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I read the first book in this series, Throne of Glass, sometime last year and I loved it. I pre-ordered this one and was so happy when it finally arrived, but after three failed attempts at getting beyond the first few chapters, I was beginning to get annoyed at the book. The main reason for the was the opening chapter, and the fact that Celaena - the best assassin in the land - left wet footprints behind her when she was on an assignment. Wet footprints are noticed and this seems pretty obvious to me. A friend from college insisted that it got so much better though, so I forced my way through the first quarter of the book and I'm glad to say, it got amazing.