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The Assassin's Blade

Sarah J. Maas

4.1 AVERAGE

adventurous sad tense fast-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: No
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

I read this book in-between Crown of Midnight and Heir of Fire, and let me tell you, in my opinion- THIS IS THE CORRECT WAY TO READ IT!!!! I was told to read it first by some people but ultimately decided to read it after the first two books. I don't think the book would've hit as hard if I read it first, so I'm glad I didn't. 

spoilers ahead**
Oh my gosh my heart😭😭😭😭😭
Can we please talk about Sam and Celaena????????????? I knew Sam was going to die because I read the first two books, but it still hit so hard. All the references from the first two books make so much sense now!!!! 
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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
adventurous emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Admittedly, I did not think I would enjoy this collection of novellas when I picked it up. I thought I would just get through them and move on.

BOY I WAS WRONG.

These made me appreciate Celaena and the Lore of her life so much more. The short adventures were fast-paced and fun to read (until the emotional damage at the end).
adventurous dark 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

hot take, i kind of wish i would’ve read this before i started the series. it was hard to take a break from the storyline i’m following & then jump back in time. this would’ve been a nice way to start the series off & i feel like i would’ve picked up more when i started the series.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Don’t hate me for saying this but I struggled to get through this
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes