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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
shortest novella out of the prequel i think
it was more abt the other girl than celaena but i still enjoyed it and have no notes
it was more abt the other girl than celaena but i still enjoyed it and have no notes
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yrene!!!!
Well, it's no secret I don't like Yrene Towers, so I'm happy the novella was short XD
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Celaena Sardothian, whom I call Selena the Sardothian for no other reason that I can (Maas thinks as highly of Celaena as Calaena does - her full name is almost always used), is just an all around humanitarian in this one.
Oh, uh, spoilers here.
First, she decides to save a barmaid from 4 mercenaries (or maybe it was 5, I really don't know -- mercenaries come out of the wood work right and left in this)
Then, she trains the barmaid in some self defense. Later, Celaena takes on 5 more mercenaries while barmaid takes down, like a 1/2 of one.
Finally, she gifts the barmaid with a huge chunk of her money and pretty little ruby broach so that barmaid can get to healing school and come back a healer to help save the world.
This all takes place in a taproom basically, the same type of taproom that the last novella took place in with almost the exact same description.
So, this was a disappointment over all. I guess maybe barmaid Yrene has a place in the larger book series? Because otherwise, the switch to her POV was not only pointless, but boring. There was no characterization beyond the very superficial (physical description) and hardly any emotion in this one at all. I'm not even sure that this has any place in the larger plot arc!
Maybe I jumped the gun falling in love with that first novella, thinking they'd all be on-par.
So, in review, nothing happened in this novella other than maybe a story to introduce a 'healer' character and give Celaena a couple of gold stars to counteract her chip-on-her-shoulder attitude.
Oh, uh, spoilers here.
First, she decides to save a barmaid from 4 mercenaries (or maybe it was 5, I really don't know -- mercenaries come out of the wood work right and left in this)
Then, she trains the barmaid in some self defense. Later, Celaena takes on 5 more mercenaries while barmaid takes down, like a 1/2 of one.
Finally, she gifts the barmaid with a huge chunk of her money and pretty little ruby broach so that barmaid can get to healing school and come back a healer to help save the world.
This all takes place in a taproom basically, the same type of taproom that the last novella took place in with almost the exact same description.
So, this was a disappointment over all. I guess maybe barmaid Yrene has a place in the larger book series? Because otherwise, the switch to her POV was not only pointless, but boring. There was no characterization beyond the very superficial (physical description) and hardly any emotion in this one at all. I'm not even sure that this has any place in the larger plot arc!
Maybe I jumped the gun falling in love with that first novella, thinking they'd all be on-par.
So, in review, nothing happened in this novella other than maybe a story to introduce a 'healer' character and give Celaena a couple of gold stars to counteract her chip-on-her-shoulder attitude.
sad
tense
slow-paced
It was an interesting story with stronger character elements than action. The new addition of the southern continent with Torre Cesme was interesting, but I can't help but wonder why it hasn't been mentioned in the main series yet (unless it has and I just don't remember; I'm only up to Heir of Fire)