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The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
4.0
"'My name is Celaena Sardothien,' she whispered, 'and I will not be afraid.'"
Call me heartless, but The Assassin's Blade did not make me cry. Did it hurt? Yes. Is it my third time reading it? Also, yes (and I can't remember if I cried the last two times, but seeing as one of them was at Disney, I don't think I did). However, I intend to reread the entire Throne of Glass series, so there will be tears to come...
This book contains five novellas from Celaena's POV prior to the events of Throne of Glass, and I know it's supposed to be, like, fourth in terms of reading order but because I've read it before, I didn't care. For being a bunch of novels, the story manages to pack a bunch of emotional punches while simultaneously revealing so many easter eggs. It's definitely a worthwhile read for that alone.
I don't have much to say about the characters, either. Celaena will always be way stronger than Feyre (although I am over the trope of characters not realizing their love interest is in love with them). I think Sam is good as far as love interests go, and that's all I'm going to say because if you read it, you can probably guess what I'm feeling. I hate Arobynn and pretty much every other character in this book. Yrene is fine, and so is Illias, but all of the other characters can die, and I wouldn't care.
The Assassin's Blade is the emotionally damaging prequel to the Throne of Glass series, and I definitely recommend getting the pocket-size versions of the books so you can carry it around with you and be sad in public.
4/5
Call me heartless, but The Assassin's Blade did not make me cry. Did it hurt? Yes. Is it my third time reading it? Also, yes (and I can't remember if I cried the last two times, but seeing as one of them was at Disney, I don't think I did). However, I intend to reread the entire Throne of Glass series, so there will be tears to come...
This book contains five novellas from Celaena's POV prior to the events of Throne of Glass, and I know it's supposed to be, like, fourth in terms of reading order but because I've read it before, I didn't care. For being a bunch of novels, the story manages to pack a bunch of emotional punches while simultaneously revealing so many easter eggs. It's definitely a worthwhile read for that alone.
I don't have much to say about the characters, either. Celaena will always be way stronger than Feyre (although I am over the trope of characters not realizing their love interest is in love with them). I think Sam is good as far as love interests go, and that's all I'm going to say because if you read it, you can probably guess what I'm feeling. I hate Arobynn and pretty much every other character in this book. Yrene is fine, and so is Illias, but all of the other characters can die, and I wouldn't care.
The Assassin's Blade is the emotionally damaging prequel to the Throne of Glass series, and I definitely recommend getting the pocket-size versions of the books so you can carry it around with you and be sad in public.
4/5