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A review by katsbooks
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
“Life isn't easy, no matter where you are. You'll make choices you think are right, and then suffer for them.”
“This girl wasn’t like wildfire—she was wildfire. Deadly and uncontrollable. And slightly out of her wits.”
“Everything has a price.”
Overall, I really enjoyed reading these novellas about Celaena before the events of Throne of Glass. I feel like it gave a lot of insight into her as a character and some of her motivations. I've read the first two books in the Throne of Glass series and a friend recommended that I read this novella bind-up now because some of the information you learn will become relevant later on in the series.
Celaena is a teenager throughout the plot of each of these novellas and I couldn't decide if I loved or hated her as a character. She's dramatic as hell and completely beholden to her emotions. On the one hand, I hate how impulsive she is but, on the other hand, I've worked with teenagers for years (and was one at some point in the distant past) and her characterization also feels authentic, which I really love. As I get older, this has become a really common gripe for me with young adult books in general. Perhaps I'm just gettting old and curmudgeonly.
I really enjoyed all five of the different stories, especially the last one. The final novella broke my heart!! 💔 But having read the first two books in ACOTAR, as well, it's obvious SJM's writing has gotten better over time. It makes me really eager to finish TOG and ACOTAR and jump into the Crescent City books. I'm hopeful the writing is even better in those!
I'm definitely going to finish this series even though I have a sneaking suspicion it will probably kill me. 😆
“This girl wasn’t like wildfire—she was wildfire. Deadly and uncontrollable. And slightly out of her wits.”
“Everything has a price.”
Overall, I really enjoyed reading these novellas about Celaena before the events of Throne of Glass. I feel like it gave a lot of insight into her as a character and some of her motivations. I've read the first two books in the Throne of Glass series and a friend recommended that I read this novella bind-up now because some of the information you learn will become relevant later on in the series.
Celaena is a teenager throughout the plot of each of these novellas and I couldn't decide if I loved or hated her as a character. She's dramatic as hell and completely beholden to her emotions. On the one hand, I hate how impulsive she is but, on the other hand, I've worked with teenagers for years (and was one at some point in the distant past) and her characterization also feels authentic, which I really love. As I get older, this has become a really common gripe for me with young adult books in general. Perhaps I'm just gettting old and curmudgeonly.
I really enjoyed all five of the different stories, especially the last one. The final novella broke my heart!! 💔 But having read the first two books in ACOTAR, as well, it's obvious SJM's writing has gotten better over time. It makes me really eager to finish TOG and ACOTAR and jump into the Crescent City books. I'm hopeful the writing is even better in those!
I'm definitely going to finish this series even though I have a sneaking suspicion it will probably kill me. 😆