If you have not read Throne of Glass, this would be a good book; however, since I have read Throne of Glass, I felt there were just too many similarities to think that this book was completely original. I thought the book was okay and maybe would have liked it better if I didn't keep thinking about what other books it was like. For me, I didn't ever really connect with Nym and I definitely felt like the romance between Nym and Eogan was forced. I will probably still read the sequel, as I think there is potential.