45.2k reviews for:

The Assassin's Blade

Sarah J. Maas

4.1 AVERAGE

clairelizabeth's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

daniela1207's review against another edition

4.0

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cats_and_needles's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional

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I wasn't expecting to enjoy these prequel novellas that much, but they were perfect! They explain all of the questions about Caleana's assassin days and her relationship Sam (**sob**). Some of the characters were mentioned in the first three books, and others seem like they will play a role in future books. I wish there was more covering her early years in the Assassin's Guild, to help give more credibility to Sam's years long love for her. 

cassieair's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jeannecd's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ktl620's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

amandaantonitti's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sydneycox21's review against another edition

5.0

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Wow, the last story was really emotional. I loved all of the stories so much. I liked to see Celaena's past and her time with Sam and the Keep. I kept reading about things that were mentioned in Queen of Shadows and I really enjoyed that. The last chapter in The Assassin and The Empire was very powerful, I was blown away. I love Celaena so much.

Favorite Quote: "My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered, "and I will not be afraid".

davidgreig's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

crystalclear13's review against another edition

4.0

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This one hurt me. And I even knew it was coming.