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Palgamõrvari mõõk

Sarah J. Maas

4.1 AVERAGE

undadarsea's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ari3's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ejulius's review against another edition

3.75

slow-paced

eclipsemasque's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

zoey_c's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

scotlyndee26's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

litlover24's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pinkiessel's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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: Complicated

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The first three novellas weren’t bad, but they felt a little rushed and left some gaps that were never answered later on. The romantic aspect in particular didn’t fully click for me until the last novella, and then it finally made sense. Even with some sloppy writing here and there, I still got hooked because I was already fond of Celaena and eager to know more about her past.

I knew the devastating parts were coming, but that didn’t make them any less painful to read. This is a book full of betrayals, one after another, and it really shows the harsh, lonely path that shaped her into the Celaena we meet in Throne of Glass. I especially liked the healer and the mute master, though being novellas, we didn’t get to see enough of them.

I strongly recommend not skipping The Assassin’s Blade, no matter the order you choose to read the series. Whether before or after Throne of Glass, it adds depth, heartbreak, and context to Celaena’s story.

thepeachypages's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional relaxing tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

sarahgb13's review against another edition

4.0

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Ugh just excellent. I could read 2+ more prequels
About this story. I wish I had read it in the proper order, but you live and you learn. Also I loveeee sam