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The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas

53 reviews

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Rating: 4.5/5 stars.

It took me over a decade to get to this series and it was absolutely worth the wait. A hill I will happily die on is that you need to read this one FIRST. It comes first in the box set! The promo poster literally says the journey BEGAN WITH A BLADE.

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biaaaa's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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rwilcox's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

An amazing set of novellas. Each stood well on their own as well as building on top of each other for a crescendo of emotions. I loved this book. I read it before Throne of Glass. 

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kittykatruin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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nerdkitten's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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tea_rea's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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marissa_ann's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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dragonqueen's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book makes the main character of Throne of Glass significantly more multidimensional. The Assassin's Blade is the perfect introduction to the world of Throne of Glass, providing backstory and emotional investment to a naturally unlikeable, deeply flawed character.

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emmasbookshelf27's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I really liked this book. It was a great pace that kept me engaged (read in 1 day). I also found the characters cute and interesting. Overall enjoyed the fact that it gave both plot and character development. Excited to get into the next 7 books.  

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julia87's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I read this book after the third book in the Throne of Glass series, Heir of Fire. I found this book overall enjoyable, but as always there were novellas that I preferred to other ones. I found a few slower than others or just overall less entertaining and engaging. I will say that reading this after the third book definitely helped with comprehension, however if you’re more into chronological order and don’t want some events in this book to be spoiled, then I would suggest reading this book first before reading book one of the Throne of Glass Series. 

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