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BarkingMadRead

Queen of Shadows | Sarah J Maas

Brunch and a book! #throneofglass @StayCurious #littenslovesjm

Ruthiella Yum! 😋 3d

StayCurious Perfect way to start the day! 2d

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StayCurious

Queen of Shadows | Sarah J Maas

#LittensLoveSJM #ToG book 4 We‘re back with the main story and it‘s a long one with 89 chapters, over 600 pages. I decided in order to take some of the pressure off the buddy read, I would “assign” 10 chapters a week and we would check in once a week, on Mondays. This will take us to end of November but of course you can read at your own pace, as always. Please let me know if you want to join in - tagging our usual lot, but all are welcome!

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StayCurious @LiseWorks @5feet.of.fury @mcctrish @BarkingMadRead @JenlovesJT47 @Laughterhp @Butterfinger @Roary47 @Read4life @lilybird @Littlewolf1 5d

Butterfinger I like this plan. I have worried about Dorian's collar. 5d

BarkingMadRead I‘m in!! 5d

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LiseWorks Me too! 5d

mcctrish This sounds great 5d

Read4life I‘m in. 5d

Laughterhp I didn‘t read the novellas yet, but I‘m in for this one! 4d

5feet.of.fury I‘m in! 4d

Roary47 Yes! I‘m excited. Count me in. 😍 3d

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LiseWorks

The Assassin's Blade | Sarah J. Maas

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#LittensLoveSJM @StayCurious, thanks for hosting this #BuddyRead. Some of these novellas were hard because we knew the end, but we got a clearer picture of the characters. #Read2025 @DieAReader #TurnThePage @Bookwormjillk

Bookwormjillk 🎉 6d

DieAReader 🥳🎉 6d

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StayCurious

The Assassin's Blade | Sarah J. Maas

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#LittensLoveSJM #ToG Novella 5: the assassin and the empire: Well, we did it. We read it and got through it. We knew the ending and we were…sort of…prepared. And honestly, I‘m glad I read these novellas after getting to know Celaena a bit. A lot of people find her unlikeable. I think that yea, she can be difficult at times, but man-she could win an Olympic gold medal in trauma. This girl has been through it. ⬇️

StayCurious It will be interesting to read the next book where she is embracing herself as Aelin and ready to fight for her kingdom and her people. I liked Sam though. I wonder if I will start to feel that way about Rowan. Maybe I shouldn‘t focus so much on romance and focus more on what Celaena needs to do (😆 me laughing knowing that I will always focus on the romance) 7d

StayCurious @LiseWorks @5feet.of.fury @mcctrish @BarkingMadRead @JenlovesJT47 @Laughterhp @Butterfinger @Roary47 @Read4life @lilybird @Littlewolf1 7d

BarkingMadRead Even knowing it was going to happen, it was so devastating! Looking forward to the next adventure! 7d

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StayCurious @BarkingMadRead yes it will take me time to recover 🥺 7d

5feet.of.fury I liked it as Celaena‘s origin story, but the relationship with Sam didn‘t feel fleshed out enough & arobynn‘s deception was so obvious… I‘m looking forward to getting back to wyrdkeys & wyverns & magic & Manon 7d

mcctrish @5feet.of.fury I have to say I was surprised her relationship with sam wasn‘t more considering she went to bed with Chaol quickly -ish or did I miss her first time?! Also I need more witches 7d

Roary47 @mcctrish I think Chaol was her first time. I seem to remember (and I could be wrong) that she wasn‘t going to wait because the future was so uncertain. In reference to Sam and her getting close and waiting with us knowing it was too late for a future together. 6d

LiseWorks I hate Arobynn so much after this book. I loved Sam, even though I knew the ending for him, knowing that it was partly his fault for going after these two guys. If we had read this book first, it would have been a shock not knowing about what happened to Sam. 6d

5feet.of.fury @Roary47 I think you are correct @mcctrish the physical connection, but also the rest of it, she doesn‘t open up to him about her secret, she still thinks of them being enemies just months ago when “he loved her for years”, they just seem never on the same page.. even in the context of traumatized teens I‘m like “what do you like about eachother??” 6d

mcctrish @5feet.of.fury yes! After this story their relationship feels less explained because of everything it wasn‘t and @LiseWorks Celaena and Arobynn seem more toxic 6d

Littlewolf1 Hey all, sorry I didn‘t pick this one up with you. I had planned to, but I had read it at the beginning of the year when I wanted to do this reread originally. I‘m on board with the next book though, when do we start? 6d

Butterfinger Why won't she even consider Aerobynn as the traitor? As many times as he manipulated, beaten, and betrayed her in this book. I don't get it. Is he a twisted hero (for giving her a purpose, a life) after escaping Terasen, a deranged father figure (who took her to concerts), or just a classic #StockholmSyndrome case? 6d

StayCurious @Littlewolf1 I will post about the timing shortly 5d

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5feet.of.fury

The Assassin's Blade | Sarah J. Maas

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I found some of the stories to have a lot of filler. I can see why the reading order is so controversial with that ending, ultimately I‘m glad for where we read AB with #littensloveSJM because I don‘t know if I would have thought much of Celaena if we‘d read it 1st & that ending is bleak with no real inkling of what‘s in store. The best part for me was the little things we had heard about in the 1st 3 books getting fleshed out.

StayCurious I agree I liked knowing the characters a bit prior to going into this 7d

mcctrish It did feel like we got a bit too much review with each story and I don‘t understand how people loved this 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6d

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mcctrish

The Assassin's Blade | Sarah J. Maas

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It‘s a reading and floating day - finishing the last part of The Assassin‘s Blade for #LittensloveSJM I didn‘t love it, I miss the witches but I do look forward to seeing some of the characters from these stories in Celaena‘s travels and seeing Arobynn die a horrible death

Aims42 I‘m soaking up the summer vibes in my backyard today too! Not floating, but stretched out on my favorite patio lounger enjoying the summer-like temps 🤩😍😎 7d

mcctrish @Aims42 it was so humid all week but today it‘s just warm and perfect 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7d

Aims42 @mcctrish 🥳🥳🥳🥳 Yay!!! 7d

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StayCurious

The Assassin's Blade | Sarah J. Maas

#LittensLoveSJM #ToG Novella 4: The assassin and the underworld: Celaena is back in Rifthold and after all the talk of Arobynne we get to meet him in the flesh. I think he‘s such a piece of work. Poor Celaena and poor Sam, growing up in that world. And now Celaena has seen that there could be something better for her and Sam. ⬇️

StayCurious By the way, the more we see Sam and get to know him, the more I‘m waiting for my heart to be torn apart when you-know-what happens. Will we grow as attached to the idea of Aelin and Rowan? One novella left: brace yourselves! 🥺 (edited) 2w

StayCurious @LiseWorks @5feet.of.fury @mcctrish @BarkingMadRead @JenlovesJT47 @Laughterhp @Butterfinger @Roary47 @Read4life @lilybird @Littlewolf1 2w

mcctrish It took a long time to get to the point of Sam and Celaena being together but Arobynne is solidly a MoFo 2w

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BarkingMadRead Yikes Arobynne is a lot. I hate that is going to end the way it‘s going to end. Ugh 2w

5feet.of.fury Her & Sam‘s backstory is all over the place. Rivals, allies, friends, “I‘ve been in love with you for years” lol. Celaena acted like a real butt most of this story (edited) 2w

LiseWorks Well, to me, it took a lot for Celaena to admit she loves Sam. She is making a lot of mistakes, which shoes her age. I agree about the heartbreak 💔 2w

StayCurious @5feet.of.fury she acts like a real butt in the other books too - but I can see her character growth 2w

Butterfinger This is the one that bored me until she got stuck in the sewage. We also learned about when her love of music began. 2w

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StayCurious

The Assassin's Blade | Sarah J. Maas

#LittensLoveSJM #ToG The Assassin and the desert: Celaena is sent to train with the master of the Silent Assassins in the desert as punishment for defying Arobynne - after he beat the crap out of her and did god knows what to Sam. Celaena meets a girl named Ansel who has had a difficult traumatic life, just like Celaena - and she makes a friend.⬇️

StayCurious She sees a different way of existing than under the cruel tyranny of Arobynne and she starts to see a change in how she views Sam. Honestly this novella was kind of boring and I was just waiting for the moments where she mentioned Sam and seeking any info that we might find useful in the rest of the series. I didn‘t much like Ansel and was not invested in her story. 3w

StayCurious @LiseWorks @5feet.of.fury @mcctrish @BarkingMadRead @JenlovesJT47 @Laughterhp @Butterfinger @Roary47 @Read4life @lilybird @Littlewolf1 3w

mcctrish This novella didn‘t seem to have as much story to it as the previous ones, although I guess it sets up a future Celaena would rather live in and makes further connections for when she takes over the world 3w

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5feet.of.fury I didn‘t find this one as engaging either, it gave the background in the Asterion horse other than that I was like “just get back to Sam!” Lol 3w

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury 💯💯💯 3w

LiseWorks I felt betrayed by Ansel. I did find it a bit slow. 3w

Butterfinger I found myself liking this story. The peace would have been such a balm to Celaena. So different from Aerobynn. This group showed more compassion, more like Celaena's values. 3w

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