The Assassin and the Healer
by Sarah J. MaasSeries: Throne of Glass #0.2
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing on March 30, 2012
SubGenres: Young Adult Fantasy
Format: Paperback
Source: Purchased
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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 Healer are about 40+ pages long, so it didn’t long to read. This will be another short review because I don’t want to give anything away.
Celaena Sardothien challenged her master in the last novella by freeing all the slaves he acquired from the Pirate Lord. Now, she is being forced into the desert for her punishment. In the meantime, though, she’s waiting to board the boat she needs to get there and decides to stay for people to pick a fight with her. The barmaid, Yrene, introduced in this novella (actually appears later in the series again), doesn’t want to get involved with the mysterious girl (Celaena). Still, one night she finds herself in danger, and the mysterious girl helps her out.
The Assassin and the Healer is a quick read. It didn’t take me long to finish. It introduces a new character, Yrene, who was interesting to get to know. I wish I could’ve had a longer novella, though. It started slow and then got action-packed. Readers will get to see how dangerous Celaena is in this novella.
Would I recommend this novella? Yes. Overall, this novella receives 3.5-stars, and I recommend it if you want to get to know Yrene.
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About Sarah J. Maas
Sarah J. Maas is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Crescent City, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and the Throne of Glass series. Her books have sold more than twelve million copies and are published in thirty-seven languages. A New York native, Sarah lives in Philadelphia with her husband, son, and dog. To find out more, visit sarahjmaas.com or follow @therealsjmaas on Instagram
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)
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