Book Review: The Assassin's Blade (A Throne of Glass Novella)

The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
Published: March 4th 2014, Bloomsbury
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 448

4 STARS

The Plot:

"Celaena Sardothien owes her reputation to Arobynn Hamel. He gave her a home at the Assassins' Guild and taught her the skills she needed to survive.

Arobynn's enemies stretch far and wide - from Adarlan's rooftops and its filthy dens, to remote islands and hostile deserts. Celaena is duty-bound to hunt them down. But behind her assignments lies a dark truth that will seal her fate - and cut her heart in two forever..." - Goodreads

Review:

The Assassin's Blade gives us a glimpse into Celaena's life before the events of Throne of Glass. It shows us what it was like for her to be Adarlan's most notorious assassin and how she and Sam fell in love. *sobs*

I enjoyed these novella's as it brought about an explanation as to why Celaena is the way she is. She's had to deal with so much betrayal and heartbreak throughout her young life, it's truly a wonder how she can find it within her heart to trust, yet alone love someone ever again. There's the father figure who manipulates, betrays and beats her to a pulp, her first true female friend broke her trust, her first love was brutally murdered, then to top it all off she was shipped off to the slavery camp Endovier for her crimes of murder. Just one of these horrific events would be enough to render most individuals unable to face another day, but Celaena Sardothien finds the strength to get back up and face her enemies, which is one of the main reasons I love her so much. She's a truly strong, inspiring character who walks into hell and straight out the other side stronger than ever, and still finds it in herself to open up to new people and experiences.

I am forever thankful to authors such as Sarah J. Maas who brings us such strong, powerful, interesting lead female characters that make me genuinely proud to be a woman. Not only is Celaena a role model for girls everywhere, so is Sarah for showing us that when we put our minds to it, we can achieve anything.

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