How Should You Read Throne of Glass Read?

With the release of House of Flame and Shadow coming in January 2024, readers who love Sarah J. Maas are re-reading all of her works. I personally am reading all of her books chronologically of when she published them, starting with the Throne of Glass series.

It is a huge debate in the SJM fandom about which read order is best for Throne of Glass.

This is what I see most people say on TikTok:

  1. Assassin’s Blade
  2. Throne of Glass
  3. Crown of Midnight
  4. Heir of Fire
  5. Queen of Shadows
  6. Tandem: Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn
  7. Kingdom of Ash

This is the way I read the stories originally, and another popular way to read the books:

  1. Throne of Glass
  2. Crown of Midnight
  3. Heir of Fire
  4. Assassin’s Blade (either before or after Heir of Fire)
  5. Queen of Shadows
  6. Empire of Storms
  7. Tower of Dawn (Most people still opt for the tandem read)
  8. Kingdom of Ash

Before starting this reading I was a die-hard you should not read Assassins Blade first. I have only read Assassin’s Blade once, as it broke my tiny 16-year-old heart. I read it after Heir of Fire because that is just when I so happened to acquire the novel.

Years later, the debate on TikTok arises where there is all this talk of where you should place Assassin’s Blade in the series. I thought back to my reading and I said if you read it before ToG, you would be spoiling the entire series for yourself. The series is called Throne of Glass, not Assassin’s Blade. I had all these little reasons.

So starting out my re-read I wanted to prove everyone wrong. I wanted to prove that Throne of Glass should be read first.

And I did just the opposite.

I began reading Throne of Glass and then read each short story as it was brought up. (Assassin’s Blade is made up of 5 novellas. 4 were published before Throne of Glass, and 1 was added when they published it as a book instead of just online.) The first and third stories were the only ones brought up as anecdotes. So I read the first three once the Skull’s Bay and Silent Assassins were mentioned.

I did not read the remaining two stories till the end of Throne of Glass, mostly because I was waiting for an overt allusion to the stories. I believe there was one that I missed, but it didn’t matter.

Once I finished Assassin’s Blade, I realized I was wrong. There actually were no spoilers, it just reads that way after you know the story and some of the endings of the first few books.

I officially converted.

I am a believer in reading Assasin’s Blade first. You don’t get any spoilers. You actually get to see Celeana’s badassery more in Assasin’s Blade than if you were to just read Throne of Glass. You get to understand some of the events in the first book more if you read the novellas first.

Officially I think Assassin’s Blade is the way to go.

Now, I do not believe in the tandem read of the 5th and 6th books and I probably will not budge on that. Maybe I will discuss that in another post.

Thank you for reading!

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Books I Loved So Much I Had To Buy A Copy

It is time for another Top Ten Tuesday. I love doing this book tag.

“Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring book friends together.” -That Artsy Reader Girl

This week’s theme:  

Books I Loved So Much I Had To Buy A Copy

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I haven’t bought most of these but they are on my to-buy list. These books are really good so I need them in my personal collection.

Lore Olympus

The Love Hypothesis

Gail Carriger Books

Stalking Jack the Ripper

Heart Bones

Sorcery of Thorns

Reminders of Him

The Ballad of Never After

The Plated Prisoner Series

All My Rage

As always, thanks for reading,

A Bookie

Books that Have Been on my TBR Since 2016

“Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” -That Artsy Reader Girl

This week’s theme:  

Books that You Still Haven’t Got to that Have Been on Past TBR Lists

  1. Rebel of the Sand by Alwyn Hamilton
  2. Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
  3. Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill
  4. Stealing Snow by Danielle Paige
  5. Cinder by Marissa Meyers
  6. Zenith by Sasha Alsberg & Lindsey Cummings
  7. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  8. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
  9. Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken
  10. Fated by Alyson Noel

I had to go way way back for these, but I still havent read any of these. I have most of them on my shelf.

As always, thanks for reading,

A Bookie

Books That Were 5 Stars

“Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” -That Artsy Reader Girl

This week’s theme:  

Freebie: So I Chose My 5-Star Reviews

  1. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
  2. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
  3. Soulless by Gail Carriger
  4. The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher
  5. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
  6. Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
  7. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
  8. Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
  9. Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
  10. Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

This one is short and sweet, but I loved all of these books. go check them out!

As always, thanks for reading,

A Bookie

What Am I Reading This Week?

“Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived here on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!”

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The Three Ws are:

What:

  • Are you currently reading?
  • Did you recently finish reading?
  • Do you think you’ll read next?

I have not been doing this tag recently. I have been scheduling out my posts far in advance, but I am hoping to start doing it more as I come back from my New York trip.

What are you currently reading?

I love Colleen Hoover. I hear it is a lot darker than her other books, so I am excited to see the turn this book takes. Is anyone else reading a Colleen Hoover book right now?

I am reading Too Late by Colleen hoover which has big bold black text with her name. and Too Late is big and bold reading with a gradient
Too Late Cover pulled from Goodreads

What did you recently finish?

Honestly, I was not impressed with this book. I loved One Of Us Is Dead, but this book did not live up to her masterpiece.

Reading The Perfect Marriage with a strikethrough of Perfect, Jeneva Rose is written along the bottom, and two rings with a splatter of blood on the center
The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

What do you think you’ll read next?

Will I 100% get to this book next, I am not sure. Since I flew through the entire series last week it would be great to read this next book. I would love to finish it but then I will have to wait a long time for the 5th book.

Reading Glow with a bright embossed gold lettering and raven kennedy's name at the bottom and a gold leaf and stem on a white background
Glow by Raven Kennedy cover from Goodreads

Make sure to add a link to your post below!

Book Covers That Exude Summer

“Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” -That Artsy Reader Girl

This week’s theme:  

Book Covers That Feel Like Summer

The Unexpected Everything

The Last Session: Roll for Initiative Vol. 1

Heartstopper Vol. 3

World of Wonders

Every Summer After

The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett

The Summer I Turned Pretty

As always, thanks for reading,

A Bookie

Books Releasing In the Second Half of 2022

“Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” -That Artsy Reader Girl

This week’s theme:  

Most Anticipated Books Releasing In the Second Half of 2022

  1. We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
  2. Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
  3. The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
  4. Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo
  5. Woman Without Shame by Sandra Cisneros
  6. It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover
  7. The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
  8. Wherever the Wind Takes Us by Kelly Harms
  9. Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell
  10. Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton

Some of these sound so good! I have also already read We Deserve Monuments, so I hope everyone checks that out and checks out my blog that will come out on July 28th about that book.

I am excited to get some of my preorders like The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber. I will probably preorder/pick up these other books as soon as I can.

As always, thanks for reading,

A Bookie

Books On My Summer TBR 2022

I love doing Top Ten posts so here it goes:

“Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” -That Artsy Reader Girl

This week’s theme:  

Books On My Summer 2022 To-Read List

  1. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
  2. My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey
  3. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
  4. Fable by Adrienne Young
  5. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
  6. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
  7. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
  8. Book Lovers by Emily Henry
  9. Timeless by Gail Carriger
  10. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Will I actually get around to reading all of these? Probably not, but I am hoping to get as much as I can.

I have a goal to finish all the books I have boughten before this year. So I could get at least half of these books done.

As always, thanks for reading,

A Bookie

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Quotes

“Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” -That Artsy Reader Girl

This week’s theme:  

Book Quote Freebie – choose the theme with which you want the quote to be around

I am choosing self-love/empowerment quotes!

  1. “Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man.” – The Love Hypothesis
  2. “There is a time for stillness, but who hasn’t also wanted to scream with delight at being outdoors? To simply announce themselves and say, I’m here, I exist?” -World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks and Other Astonishments
  3. “You do not yield” -Kingdom of Ash
  4. “Roses have both petals and thorns, my dark flower. You needn’t believe something weak because it appears delicate. Show the world your bravery.” -Stalking Jack the Ripper
  5. “Come at me, world. You can’t damage the impermeable.” -Heart Bones
  6. “Feelings were not stagnant. Neither were opinions or beliefs and if we stopped believing people were capable of change, then the world might as well be left to burn.” -A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
  7. “There is always more than one way to see the world. Those who claim otherwise would have you dwell forever in the dark.” -Sorcery of Thorns
  8. “Happiness isn’t some permanent thing we’re all trying to achieve in life, it’s merely a thing that shows up every now and then, sometimes in tiny doses that are just substantial enough to keep us going.” -Reminders of Him
  9. “There was nothing more dangerous than a woman who knew her own worth.” -The Atlas Six
  10. “You aren’t a flower, you’re every blossom in the wood blooming at once. You are a tidal wave. You’re a stampede. You are overwhelming.” -Crooked Kingdom

Dont forget to link your posts down below!

As always, thanks for reading,

A Bookie

Ten Books I Bought a While Ago but Havent Read

“Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” -That Artsy Reader Girl

This week’s theme:  

Books I Was SO EXCITED to Get, but Still Haven’t Read (bonus points if you tell us how long it’s been since you got them!)

  1. City of Fallen Angels (and the rest of the Mortal Instruments series)-July 2021

2. Troubled Blood-Winter 2020

3. My Policeman-A month ago

4. The Crown of Gilded Bones-Spring 2021

5. Now I Rise-January 2021

6. A Darker Shade of Magic-January 2021

7. An Ember in the Ashes-2016

8. Wayfarer-2017

9. Legendborn-a few month ago

10. Vespertine-a few months ago

As always, thanks you for reading,

A Bookie