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A review by lindsaygp_reads
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
(Written right after reading) This book was a damn slog up until the last 100 or so pages, which is so SJM. The FMC is a pain in the ass and I could not connect with her until almost the very end. The ending ended up actually being quite nice and left me excited to read Throne of Glass.
(Thoughts Since) Since reading I’ve learned how young SJM was when she wrote AB and it reads like a 16yr old wrote it at times. I stopped reading this book 3 different times because I found Calaena to be entirely unlikable and not relatable. I think that my favorite bit of this book was her time in the desert, because it actually showed her growing through the things that hurt and forced her not to be a total brat the entire time. I wish I had read this in the order that it was published and not first.
(Thoughts Since) Since reading I’ve learned how young SJM was when she wrote AB and it reads like a 16yr old wrote it at times. I stopped reading this book 3 different times because I found Calaena to be entirely unlikable and not relatable. I think that my favorite bit of this book was her time in the desert, because it actually showed her growing through the things that hurt and forced her not to be a total brat the entire time. I wish I had read this in the order that it was published and not first.