Reviews

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

cynthia21's review against another edition

4.0

Feb 2024

Heart wrenching prequel book. We finally get critical backstory on key characters, and it sets up future books for maximum emotional destruction. I was an emotional wreck the entire time. Seeing Celaena as her cocky self after the end of Heir of fire was like seeing an old friend. The contrast really highlighted her growth. She is consistently a girl’s girl and a good friend. I love her so much.

bgibbas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

lame_sea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

ameliamonet's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars

this book was sooo beautiful BUT SARAH J MAAS IF I EVER SEE YOU ON THEM SAMN STREETS….ITS ON WE AINT EVEN GONNA GO FUCKING OUTSIDE I WILL FIGHT YOU IN THE SEWERS FOR KILLING OF SAM

roo_rachel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.75

monchosal's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sjnastri's review against another edition

honestly im STILL trying to figure out the reading order debate

i guess overall i do recommend reading this fourth rather than first



spoilers:
sam and celaena were so DOOMED like its such a perfect first love because they were absolutely not soulmates but WOW

hazeltarheel's review

adventurous dark informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

kikunia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

jgorm's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0