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A review by slidingates
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
5.0
I decided to just write a single review for the entire series of Throne of Glass, because though each individual book is a story unto itself, the series truly is one massive volume that must be read from start to finish to truly understand the brilliance here.
This is not a blow by blow review, but more to say that in all my years of reading, never have I been reduced to such tears toward the end of a series. Such emotion, such build up. Suffice it to say that I loved this series, all eight books. Sarah J. Maas doesn't hold back. And I shall miss being a part of this world. My only solace in leaving it is that I was only ever looking through the window and watching, and that even though I have stepped away, they will go on.
I have heard a few people denounce Throne of Glass, book one, to be annoying, as the assassin refers to herself as good looking and the best assassin ever; but something that you really do learn when you read the entire series is that this is not the author writing about her character, rather the character's swagger and confidence in her own abilities, and the secrets about herself that she keeps that dictate this attitude. It is in keeping with the story as a whole and forms her own sense of self protection when Aelin is at her lowest points in the story.
Wholly recommend each book, in order. And you really do need to read the novellas in The Assassin's Blade. Don't skip them. The stories within truly give background and context to many characters and events within the major books. And don't be put off by Tower of Dawn not following Aelin. As enthralling as all the others and a necessary keystone in the entire series.
This is not a blow by blow review, but more to say that in all my years of reading, never have I been reduced to such tears toward the end of a series. Such emotion, such build up. Suffice it to say that I loved this series, all eight books. Sarah J. Maas doesn't hold back. And I shall miss being a part of this world. My only solace in leaving it is that I was only ever looking through the window and watching, and that even though I have stepped away, they will go on.
I have heard a few people denounce Throne of Glass, book one, to be annoying, as the assassin refers to herself as good looking and the best assassin ever; but something that you really do learn when you read the entire series is that this is not the author writing about her character, rather the character's swagger and confidence in her own abilities, and the secrets about herself that she keeps that dictate this attitude. It is in keeping with the story as a whole and forms her own sense of self protection when Aelin is at her lowest points in the story.
Wholly recommend each book, in order. And you really do need to read the novellas in The Assassin's Blade. Don't skip them. The stories within truly give background and context to many characters and events within the major books. And don't be put off by Tower of Dawn not following Aelin. As enthralling as all the others and a necessary keystone in the entire series.