lo_the_wren 's review for:

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

4.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’m squarely in the “read this third” camp! I can’t imagine starting with this one. I loved reading it after Crown of Midnight because we already know Celaena and this book really helps us understand things in retrospect…but I wouldn’t want to start with it because of the style. It’s essentially a bunch of novellas tied into a book, so it doesn’t read like a traditional novel. I really enjoyed it, but even more so because I already knew Celaena.