deannak92 's review for:

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I read The Assassin’s Blade 3rd as per SJM’s recommendation on her website. I thoroughly enjoyed Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight and I feel if I had read this one prior to those I may not have been as excited to continue the series. We get a good insight to Celaena and her life which definitely gives some good backstory to her character, however I just felt the first half of this book really dragged and I didn’t feel as excited to pick it up as I did with the first two. Really enjoyed the second half though and felt that did redeem these short stories as a whole.