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The Assassin's Blade

Sarah J. Maas

4.1 AVERAGE

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I definitely should have read this book third but it was fine when I did.  It took me awhile to get through it because I knew what was going to happen and was not ready for the details.  I am so sad about Sam and hope she guts the two who set her up.  

But I need to read on. There are so many spoilers to dodge and I do not like some of what I have heard.  Just hoping the story brings me around or I inferred it incorrectly. 

I wonder how the two women fit in and if they will return.   The merchant with the spidersilk needs to come back as well.    I loved the history this book gave as it shows her growth as a person so well.  When I first stared it, I was thinking, who is she?   

I am loving this series so far and cannot wait to devour the rest.
adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

thank you sarah j maas for ripping my heart out at 2x speed while ALSO making the series even more heartbreaking than before i learned about celaena’s past. that being said i did really enjoy this one and since i read the first two books already i got a lot of context for things mentioned before, and it was fun to read more about erilea and its diverse landscape. 



but arobynn is fucking disgusting and despicable i hope celaena slits his throat
(for legal purposes this is a joke)
adventurous dark mysterious
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious 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: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: Complicated