Review: As invested in these novellas as in the actual novels...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2014
I think I've been getting more into these novellas than the actual Throne of Glass. What can I say? I think I love Sam more than even Chaol, which is saying something.Celaena is back from the desert and ready to take on Arobynn for what he did to her. Except when she gets home, Arobynn lures her in with a job that would free a bunch of slaves, and she caved. Between wanting her freedom, figuring out what if Arobynn has ulterior motives, doing this job, and Sam (does he have feelings for her? Could she have feelings for him? Celaena Sardothien doesn't have feelings!) her life is pretty busy.This was definitely my favorite novella (so far). Celaena is smarter and actually more mature than in the last one, which made for a better read. I definitely ship her and Sam (if you can't tell) so this one made me happy. Although Arobynn is really making me mad. And Celaena is making me mad for listening to him >:(This one had a lot of action and suspense to it as well. I had already kind of guessed what was going on from the beginning though, and knew what had happened way before Celaena. So there was a lot of me screaming at her to stop being stupid and figure it out. So yes, it was slightly predictable, but not enough to ruin the story.There was also definitely a lot more drama in this one. Between Celaena and Arobynn, Celaena and Sam, Celaena and Lyssandra… Celaena is just a very dramatic person. It's not bad drama (and I'm usually the person who hates it) but actually lends more of a dimension to the story.Weirdly enough, I enjoyed this novella almost as much as the full-length novel Throne of Glass and would definitely recommend it to anyone who loved this series.Now excuse me while I go read the next novella to find out what happens…