Assassin's Blade
Throne of Glass Prequel
It took me forever to find the time to just sit and read this, but man, was I not disappointed. The prequel to the Throne of Glass series tells us of 5 stories which follow Celaena Sardothien on her journey.
The stories are:
-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
Each different lengths, some with new characters (for those who have yet to read any of the books in this series). Each story leaves the reader with questions and more interest to dive deeper into this mysterious world.
Each story connects, in a way, to bring Celaena to her ultimate fate. (That sounds more ominous than it should - she clearly does not die or there would be no more books...not that authors these days care about killing off our main characters. *big sigh*)
In each story we see her fight for what she believes in, fight for her freedom, fight for her heart, fight for others, fight for ... well, fight for the sake of fighting sometimes.
Maas' writing is absolutely beautiful. She writes with such passion and gives us reader such detail that we can feel like we are immersed in the story. You can feel Celaena's cape, you can hear her blade through the air, you can smell the lavender soap in the apartment, you get thirsty with her through the Desert and you may even feel like you want a shower after that sewer scene.
A word of warning, you will want tissues for this one. I am not a predictor when I read, and the cruelty and betrayal that happens throughout will have you curled up in a ball (hopefully with a blanket, pillow and something warm to drink nearby as comfort) as you travel the worlds with Celaena and come to face all her challenges with her.
Make sure to have the next book(s) in the series ready - you'll want it after you stop the tears.
5 stars all around, and this is only the beginning.
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