Rating: 8/10
I really enjoyed reading The Assassin’s Blade although
it is definitely my least favorite book in this series so far. Celaena’s
character is something that is really explored in depth in these short stories,
as well as her relationship to both Sam and Arobynn, and I really enjoyed
reading about all of those things.
One can really see her care for the slaves and the oppressed
in these short stories, which plays a big role in the other subsequent books
and her general mission. I also wonder whether we will see some characters
again in any future books, such as Yrene and Ansel. Their backstories and their
short interactions with Celaena were definitely interesting, and I would
definitely be excited to see them pop up again in the future.
The most heartbreaking part of these stories was definitely
her short-lived romance with Sam. The two of them were incredibly sweet and gentle
with one another, and it really broke my heart to read about what happened to
him, despite already knowing about it before I began this book. All of these
stories really build up to become what essentially becomes the foundation of motivation
for Celaena’s behavior in the later books, and I think I really understand her
character a lot better now than I did earlier.
Reading this before I dive into Queen of Shadows, I can
definitely see that this book will really make her inevitable encounter with
Arobynn that much more emotional, and I really hope it doesn’t end as bad as
her encounter with him have ended in this book. He is definitely an incredibly
shady and manipulative character in this book, and I wonder what kind of part
he will play as the rest of the series progresses. I kind of feel like there
might be something redeemable about him, but I’m also not sure.
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