Review: Back at the Rifthold
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 19, 2013
This is the third of the four prequels to Sarah Maas's "Throne of Glass" novel.  Things are definitely heating up.  I actually felt dread all the way through this novella because I knew things were going to hit the fan.  I was shocked by the surprise twist to "The Assassin and the Desert" but I saw the twist in "The Assassin and the Underworld" from the first page.  I was more than a little upset that Celaena did't see it.  She was far to naive and trusting but it is good to see her mature and grow as we move through these tales.  Arobynn has asked Celaena to do another contract for him and since it involves hurting a bunch of slavers she jumps at the chance...even though she is still smarting from what he did to her following the events of the first novella.  The good news is that she is reunited with Sam and he was sorely missing from "Desert".  Their romance feels so genuine and beautiful to watch bloom. I can't believe the author can pack so much amazing action and intrigue in these short novellas...and to think she can fit in one of my new favorite romances as well. I am so very eager to get to the full legnth novel...but I have one more novella to go and I am afraid it may break my heart.