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The first half of this book was a slog. Each novella rehashes the last with irritating frequency, as if the author didn’t trust the reader to remember what happened twenty pages ago. It killed the pacing and made me wonder why I was bothering to read the full thing when every new section came with its own built-in recap.
Thankfully, the final two novellas picked up the pace. Celaena’s relationships with Sam and Arobynn finally brought some emotional weight to the story. The dynamics weren’t exactly groundbreaking, but they were compelling enough to keep me turning pages.
I’m glad I got through it, but it felt more like a chore than a thrill. Here’s hoping the actual series delivers more and repeats less.
In poetry then, let me say that love has been, above all things, the engine of self-knowledge in my life—and even after everything is still what makes the rest worth suffering.