43.7k reviews for:

The Assassin's Blade

Sarah J. Maas

4.1 AVERAGE

jazzyreads25's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

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I struggled to read this one.  I wanted to definitely get Celaena's backstory, but it was hard to get into. I read this 3rd. So after Crown of Midnight. I honestly did the audiobook to finish most of this. 

beezneez's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sarahrose119's review against another edition

3.0

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I didn’t think I could rate any SJM below 5 stars, but here we are. It took me nearly 2 years to finish this book. To the point that I skipped it and read up to TOD. But I knew I needed to actually finish this book, so I forced myself. Now I enjoyed the desert story and the last story, but everything else I between…. Idk. Maybe it’s novellas I don’t like?
Nothing like Mitski, Phoebe Bridgers and Lord Heron playing while fucking Sam died. Now that was depressing.
I’m so sorry SJM for the fake fan I am.

sxc5462's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

the_elle_tea's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fsolaman's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional 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: N/A

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.5 deducted for killing sam, and heaps of trash on arobyn. 10/10 had me spiralling. im not crying.

hannraymond's review against another edition

3.0

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ngl… I googled “is Sam Cortland really dead” bc I’m so sad we lose him as a character in this series

kac_k's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional 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

thechampagnesherpa's review against another edition

3.0

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this felt like the first ACOTAR book for me — a slow slog to the finish for a worthwhile cause. definitely the least exciting of the TOG series so far. idk if reading this third was the move to maintain momentum, but i also don’t think i would have bothered with the series if i’d read it first.

sakripau's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional 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: Complicated