I am giving this book 4/5 stars!
I can tell that I enjoyed this book more than I would have thanks to having read The Assassin's Blade. It mentions too many things from her past that are supported by The Assassin's Blade, which was fantastic!
I don't like Kaltain much, which is why I hope that we learn more about her later on. I want to know more about her motives, her background, and just her story. I feel there is so much to her that is yet to be revealed. I like where this story seems to be going, and how
The new people that she meets and forms relationships with are some of my favorites! I'm happy that she has formed connections with others in this book. I think she was lacking a lot of that in The Assassin's Blade. I especially liked how Maas formatted her multiple point of views, and that she did multiple point of views in general. I think it's creative.
I'm super excited to continue reading this series!
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Synopsis:
After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.
Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for three years and then be granted her freedom.
Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilirating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.
Then one of the other contestants turns up dead... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined.
Reading log: Jun. 23, 2020 to Jun. 25, 2020
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