Empire Storms Throne Glass 5 Reviews Summary

Writing Style and Storytelling

Pros:

• "I love her style of writing, and she’s a fantastic story teller."
• "The writing style just captured me from page one, and I was ensnared by the plot and the characters!"
• "Sarah J Mass creates a world of characters that I fell in love with from the beginning."
• "The storytelling of this book and every other book in this series is incredible."
• "The writing is raw and beautiful will have fantasy readers enjoying it till the very last page."
• "She's is a talented writer with a beautiful imagination that has held true."
• "Sarah J. Maas is a master of her craft."

Cons:

• "Although some of the terms or ideas she uses can be repetitive at times."
• "Maas is overly fond of the word 'bark' as a verb... phrases like 'hauling ass' and 'unleashing hell' feel way too anachronistic."
• "Then there is the authors overuse of the following:'growls' 'snarls' 'hisses'... 'he growled' 'she snarled' 'he hissed' 'she hissed'..."
• "I am starting to notice some themes that Maas seems to use repetitively throughout all her series."
• "Some great characters and some epic adventures happening, but overall, too wordy, too confused and mostly directionless."
• "The book is also becoming too formulaic and predictable."
• "It felt choppy, made even more so by the fact Maas leaves the reader out of at least half of Aelin's actions and decisions because she is all about those 'big reveals.'"

Character Development

Pros:

• "Everything you love about your favorite characters is all there…Manon with her wicked and wild ways, Dorian with his cool and calculating mind, Lysandra with her grace and ferocity, Aedion with his arrogance and loyalty, Rowan with his strength and devotion…and Aelin."
• "The characters are incredible."
• "Elide really grew on me since we met her... she's a complete badass."
• "Aelin is cunning and smart. She had so many secrets and reveals it was hard to keep up."
• "Each individual character had so much depth and is ever-expanding."
• "The character development in this book was incredible and I especially loved watching Aelin grow."
• "Manon's story was perhaps my favorite of the ones present in this book."

Cons:

• "For Aelin and Rowan, there was not as much strong character growth as there has been in previous books."
• "The primary protagonist was engaging in the first three books. By the fourth book, Aelin is no longer a sympathetic character."
• "It made him feel like a character I didn't recognize."
• "I used to like Caelena (now Aelin), but don't much anymore."
• "It is very disappointing that the main character is so arrogant that the reader wishes one of her enemies success is getting rid of her."
• "She even ruined Manon (wants him to make her BEG???!!!!) with that stupid Harlequin Romanesque male sexual domination crap!"
• "The main character is completely unbelievable as she saunters her way through these books as an accomplished assassin, a magic wielder, commanding queen, lover, battle commander, oh yeah, she also plays a piano."

Plot and Adventure

Pros:

• "Every twist and turn was an adventure."
• "So amazing!!!! I absolutely loved this book, so much adventure, very thrilling and extremely well written!"
• "So good! I couldn't put this book down! It's action packed."
• "This book was jam-packed, not only with epic battles and confrontations, but also with important moments that moved the plot forward."
• "The plot moves the main characters together, and is really more of a set up for bigger battles coming in the future."
• "This novel is full of everything you could want in a all out adventure filled plot that take you through loop and back and leaves you wanting more."
• "The story line and plot just keep getting more and more complex and interesting."

Cons:

• "The biggest fault in this book is that it sets you up for failure for the next two because it's the best one in the series."
• "This is a romance novel disguised as a fantasy adventure."
• "The main issue: pacing. The all powerful Aelin taps into her deep well of magic and obliterates everything except just enough to give her peeps SOMETHING to do during the battle."
• "By this book it has become overly complex, like Maas is desperate to create the next Harry Potter or Game of Thrones."
• "Are we really going to end this book with Aelin right back where she started, whipped and captured yet again?"
• "There are no huge revelations or events that really happen over the course of this book."
• "The pace felt disjointed, like it was a lot of 'hurry up and wait' instead of tension building and easing."

Quality and Physical Condition of the Book

Pros:

• "For anyone who loves this series, this edition with its exclusive content is 100% worth the price for true lovers of Throne of Glass!"
• "I love the world SJM is building. The pacing is great, and hats off to SJM for one of the most beautiful battle scenes I've read through in the series if not all time."
• "This series has all of the best things: intense action, suspense, romance, intrigue, mystery, fantasy…"
• "I love this series and all the different character perspectives. I have ignored a lot of responsibilities reading this long series but I have no regrets! :)"
• "I cannot wait for the next one."
• "The overall plot of the series is clever and compelling."
• "You can clearly notice that the writing of Sarah has improved a lot compared to the first book in the series."

Cons:

• "I want to preface this by saying I love the content of the book, I love the story itself, SJM is very talented!! Giving it one star for the quality of the physical book I received - the cover was bent, the spine was cracked, and it looks like there was water damage to the book in some places?"
• "Idk why but this specific book has thin pages. Poor quality paper. Compared to the other books I got, this one makes me sad... I'm very much a feel person and I do not like this at all."
• "2 of the 3 books I ordered came damaged. I am very particular about my books and I don't crease them or fold pages."
• "I regret having purchased the other books in this series and will not be reading them."
• "Would I recommend it? HA no… it took me 2 mf months to get through both books."
• "I doubt I have the heart to finish this series if this is the direction she's committed to."
• "I cannot take reading these books any longer. They came highly recommended by my friend, who has obviously different tastes than I do."