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A review by bibicornxx
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
slow-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
4.0
The pirate lord: slow, but necessary to set up both sam and rolfe for later use. lets celaena learn she can depend on others
The healer: yrene is such a relatable character– everyone can understand feeling helpless. its crazy that one act of kindness can have such impact
The desert: I have such a love and hate relationship with this story. the relationships seem to go too fast, especially when its only a months worth of in-world time, but at the same time the bonds formed somehow seem real and genuinely hurt later on.
The underworld: really sets up arobyn and lysandra, and builds even further on sam. also helps show how young and arrogant celaena can be. and arobyn can find a very deep well to throw himself down.
The empire: sam :( arobyn >:(
always conflicted where to read this. it is obviously a prequel, but its a hard beginning read. reading it after hof is what ive always done, maybe ill try after com next time.
The healer: yrene is such a relatable character– everyone can understand feeling helpless. its crazy that one act of kindness can have such impact
The desert: I have such a love and hate relationship with this story. the relationships seem to go too fast, especially when its only a months worth of in-world time, but at the same time the bonds formed somehow seem real and genuinely hurt later on.
The underworld: really sets up arobyn and lysandra, and builds even further on sam. also helps show how young and arrogant celaena can be. and arobyn can find a very deep well to throw himself down.
The empire: sam :( arobyn >:(
always conflicted where to read this. it is obviously a prequel, but its a hard beginning read. reading it after hof is what ive always done, maybe ill try after com next time.