I was surprised at how much I liked this book, as I had heard that it was mediocre. I liked that this fantasy world felt easy to dive into, as that's not often easy to do. Celaena was a pretty strong female character, but I was kind of mad that she chose Dorian over Chaol. The premise that she was competing to be the King's Champion/Assassin and the plot reminded me a lot of the Hunger Games. Overall, this was actually really good and I am excited to read Crown of Midnight.