Review: Celaena trains with another group of assassin's and learns a valuable lesson on friendship and patience.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 3, 2012
Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Celaena trains with another group of assassin's and learns a valuable lesson on friendship and patience.Opening Sentence: There was nothing left in the world except sand and wind.The Review:Celaena Sardothien has been sent to train in the Red Desert with the Mute Master of the Silent Assassins as punishment for the events that happened in The Assassin and the Pirate Lord. She must train with the Master and come back with a letter of recommendation before she will be allowed back at the Assassin's Keep.Celaena learns a lesson of life and the value of friendship in this short novella. The potential for supernatural grows in this series with evil witches and crazy, horse sized spiders that bargain for your soul or youth. As these are only discussed and not seen, I'm not too sure how heavily paranormal events will play in this series. This novella really sets up for many other stories that I am already wanting to read.Overall, The Assassin and the Desert shows deeper character development for Celaena. She came off a little impersonal in the first novella but in this one I really felt for her plight, even if she is a little selfish and spoiled. I can't wait to see what adventure Celaena goes on next.FTC Advisory: I purchased my own copy of The Assassin and the Desert. No goody bags, sponsorships, "material connections," or bribes were exchanged for my review.