Reviews

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

woocatsuko's review against another edition

adventurous

3.0

sapph22's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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? No

4.0

ohthatkimberley's review

5.0

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“Life isn't easy, no matter where you are. You'll make choices you think are right, and then suffer for them.”

I loved this book. It was essentially what Throne of Glass should have been, and should probably have been published prior to it. Celaena truly acts like an assassin in these short stories bound into a book, especially as Maas explores her trust issues with Sam. I could never understand why Celaena fell for Chaol and Dorian with complete abandon, and why she seemed to trust them so easily, when it went completely against her nature, and this book shows that ToG was basically a fluke in the series as Maas writing has grown significantly since then.

darriananders's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.5

vnavarro's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ana_herondale's review against another edition

4.0

❤️SAM❤️.
Me ha dejado destrozada, lo que he llorado no es normal

existingherenow's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

weasleys_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.5

I liked that this was just a bunch of different stories about celenas past.

tottiee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.5

litwithkay's review against another edition

4.0

I read this first in the series. I’m kind of sad because now I know what happened to Sam BUT I’ve heard it’s better to read this first for context while reading the next few books so I’m sure there’s no good answer on how to do it.

The first two novellas were slow and didn’t entice me too much, but once I got to the desert I was IN IT. I’m sad with Celaena for being so blind to Arobynn. How can she not see after all the bad shit he does to her that he is the bad guy in her story? I think it’s a fantom fatherly love towards him.

I was elated when Sam professed his love and they got together and then devastated when he died before they even had a chance to live.

Celaena better be exacting revenge. I need it like I need oxygen.