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

adventurous reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Weakest of the series so far. I liked getting some of Celeana’s background but it felt like a lot of this could be woven into the main series. I wonder how I would feel if I had read this first vs reading it in the middle?

Something I struggled with in this wa knowing when the author wa dropping an Easter egg or not. There’s so many chapters in these books, it’s hard to remember if we’ve met someone before and if we should recognize when they’re mentioned again. 

Interested to see how some of what we learned here plays into the rest of the series.