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Assassin's Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas
Assassin's Blade: The Throne of Glass Novellas | Sarah J Maas
Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan's most feared assassin. As part of the Assassin's Guild, she's sworn to her master, Arobynn Hamel, yet Celaena listens to no one and trusts only her fellow killer for hire, Sam.In these action-packed prequel novellas to "Throne of Glas"s, Celaena embarks on five daring missions. They take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and avenge tyranny. But by acting on her own terms, will Celaena truly free herself from her master, or will she suffer an unimaginable punishment for such treachery?This bind-up features all four of the previously published e-novellas along with a story now available in the US for the first time, "The Assassin and the Healer."
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StayCurious
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#LittensLoveSJM #ToG The Assassin and the Healer: this was a great story and another example of Celaena finding a way to help someone and do something for the greater good. She meets Yrene, a wannabe healer who is adrift and feeling lost in the wake of Adarlan‘s conquest. She teaches Yrene some valuable lessons and gives her the means to become what she is destined to be. I have a feeling we will be seeing Yrene again. ⬇️

StayCurious Also, Arobynne is a horrible master and I hope Sam wasn‘t punished too badly. I can‘t believe what Celaena dealt with in Arobynne‘s guild. (edited) 3d
mcctrish I hope we do meet Yrene soon ❤️ and I look forward to hunting Arobynne down and killing him 3d
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5feet.of.fury Celaena is such a badass and it was nice to see her being a “girl‘s girl” in this one. I‘m sure it‘ll come back around down the line 3d
BarkingMadRead I hope we see Yrene again ! 3d
LiseWorks I want to see Yrene again. Two girls feeling sorry for themselves helping each other. 3d
Butterfinger I don't understand her pride in being Aerobynne's heir or successor. He is truly awful. 3d
Roary47 I hope we see Yrene again too. I‘m so glad Celeana helped her to gain more confidence. 2d
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StayCurious
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#LittensLoveSJM The Assassin and the Pirate Lord: What a wild swashbuckling ride this was! We get to see 16-year-old Celaena, brash and reckless, sent with Sam on a mission by Arobynn. They are supposed to make a deal with Rolfe, the Pirate Lord, but Arobynn wasn‘t completely forthcoming in the reason for their mission. We see elements of Arobynn‘s corruption and Celaena starts to lose trust in her Master. She also grows closer to her rival Sam⬇️

StayCurious We see that despite being assassins, Sam and Celaena have morals and care for people. We see their history and the bond that will soon grow between the characters (I‘m already getting the tissues handy). Can‘t wait to read more from Celaena‘s early days. 1w
LiseWorks I found her reckless and not trusting in Sam. He almost died here. I'm not sure her plans are in the best interest of her friends and allies. And because we know about his future, it was a nail bitter. 1w
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5feet.of.fury I like the down to the wire escape , the action was so fun, the tavern scene was great & im so excited to learn more about her & Sam 1w
mcctrish I had just assumed C and Sam were buddies from the beginning 🤯 1w
5feet.of.fury @mcctrish same! I was so confused at how they started off! 1w
Butterfinger @5feet.of.fury @mcctrish I was thinking the same. Rivals since they were kids. The pirate brawl, the chain, everything was nailbiting good. Will these characters show up again? I mean, will we see Rolfe in the future? 1w
StayCurious @Butterfinger I think he‘s definitely mentioned in Heir of Fire 1w
BarkingMadRead I love the whole enemies to lovers thing going on with Sam and Caleana although I‘m sad for her in advance since we know how it ends. She definitely plans like a 16 year old 🤣 1w
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mcctrish
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#wdncw we don‘t care that it is 2 pm, we are flying to Thunder Bay ( to take oldest to teachers college) and we paid good money for this wee bottle of white wine with our Air Canada ticket price 😉 ( John was aghast at the day drinking 😂 and we don‘t care about that either) #littenslovesjm

lil1inblue 🤩🤩🤩 That is fabulous. 2w
Aims42 Treat yo self!! 🤩😘 2w
Bookwormjillk You deserve it! 2w
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Leftcoastzen Day drinking on special occasions a-Ok in my humble opinion! 🍷 2w
Susanita Do it! 2w
Tamra It‘s a special day! 2w
Deblovestoread 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 2w
AnnCrystal 👸👏🏼🥳👌🏼🎓💝. 2w
LeahBergen I‘m a flight drinker, too. Go, you! 😆 2w
mcctrish Thank you for all of your validation @lil1inblue @Aims42 @Bookwormjillk @Leftcoastzen @Susanita @Tamra @Deblovestoread @AnnCrystal @LeahBergen there was also a 9 oz glass at dinner at 9:30 pm when I finally sat down again 2w
dabbe I was thrilled when the airport at Saint John (where I arrived at 5 AM for my next flight to Toronto) actually had Baileys for my coffee! Another thing I thought to myself, “Canadians know how to do things right.“ Have a fabulous trip! ♥️🤍♥️ 2w
Sparklemn Day drinking is my favorite vacation activity 🍸 (edited) 2w
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LitsyEvents
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repost fpr @StayCurious

#LittensLoveSJM #ToG Next is to go back to the beginning with the prequel novellas. B/c they‘re broken up by book, we‘ll read one per week and I‘ll post on Saturday: Aug 30, Sept 6, 13, 20, finishing on Sept 27. I‘ve heard reading these novellas gives information that is valuable for the rest of the series. If you‘re not able to join, let me know and I can remove you from my main SJM tag list or save you for the next book.

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BarkingMadRead
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2w
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StayCurious
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#LittensLoveSJM #ToG Next in our journey is to go back to the beginning with the prequel novellas. B/c they‘re broken up by book, we‘ll read one per week and I‘ll post on each Saturday: Aug 30, Sept 6, 13, 20, finishing on Sept 27. I‘ve been told reading these novellas gives information that is valuable for the rest of the series. If you‘re not able to join, let me know and I can remove you from my main SJM tag list or save you for the next book.

LiseWorks This is cool 2w
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5feet.of.fury So excited! 2w
mcctrish I‘m in 2w
BarkingMadRead Let‘s goooooo 2w
Roary47 I‘m ready to get the back story again. 2w
Butterfinger I'm still here. 2w
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limada
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I suppose I should have read this series before ACOTAR, but I didn't. And here we are. I'm feeling a bit like this one won't catch me the same way that did it, but im interested, so I'll continue. I'm glad I started here. #40-2025

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BookBr
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A bit of a slow start, but then I really got invested. Celaena is an appealing, if somewhat frustrating, mix of accomplished and naive, snobby and self-assured, yet vulnerable. Her quest for independence is a brave one, when I remembered how young she is. Her trials are engaging and the story is pretty gripping. I saw all the pitfalls coming miles away, but I think you‘re supposed to? Even though she does not. Great lead-in to a series.

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L2_D2
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Read this after book 3. Loved this more than I thought. Drug on at the end but only bc I knew what was coming and needed to see how it happened. The small nuances and Easter eggs throughout that were mentioned before were fun to read. Cried of course. I am Celaena Sardothien… and I will not be afraid. 😭 Can‘t WAIT to read the rest

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Andarna
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The Assassin & The Empire - anyone else want to absolutely destroy Arobynn?

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Andarna
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The Assassin and the Underworld. 2nd favourite of the five novellas so far.

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Andarna
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The Assassin and the Desert. This one hurt. Well told and interesting but made my heart hurt a little.

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Andarna
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The Assassin and the Healer. Short and sweet.

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Andarna
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The Assassin and the Pirate Lord - Pretty good but it left me not lifelong young Calaena much, even with the good deed she did. #tog

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Super_Jane
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4.5/5 ?????

“My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered, "and I will not be afraid.”

#fantasy #assassin #throneofglass

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Sci.Cricketts
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Here we go! Read this one first— I have so much more respect for the main character now!

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Shannon_McKinney
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Mehso-so

This is the only TOG book I‘ve struggled through so far.

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michellelav
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I got the Throne of Glass box set so of course I need to do a reread 🥹❤️ I still fell inlove with the story and cried as much as the first time ❤️ Last time I listened to all the audiobooks so it‘ll be fun reading the physical copies 📚#catsoflitsy

Leftcoastzen 😻👏 8mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 8mo
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CrystalE02
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So now I am starting on the Throne of Glass series. I enjoyed reading the novella bind up. It was an easy read and an interesting way to start the series. I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars.

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LittlebearReads
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Mehso-so

Each novella‘s fine, and overall the book works fine, but I spent the entire time thinking about how awkward it is to read a set of novellas in the middle of a series of “regular” novels, even though I can‘t defend the argument that it should be read first…because if you read it first, you‘ll know too much to be surprised about the ending of the 2nd book. So, in the wise words of my old lit professor, this book is [AWK].

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Blh87
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Well, finished this today. Another entertaining read. Do I just keep going with the series or take a break and read something else? We‘ll see what I‘m feeling tonight when I go to bed and want to read.

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CherylSwafford
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Just finished this!! Not sure how i loved an assassin, but she (the assassin) was sooooo likable! 👏🎉

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Lsmoore43
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I enjoyed this book so much. It gives a great lookout into what Celaena endured before she was sent to the Salt Mines and then to the Glass Palace. The horrors of what happened to Sam. This book has so much going on and will give you lots of the feels.

Full review: https://lsmoore49.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-assassins-blade-by-sarah-j-maas.html

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Littlewolf1
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5⭐️ I think I gave this a lower score, though, not by much, the first time I read it. But going back and re-reading it, I realize that for me, it is a five star. I feel that I was truly with the FMC throughout the entire book. Maybe this is because I read the whole series and have already made a connection with her. I don‘t know why, but I love the story, and it ripped my heart out every time. 😭 If you know you know.

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Branwen
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TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY! 🥳🎉🎉🎉 It is an absolutely gorgeous day, with lots and lots of sunshine! Currently, I am at the park with a little picnic lunch, and of course a book! I couldn't ask for a better day! 💕📚

tokorowilliamwallace Nice, a park day! 1y
WorldsOkayestStepMom Happy birthday! 1y
brittanyreads Happiest of birthdays to you! 1y
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BarbaraJean Happy Birthday!! 🎂📚🎉 1y
Amor4Libros Happy Birthday!!! 1y
IndoorDame Happy birthday!!!! 1y
dabbe HB! 💙🩵💙 1y
Amiable Happy birthday! 🎊🎈🎉 1y
AnnCrystal 👏🎉🎂🌞📚🍰🥳👍. 1y
daena Happy Birthday 🎉🎂 1y
quietlycuriouskate Happy birthday! 📚🎁🎂 1y
Aims42 Happy Birthday! That‘s a perfect way to celebrate 🥳🤩 1y
AnneCecilie Happy birthday 🎉🎈🎁📚 1y
DuckOfDoom Happy birthday!!! 🎉🎉 1y
Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 1y
MaureenMc Lovely! Happy birthday! 1y
vivastory Happy Birthday! 1y
Tamra Happy Birthday! 📚 1y
Branwen @tokorowilliamwallace @WorldsOkayestStepMom @brittanyreads @BarbaraJean @Amor4Libros @IndoorDame @dabbe @Amiable @AnnCrystal @daena @quietlycuriouskate @Aims42 @AnneCecilie @DuckOfDoom @Ruthiella @MaureenMc @Tamra @vivastory Thank you so much for all the kind words and love today! 💕 I love you all and I'm so happy to have been able to share my birthday with you littens! It was the best day ever!🥰📚💕 1y
Branwen @vivastory SCOTT! I got your email earlier and I just have to say THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! I really appreciate you thinking of me on my birthday! I really treasure our friendship and bookish talks! 🥰 That reminds me, I am way overdue to email you back! 🙈 I hopped right onto the Barnes & Noble website and ordered a couple books, and I can't wait to show you what they are when they arrive! Thank you so very much, my friend! 💕📚 1y
vivastory I'm looking forward to seeing what you ordered 📚📚 I hope that you have a wonderful week off from work! 1y
Branwen @vivastory Thank you! They shipped the package today, so hopefully it will arrive soon! 🥰💕📚 So far it has been an absolutely wonderful week! The weather has been perfect, so I've been able to read and walk outside so much! 1y
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Lunarstar27
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I can‘t wait to read the rest of the series

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Branwen
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I really love being a librarian! 💕📚 Some days are better than others, obviously, but on days like this I am just filled with bookish joy! ☺️ The Throne of Glass series is super popular, and I'm always replacing the library copies with new ones, usually one at a time as they get worn out - so I just ordered a brand new complete set for the library! They arrived today, and I'm so excited to see them! Now they all match, and look so lovely! 😍

AnnCrystal 📚👏🤩👍. 1y
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Super_Jane
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4.5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 #throneofglass #fantasy #romance #sarahjmaas

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Cintia J
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lauramisiara
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Reading this book 3rd is the definition of dating someone who you know will break your heart. I still don‘t regret reading it third though, otherwise Idk if I would have had it in me to like other new characters and continue on with the series. This is a great book. You get to know Celaena and what led her to become who she is in book 1. I do not think I will forget its last chapters any time soon. It made me appreciate my life and those I love.

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Cailey_Mac
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I‘m on the very last story of The Assassin‘s Blade novella; I‘ve heard I‘m about to have my heart ripped out. Even though I know how it ends, I‘m not sure reading the details will be enjoyable 🥲

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mom_of_4
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Starting this one. Hope it lives up to the hype.

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Bookish_Gal
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Go through all these novellas that made up the Assassins Blade. I can see where it said to read this prequel after the third book. Yet - YET - these would have been such a better introduction to Celeana‘s story in the Keep. This explained her plight more than “book 1”.
Underground novella was not a favorite of them, but it still showed quite a detail in who Celeana is as a person.

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Smlambert725
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“‘My name is Celaena Sardothien,‘ she whispered, ‘and I will not be afraid.‘”
#January2024

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Bookish_Gal
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My library has almost all the short stories separate. Or at least, with less time as the whole book of all has a 24 week wait. So no issue reading these #sjm
Desert: I liked this one. The idea of the silent assassins and the Mute Master… incredible mystery at the end. Also, HORSES!!
Empire: wasn‘t too into this, as I already knew where it was going. Yes, it ached to know that. But it also didn‘t let it really sink in. Until the end. Just damn

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xicanti
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I started another novella from THE ASSASSIN‘S BLADE after I finished tonight‘s novel. I‘ve been rereading one every time I finish another book this month. Hopefully I‘ll manage to do a full series reread by the end of the year. Throne of Glass is uneven, but when it‘s on it‘s ON.

dabbe Hello there, snuggly pup! 🖤🐾🖤 2y
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Born.A.Reader
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Starting a buddy read with @Kaylaapps to begin reading the TOG series -finally! 🤩

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mpensees
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Let‘s just say it was so good I immediately grabbed the next one in the series. 10/10

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Kristy_K
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Mehso-so

2.5⭐️s

I‘ve only read the first two books so far before trying out this prequel. I‘m struggling with the series. I have book 3 in print but haven‘t been able to get through it, so placed a hold for the audiobook at my library.

LittleBowBook I had a tough time with this series at first. The struggle is worth it! 2y
Kristy_K @LittleBowBook I hope so! I loved her ACOTAR series and have heard great things about this one. 2y
LittleBowBook @Kristy_K ACOTAR is my fav, too. I also had a harder time getting into Crescent City. All of them are worth the struggle! 2y
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Kristy_K
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Current #weekendreads:
Listening to the #audiobook of The Assassin‘s Blade
The Only Plane in the Sky is a #buddyread w/ a friend
Just started the #arc of The Taken Ones and I‘m devouring it.

@rachelsbrittain

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451Degrees
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Finished this one this weekend as well! I liked learning a bit more about Celaenas story and background and really liked the short story format this book had. I know everyone has their preferences on when you should read this book and I‘m glad I read Throne of Glass first personally🤷🏻‍♀️ Onward!

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AvidReader25
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Mehso-so

A collection of novellas that take place before the 1st book in the series. I loved seeing more of Celaena's history, including her relationship with Sam & the other events that brought her to the beginning of the 1st book. I think the writing style was closer to Throne of Glass, & I didn‘t enjoy it as much. The characters felt simpler & I missed the depth I found in the 3rd book. Read it if you love the series, but it‘s not a good place to start.

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persephone1408
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February pick 2023 Reading bracket

Meshell1313 Ooh tough to decide which is the winner! Both really good! 3y
persephone1408 @Meshell1313 I know! That's why I haven't yet! 3y
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Yoricke_SouthAfrica
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I read this book as an intro into The Throne of Glass series. It was a great read. I suspect another great series is awaiting me 😁

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Yoricke_SouthAfrica
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I'm diving right into my next fantasy series. This is the 1st book in The Throne of Glass series.

persephone1408 Actually is 0.5 3y
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SaraHasClass
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YA. Prequel to Throne of Glass. Learn why Caelena Sardothian, the assassin's darling, was betrayed & by whom. I didn't like Caeleana's character and found phrases such as ".. a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth" as overused & worthy of an eyeball roll. This is the first Maas book I have not liked. I don't think it added to the series, but I may find her getting revenge on her betrayer more to my liking with this background knowledge.

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persephone1408
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So apparently, I have an unpopular opinion, but I really enjoyed this book. Possibly because unlike others, I read this one first. Also, this is my doublespin, so both are already done for February. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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forestandcrow
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Mehso-so

Took me a bit to get through it. It wasn't my favourite. It was pretty slow. The last section kinda made up for the rest of the book.

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forestandcrow
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I am really struggling with this book. I was told I need to read it before I start the rest of the books. Is it really true? I would love to just drop it and start the rest of the series.

TrishB I have read the whole series and still not read this one 🤷‍♀️ 3y
forestandcrow @TrishB bout ready to drop it 😂 3y
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