3.5 
 Nobody in their right mind can suspend their disbelief so much to believe that Celaena is really an assassin. Sarah J. Maas might have want to create a character that believes in herself and loves herself very much, but her Celaena was too much full of herself for my taste. I wouldn't have any problem with her being bold and daring, but arrogance is not a trait that can win my sympathy. 
 Nevertheless, although the story is a bit predictable and it's easy to see where the things are going, it did entertain me a lot which I appreciate and it was good enough for me to want to continue with the series (and I ship chaol and celaena too much to not doing it). 
 I hope Celaena is more likeable in the next book.