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Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful and ruthless Assassin's Guild, Celaena yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer for hire, Sam.

When Celaena's scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, she finds herself acting independently of his wishes-and questioning her own allegiance. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies alike, and discovers that she feels far more for Sam than just friendship. But by defying Arobynn's orders, Celaena risks unimaginable punishment, and with Sam by her side, he is in danger, too. They will have to risk it all if they hope to escape Arobynn's clutches-and if they fail, they'll lose not just a chance at freedom, but their lives . . .

Short and Sweet Review

The Assassin’s Blade is a collection of 5 Throne of Glass novellas. I usually don’t review books with novels but I thought these were pretty important in seeing how Celaena was trained and how she got to where we saw her in the beginning of Throne of Glass.

Celaena is a notable Assassin, no one knows her true identity but they know to fear her and Celaena likes it that way. Celaena is apart of the assassins guild and works for Arobynn Hamel, we see him send her on missions and the more time away from Arobynn the more Celaena begins to question his motives.

Each novella really gives the reader an insight into how Celaena has been living, she’s ruthless but she also has morals and cares about things that she knows shouldn’t be happening, and unfortunately her good hearted nature is what gets her betrayed in the end. We also meet Sam, a fellow assassin and Celaenas love interest in this book. I will say that Sam deserved better than what happened. I loved the chemistry better Celaena and Sam. I liked seeing Celaena fight for what she wanted and figure out that she deserved better than the Assassins guild and the way Arobynn treated her.

I loved each of the novellas, and it made me love Celaena more, she’s been through a lot but she’s still a fighter. I’m excited to finish this series!