A review by merrow
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It was nice to have some background on this series, but it didn’t really deliver on showing us Adarlan’s Assassin, who

got into trouble and tricked every assassination we were shown

. It’s the same for her first true love, who’s just another enemies to lovers and

lovers for only a month off screen before he’s killed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Blood, Alcohol, and Colonisation