Rating: 4.5/5 
 ***Spoilers hidden*** 
 I bought this book last month because of all the fantastic reviews that it received. I've never heard of this author before and I wanted to give this series a try, and I'm really glad I did! 
 A strong female protagonist is the key to my heart. Weak-willed protagonists just annoy me, so Celaena's hard-headedness made me extremely happy. She enjoys having the last word, she won't take people's insults, and she's not afraid to stand up for herself. And of course, she's an assassin badass, so that's great too. (view spoiler)[It's a shame that we didn't get to see her murder anyone. I wanted to get a whiff of her superior slicing and dicing skills. (hide spoiler)] 
 To be honest, I found it a bit difficult to get into this book at first. The story was just moving a bit too slow for my tastes, but at perhaps a little before halfway through, things begin to pick up and get interesting. I flew through the last 100 pages because I was so intrigued with what was happening. 
 This book toyed with my emotions so much. Anger, sadness, happiness, I felt it all. One thing I didn't enjoy so much was the "sort of" love triangle. When I say sort of, I mean that it's there but the author isn't shoving it in your face like other books -cough- Unearthly -cough-. 
 This ended up being a very enjoyable read! I'd recommend it to somebody that enjoys reading fantasy novels set in another world. If you don't enjoy having to learn some unique names of people and places, I don't think this book would be for you. If the synopsis interests you, I would definitely recommend that you read this book! I don't think you'll regret it.