I will be posting a non-spoiler series review soon
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
On a remote island in a tropical sea, Celaena Sardothien, feared assassin, has come for retribution. She’s been sent by the Assassin’s Guild to collect on a debt they are owed by the Lord of the Pirates. But when Celaena learns that the agreed payment is not in money, but in slaves, her mission suddenly changes—and she will risk everything to right the wrong she’s been sent to bring about.
The Assassin and the Healer
Meet the Assassin: beautiful, defiant, destined for greatness. Celaena Sardothien has challenged her master. Now she must pay the price. Her journey to the Red Desert will be an arduous one, but it may change the fate of her cursed world forever...
The Assassin and the Desert
The Silent Assassins of the Red Desert aren’t much for conversation, and Celaena Sardothien wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s not there to chatter, she’s there to hone her craft as the world’s most feared killer for hire. When the quiet is shattered by forces who want to destroy the Silent Assassins, Celaena must find a way to stop them, or she’ll be lucky to leave the desert alive.
The Assassin and the Underworld
When the King of the Assassins gives Celaena Sardothien a special assignment that will help fight slavery in the kingdom, she jumps at the chance to strike a blow against an evil practice. The misson is a dark and deadly affair which takes Celaena from the rooftops of the city to the bottom of the sewer--and she doesn't like what she finds there.
The Assassin and the Empire
Celaena Sardothien is the assassin with everything: a place to call her own, the love of handsome Sam, and, best of all, freedom. Yet, she won’t be truly free until she is far away from her old master, Arobynn Hamel; Celaena must take one last daring assignment that will liberate her forever. But having it all, means you have a lot to lose . . .
Published: 4th March 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury
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Series or Stand-Alone: Books 0.1 to 0.5, Throne of Glass
Source: Owned Copy
*** Contains Spoilers***
MY REVIEW
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
Now this one was my favourite of the whole lot of novellas purely because of the interactions between Celaena and the Pirate Lord. They are both so fiery and cunning it was interesting to see how they played the circumstances that surrounded them. What also made this great was seeing Celaena as she met with the Pirate Lord, discover what she did and what she did about it.
The Assassin and the Healer
Being honest this was a bit slow going for me. I did enjoy meeting Ylena and finding out more of her story (and see how she might be connected to more books in the Throne of Glass series possibly) but felt that there was not a lot of twists and turns like I usually like to read in this series. I did, however, like to see Celaena and how she befriended Ylena and helped her on her way.
The Assassin and the Desert
I really enjoyed this one. You have Celaena who has been sent to the Red Desert as punishment for her betrayal to her Master from what she did in The Assassin and the Pirate Lord, probably thinking that she will fail and never come back but she rises to the occasion and goes above and beyond in this novella. Things aren't always what they seem in this one and I loved that!
The Assassin and the Underworld
This one was a bit slow for me but I did like the twists and turns of the story. Celaena gets sent out on a job with Sam and things aren't what they seem. Who should they trust and is their assignment all what it seems to be? It appears not. Someone has double crossed them. For me, this one just seems like a 'lead in' to the next novella.
The Assassin and the Empire
As I had predicted when finishing the fourth novella above this one certainly does tell the story of how Celaena ends up in Endovier and explained how Sam died to a certain degree. There are a lot of open-ended questions in this one but the story certainly gives more than enough hints to let you come to your own conclusion.
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