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The Assassin's Blade

Sarah J. Maas

4.1 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional sad
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Although I honestly wasn’t thrilled to be taken out of the main story for this, I did enjoy these glimpses in the form of novellas into Celaena’s past. I liked them all well enough, but the last one made it worth it for me. 

The pain is unmatched
I am unwell
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

The romance was very disappointing and Celaena’s behavior: ugh, especially in the last novella - did she have to be so naive?

Wow I loved it, I’m excited for the series

my heart is broken

Sam I’m so sorry everyone failed you . Every person . I’m gonna go need to take some time to compose myself