Throne of Glass

Ugh. I don't get the hype around this one. Barely any world-building. Lots of telling instead of showing. The characters all felt very flat and I didn't really care for any of them (except for Nehemia, give me more Nehemia). The romance/love triangle was rushed and forced and so over the top for the first book in a six book series. Let your characters get to know each other before you try to shove romance down their (and my) throats, please. Everyone being gorgeous and getting lost in each other's eyes does not equal good romance. The plot was predictable and quite slow-paced for a book that's supposed to be about an assassin and a competition of fighting skills. I think half the book took place in Celaena's bedroom.

Also, the very strange and generous use of exclamation points was annoying!

The last 20% did pick up a little and I've heard the second book is much better, so I might give it a shot. Maybe. We'll see.