Review of Throne of Glass

Sarah J. Maas's debut novel is a winner!  Her protagonist, Celaena, becomes an orphan at a young age and is trained to be an assassin.  Her job is fight against a vicious and corrupt king who has banished magic and is trying to defeat all of the kingdoms in the land.  But Celaena is captured and thrown into the Salt Mines of Endovier.  After a year of captivity, she is suddenly taken from her prison to defeat twenty-three killers and warriors in a competition to become the hated king's champion.  Knowing that she wouldn't last another year in the mines and promised her freedom after four years, she agrees to the competition.  But political intrigue and forbidden magic abound at the king's palace; Celaena must keep her wits to defeat her opponents and win her freedom.  Awaiting the sequel!  4 elves - Highly Recommended