Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.
Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another.
Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.
This is an amazing book! I honestly don't know what I was expecting, but it wasn't that. I remember marking to-read for the book a long time a go and being pumped to read it. Then, I kind of forgot about it. Sad, I know. So when I got it from the library I thought to myself, where did this book come from?
Celaena is a strong protagonist. She knows what she wants, and she isn't afraid to take it. No matter who or what gets in her way. I like that in a protagonist, especially a female one. It's rare in the fantasy genre to see kickass females, but when I find one, they're either poorly written, or absolutely breathtakingly awesome. I'll leave you to figure out which one Celaena is.
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