They tell us not to judge a book by it's cover but that is exactly what I did with this book. (Although I read it with an alternate cover). It was beautiful and caught my eye and I just went for it. Man am I glad I did. When I started Throne of Glass I instantly fell in love. The prose in this book is beautifully written and don't get me started on the world AND character building. Celaena Sardothien is the protagonist of this story and so we read from her point of view. Sarah J Maas doesn't let us know all of Celaena's history in this book, but the little you learn makes you admire her strength and perseverance. For only being a seventeen year old, she has suffered so much loss and death, yet she her strength of character and spirit help her overcome it to an extent and continue fighting on. I am now moving on to the sequel. I definitely recommend this book to lovers of fantasy and young adult literature!