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The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
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3.75 stars

only sjm has the power to destroy me with a prequel

* note on reading order: i read TAB first, before ToG

** rating subject to change once i get further into the series


update: finished throne of glass on 1/22/24 & i'm really glad i had some context and met badass/healthy celaena first

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all of my ToG reviews can be found here:

1. the assassin’s blade
2. throne of glass
3. crown of midnight
4. heir of fire
5. queen of shadows
6. empire of storms
7. tower of dawn
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Reading Progress

May 10, 2023 – Shelved
May 10, 2023 – Shelved as: to-read
January 9, 2024 – Started Reading
January 9, 2024 –
page 0
0.0% "it’s happening!!! 🤭

let the journey begin"
January 9, 2024 –
page 23
5.1% "spoiler, maybe??

eight years. eight years exactly the time that had passed since fae had been banished and executed�

what?! does this mean what i think it means? 😭"
January 9, 2024 –
page 23
5.1% "spoiler, maybe??

"eight years. exactly the time that had passed since fae had been banished and executed�"

wait... what?! does this mean what i think it means? 😭"
January 10, 2024 –
page 34
7.54% "i’m slightly lost but going with the flow 🫡 i trust SJM"
January 11, 2024 –
page 77
17.07% "progress:
the assassin and the pirate lord �
the assassin and the healer �
the assassin and the desert �
the assassin and the underworld �
the assassin and the empire �"
January 12, 2024 –
page 87
19.29% "i need to get off work so i can go read this all night 🙌🏻"
January 13, 2024 –
page 118
26.16% "progress:
the assassin and the pirate lord �
the assassin and the healer �
the assassin and the desert
the assassin and the underworld
the assassin and the empire"
January 13, 2024 –
page 120
26.61% "can my brain pls just focus?! 🙃"
January 14, 2024 –
page 145
32.15% "my brain is still refusing to concentrate on this book 🥲 but I’m powering through"
January 14, 2024 –
page 227
50.33% "progress:
the assassin and the pirate lord ✔️
the assassin and the healer ✔️
the assassin and the desert ✔️
the assassin and the underworld
the assassin and the empire"
January 15, 2024 –
page 229
50.78% "i just got all cozy so i can try to finish this in one sitting <3 it's not going to happen but i'm going to act like it is"
January 16, 2024 –
page 337
74.72% "progress:
the assassin and the pirate lord �
the assassin and the healer �
the assassin and the desert �
the assassin and the underworld � (omg!!!)
the assassin and the empire"
January 16, 2024 –
page 339
75.17% "i have a feeling my heart is about to be broken"
January 16, 2024 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Esta (new) - added it

Esta Happy reading lovely! I still haven't finished acotar, but when I do I'll move to this next. Hope it checks your boxes!


chels may ❊ This is my next read and I’m pumped. Was going back and forth on reading it first, but I think I’m going to go for it!


chloé ✿ @chels it was a little hard to get into at first (i also read it before throne of glass) since i didn’t have any context� but eventually it picked up & i became really invested. i can’t wait to pick up the rest of the series!!! good luck!!! 🫶🏻🤞🏻


message 4: by Maya (new) - added it

Maya Peart I didn’t read the prequel I heard it’s really sad is it worth reading?


Amber I loved starting with this one!


chloé ✿ @maya it’s emotional! i can’t say whether or not it’s essential to the series since i started with this one, but it was definitely good. I loved the second half a lot more than the first half. ☺️


chloé ✿ @amber me too, i think it was a good decision!! 🤞🏻


message 8: by Izz (new) - rated it 5 stars

Izz Rekindled (semi-hiatus due to college) Sammeee!!! I decided to read by the numbering order and see if it’s cohesive or not


message 9: by lila � (new)

lila ⋆ real!! sam and her were heartbreaking to say the least ❤️‍�


salemandsatire @Maya - It’s definitely essential to the series 🫶🏼


Katrina Tidwell I finished last week and was heartbroken! 💔 i read it first as well and just finished TOG and i still miss Sam 🫠


DIVINITY&#x1f319; So glad you loved this and Sarah Maas is a queen!! Can’t wait to read this series


♥︎ Heather ⚔(Semi-Hiatus) So happy you loved this one babe! 💖 Can't wait to see your updates as you go through the series.


kendyl ʚ♡⃛ɞ aaa so glad you enjoyed my angel🫂


suhi n sweet the way this book made me SOB. honestly it’s my fav book of the entire series and sam is my fav character 🥺🥺


Noi (in & out) I might just need to give this a read...


chloé ✿ Izz wrote: "Sammeee!!! I decided to read by the numbering order and see if it’s cohesive or not"

now that i'm moving onto heir of fire, i do feel like reading it first was a good choice and helped me have some background!


chloé ✿ lila ₊˚ෆ wrote: "real!! sam and her were heartbreaking to say the least ❤️‍�"

i'll never forget sam


chloé ✿ hannah leigh � wrote: "@Maya - It’s definitely essential to the series 🫶🏼"

now that im further in, i fully agree <3


chloé ✿ Katrina wrote: "I finished last week and was heartbroken! 💔 i read it first as well and just finished TOG and i still miss Sam 🫠"

ahhh i think we'll always miss sam!!!!!


chloé ✿ DIVINITY🌙 wrote: "So glad you loved this and Sarah Maas is a queen!! Can’t wait to read this series"

omg babe i cannot wait until you get to this series! i want everyone i know to read these. thank you! <3


chloé ✿ ♥︎ Heather � wrote: "So happy you loved this one babe! 💖 Can't wait to see your updates as you go through the series."

thank you, my dear!!! i'm ready for a rollercoaster ride <3


chloé ✿ kendyl ʚ♡⃛ɞ wrote: "aaa so glad you enjoyed my angel🫂"

thank you so much bb!!!


chloé ✿ suhi wrote: "the way this book made me SOB. honestly it’s my fav book of the entire series and sam is my fav character 🥺🥺"

sam!!! everybody loves sam... <3


chloé ✿ Noi wrote: "I might just need to give this a read..."

please do <3


message 26: by Mira (new) - added it

Mira Yes def the right order to go by! I’m so glad I met Celaena before everything went to shit


Elena Christodoulou Someone help me decide which order to read the books!! 😩😩 I’m currently reading a court of frost and starlight.


Sarah Started the Assassin's Blade. I am on the 3rd, Novela. It did take me a minute to get into it, but I'm really enjoying it now. I decided to start with this book first as I like knowing back stories first. I hope this was the right choice! :)


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