Author: Sarah J. Maas
Genre: Fantasy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Rating: 4 Stars
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
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Contains all five novellas.
Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan's most feared assassin. As
part of the Assassin's Guild, her allegiance is to her master, Arobynn Hamel,
yet Celaena listens to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam.
In these action-packed novellas - together in one edition for the first time -
Celaena embarks on five daring missions. They take her from remote islands to
hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and seeks to avenge the
tyrannous. But she is acting against Arobynn's orders and could suffer an
unimaginable punishment for such treachery. Will Celaena ever be truly free?
Explore the dark underworld of this kick-ass heroine to find out.
My Thoughts...
This collection of novellas wasn't bad! I really enjoyed having a look into Celaena's past life before Throne of Glass. Also, Maas's writing was on point, as always. I really enjoyed seeing what she could do with this collection, and as perusal, she didn't disappoint. I really enjoyed seeing new characters come into play, as well as the order in which the novellas occurred.
sam, sAM, saM, SAM! Oh, my lord Sam! I loved seeing who Sam was, and now everything in Throne of Glass makes since. The whole anger and hate, I get it. Sam was perfect, amazing, and deserved so much more. I loved seeing savage af Celaena, she was such a bad ass as an assassin. I can't get over it! There were a lot of new characters that I hope we get to see againlater in the series, because I really like seeing them in these novellas, and hope Maas brings them back in. Also, it helped that the novellas were placed in cronolgical order, because I would have been so confused if they were placed any other way.
One criticism that I have of this collection is it felt like the first three novellas have nothing to do with the main plot-line. I know that they shaped Celaena, but I'm hoping that Maas ties them back into the main plot lint in Empire of Storms, because that would be perfect and amazing. Other this that the collection is full of creativity and any fan of the series so far is going to love.
Full of action, romance, and adventure, Maas has given readers a prequel that they wont be forgetting anytime soon. The characters and placement of each novella was perfect, I loved it. I really enjoyed seeing what she could do with this collection, and as perusal, she didn't disappoint. And I can't wait to see where she is going to take us all next!
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