Review: The Assassin and the Empire by Sarah J. Maas

Series: Throne of Glass .5
Format: Novella Bind-up
Rating: 3.5 Stars
How I Got It: Purchased
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Kids 

Review

You know what? This was kind of a step up. It was also a sad one, but I knew that was going to happen.

Celena was definitely better. She's still pretty spoiled and full of herself, but she was more down-to-earth. Sam seems to bring out the best in her. I wish there was more Sam. Or he could be the main character :(

Spoiler ahead!!!

In my wildest dreams, Sam is still alive and shows up in the series. I'm totally Team Sam. Not team Sam and Celeana-just team Sam.

Thanks for reading!
Holly

Review: The Assassin and the Underworld by Sarah J. Maas

1Series: Throne of Glass .04
Format: Bind-Up
Rating: 3 Stars
How I Got It: Purchased
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children

Review

My thoughts on this are basically the same as the other novellas. If anything, Celaena my have bothered me even more. She's just so immature and self-centered.

The plot was moderately interesting. I did see parts of it coming, but what are you going to do?

I am definitely a fan of Sam. He's truly a great character and Celaena doesn't deserve him. Although she did actually do some sort of selfless things for him. Hopefully, this means she's growing up.

I think I know what's going to happen in the lat novella and I'm kind of scared/sad to read it.

Thanks for reading!
Holly

Novella Review: The Assassin and the Healer by Sarah J. Maas

Book: The Assassin’s Blade

Format: Hardcover

Rating: 3 Stars

How I Got It: Purchased

This one was pretty average for me. I definitely liked the first one better. This one felt more like a character piece, but it’s kind of short to completely work.

I’ve said before that I’m not the biggest fan of Celaena. She’s kind of arrogant and then she has moments of being very nice and sympathetic to those around her. I guess my problem is that I don’t understand why she feels bad for them-especially at the point in time this novella takes place. I think the problem is that so much of her past is secretive for story reasons, so I just don’t get how she became the person she is.

I did like the other “main” character in this story. She was interesting and very likeable. I think Miss Arrogant-pants could learn from her. I actually liked her so much that I hope she makes another appearance either in these novellas or the books in the series proper.

Thanks for reading!