust her before with her ability to relate and her humanity, and I love that even though she's an assassin, she has a past and a heart and it shows through how she acts and reacts to things that happen throughout the story.

Celaena isn't the only multi-dimensional character I enjoyed reading about. This story also includes Chaol, Dorian, Nehemia, and other characters. Nehemia as well as Celaena was very interesting to read about, and had a great personality that I liked to have in the story alongside Celaena and the other characters.

Chaol and Dorian are two male characters that contribute to this story; Dorian being the Crown Prince, the reason Celaena is thrust into this world, as well as her love interest. And Chaol, the Captain of the Guard, Celaena's personal guard and close friend, whose hesitance to trust her becomes love over time. Something I appreciate about Throne of Glass is that Chaol and Dorian are most definitely not an Edward and Jacob of her story; there isn't a basis on competition between either of them, or a choosing between one and the other; not in the first book at least.

All of the events in the story, that contribute to the main plot of the story and add up to subplots and things that are going to be important later on, are well-written and keep a consistent story line that is wonderful to live in. The best thing about the world Sarah J. Maas has created is that it isn't perfect, but it is beautifully written and is an amazing place to live in and think about. This world kept me up late reading past 2 am, and when I set the book down I was still thinking about it, and still thinking about the characters and what would happen to them.

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I definitely give this book a four out of four stars, and recommend this to anyone who loves YA fantasy and hasn't yet read it!

xoxo,
Unicorn Cupcake

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American Born Chinese: My review!

After finishing Throne of Glass last night (Review coming soon!) I thought before diving into the rest of the series I would read something light and easy and take a break! So, recently, I had picked up American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, and I decided today I would give it a go. If you're looking for an easy read, definitely pick this up! I was able to get through it in about two hours! 

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I highly recommend American Born Chinese to anyone who's in a reading slump, wants a quick read, or would like to read something humorous.
I definitely enjoyed myself reading this more than I thought when I first opened the book. American Born Chinese is told through three slightly contrasting stories that eventually come together and connect in a more or less surprising way.
I loved the art style in this graphic novel and absolutely loved the way the story flowed. American Born Chinese is very well written and definitely deserves a read!
4/5 stars! ♥♥♥♥ 

 

The Candy Book Tag

Ahhh, book tags. I love them! This one has sparked some interest for me, so I figured why not do it? 

I discovered this tag on http://bookishserendipityco.ipage.com/candy-tag/ however I don't know where it originated for sure. Anyways, let's go!

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Which books remind you of....

1. Apples:

 Ah. Healthy food. It is deep, meaningful, and probably won a lot of awards but, um, it really isn’t your thing.

 My choice for this one is Because you'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas. I loved the idea of this book and I think it had a lot of potential to be amazing, but I couldn't get through it. Amazing writing but... not really my thing. 

2. Black Jelly Beans:

 WHY DO THESE EXIST?

Guys, this hurts. I don't really have a lot of books I dislike, honestly probably none, but I am going to go with Allegiant on this one. The Divergent series is one of my favorites, but if I'm being honest -- I know I'm not the only one -- I feel like we needed a bit of a different ending.

3. Chocolate Kisses:

 Aww…this novel had the best romance.

It's so hard to choose for this one!!! But honestly, guys, Etienne and Anna are great. Yes, their relationship starts out really flaky, and oh, god, there's a lot of drama, but things work out, and this book really captures what a real relationship is like, the hard parts that you need to work through and the absolutely most adorable parts that give you fangirl feels and make you squeal and laugh and cry.

4. Gummy Spiders: 

 Eek! You made sure to check under your bed every night for a week after reading this scary one.

 The Devouring by Simon Holt is honestly SO UNDERRATED!!!

This book was absolutely perfect in my eyes; It was scary and sometimes surprising, and having finished it at 2:00 a.m. when I was the only one awake, well, lets just say I didn't sleep that night. 

5. Jumbo Lollipop:

 This took you forever to get through, but hey! You did it!

Twilight Re-imagined took me FOREVER to get through -- it was really tough for me at first to get the characters switched in my mind after living with Edward and Bella in my head for so long. But I finished it, and in the end I loved it -- even though it took my a lot longer than I wish it would have.

6. Cotton Candy: 

 Admit it, you loved this when you were younger (you probably still do). Think: children’s or MG fiction.

Oh my Gosh!!! The Junie B. Jones books were my childhood!!! I practically grew up with these books in my hand. Just thinking about it brings back amazing memories of six year old me, cuddling in my blanket on the couch with this book in my hands while my mum put the little one to sleep and my dad making me hot cocoa and.... oh my gosh. I miss childhood!

Alrighty guys, that's it! I don't know why I can't change this back to an un-italicized font but.... hey, I'll fix it later. Anyways, this was The Candy Book Tag! I don't know who I should tag so... if you want to do it, just go ahead and do the tag!!! Love you, Cupcakes! See you all in the next post!!

xoxo, 

Unicorn Cupcake