A review by brooksie03051
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.5
I'm late to the party of reading this series but I'm sure I am not alone so I don't feel too bad.
A prequel to Throne of Glass, this is a collection of five novellas:
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
The Assassin and the Healer
The Assassin and the Desert
The Assassin and the Underworld
The Assassin and the Empire
This Offers a deeper look into the history of the infamous assassin Celaena Sardothien and her enthralling - and deadly - world. Celaena is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful and ruthless Assassin's Guild run by the heartless Arobynn Hamel, Celaena yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer for hire, Sam.
I will not be afraid...
I listened to this book after Throne of Glass. It gives a better understanding of who Sam was and their relationship, her master, King of the Assassins Arobynn who trained her, and when she first met the King of Adarlan. These short stories build up to the point when she is sent to the dreaded slave mines.
I enjoyed hearing some of her backstory to get a better understanding of what brought her to the point of being locked up. There is a fleeting mention of the crown Prince Dorian at the end that makes me wonder. I'm not sure if it was intentional to have just a hint but not give away a future plot, or just was a side thought in the book. It was intentionally added so I am leaning towards a seed to something down the road that will make more sense. Since this is the second book I read in this series and not the actual second book I have no other frame of reference.
Looking forward to seeing how Celaena fairs in this series constantly having to watch her back and wondering who she can trust in this fantasy world as it seems to be significantly less than the people she cannot. I also sense that she is a bit more than "assassin Celaena Sardothien" than she realizes as well.
A prequel to Throne of Glass, this is a collection of five novellas:
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
The Assassin and the Healer
The Assassin and the Desert
The Assassin and the Underworld
The Assassin and the Empire
This Offers a deeper look into the history of the infamous assassin Celaena Sardothien and her enthralling - and deadly - world. Celaena is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful and ruthless Assassin's Guild run by the heartless Arobynn Hamel, Celaena yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer for hire, Sam.
I will not be afraid...
I listened to this book after Throne of Glass. It gives a better understanding of who Sam was and their relationship, her master, King of the Assassins Arobynn who trained her, and when she first met the King of Adarlan. These short stories build up to the point when she is sent to the dreaded slave mines.
I enjoyed hearing some of her backstory to get a better understanding of what brought her to the point of being locked up. There is a fleeting mention of the crown Prince Dorian at the end that makes me wonder. I'm not sure if it was intentional to have just a hint but not give away a future plot, or just was a side thought in the book. It was intentionally added so I am leaning towards a seed to something down the road that will make more sense. Since this is the second book I read in this series and not the actual second book I have no other frame of reference.
Looking forward to seeing how Celaena fairs in this series constantly having to watch her back and wondering who she can trust in this fantasy world as it seems to be significantly less than the people she cannot. I also sense that she is a bit more than "assassin Celaena Sardothien" than she realizes as well.