The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. MaasMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Summary from GoodReads
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.
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REVIEW
Novellas are hard to read. First because you already know the story of the first book and second because many major characters are missing.
Reading "The Assassin's Blade" was a litle hard. I enjoyed Celaena and her adventures and even more I got to like Sam. We got more inside the lands of "Throne of Glass" from the Pirate Lord to the Deserts and back to the capital. In a sense I would prefer if the novellas had been published first and then the book.
The ending was the one which brought us to the begining of the first book. I really can't wait for the fourth book, since we will get to see more of our favorite characters.
And one more thing which made me rate the book with five stars, apart from everything else. A certain captain of the gurad was quite displeased because he lost Celaena's trial. Even the faint mention of him was a nice add to the ending of all the tragedy Celaena had on the final story.
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About the author:
Sarah lives in Bucks County, PA, and over the years, she has developed an unhealthy appreciation for Disney movies and bad pop music. She adores fairy tales and ballet, drinks too much tea, and watches an ungodly amount of TV. When she's not busy writing, she can be found exploring the historic and beautiful Pennsylvania countryside with her husband and canine companion
Personally, I'm not a big fan of novellas, but it sometimes it's nice to read them in between full-length books from my favorite authors. :D
ReplyDeleteYes I agre with you; sometimes novellas seem boring, unless they have a great mix of humor in them! ;)
DeleteNovellas definitely can be difficult! Sometimes I feel like they are just a quick and easy way for the author to make more money. ): My favorite novella is Fairest by Marissa Meyer because I felt like there was an actual plotline that was separate from the existing books. That being said, I am excited to read these novellas! I've only read Throne of Glass so far and I'm dying to continue the series! I don't know why I've been waiting! (:
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