Series Showcase: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

This is one of my favorite series I have read. It is about an assassin named Celeana Sardothien who has been a slave in the salt mines until one day the king asks her to be in a competition with the best assassins in the realm. The prize, she isn't sent back to the salt mines and becomes the king's personal killer. It really gets exciting when the other contestants die in ways that can only be explained by magic which has been outlawed. Celeana also has to grapple with her feelings for the prince who brought her to the castle, and the captain of the guard who trains her. Can she solve the mysterious murders before the killer finds her?
That's just what the first book is about because I wouldn't want to spoil the ending. I thought it was very interesting that there were so manny plot lines that contributed to the same story. I loved the way Celeana's troubled past is slowly revealed. The characters are also intriguing because the most innocent and soft spoken person has the biggest secrets.
This series also has five novellas that I have read that show how Celeana ends up at the salt mines and the betrayal that drives her to win the king's competition. I read the novellas after reading the first  two books because it explains some of the things that happen in the first two books, but if you are a fan of dramatic irony you could read them first. The book containing the novellas is called "The Assassin's Blade".
I recommend these books to anyone who likes fantasy, and mystery books.