Review: All. The. Feels.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2014
Seriously. I don't even know where to start. Like, did I even have this many feels reading Throne of Glass?? (Okay, I'm currently rereading it, and the answer is...yes.)I also don't really know where to start because I don't know what would be a spoiler, for either this novella or any of the previous three. And while I don't want to do that, I just may have to.Sam and Celaena have realized their love for each other, and severed their ties from Arobynn, moving to their own place. But they won't truly be free from Arobynn and the Assassin's Guild, until the move far away. In order to do that, though, they need money. So they agree to take on one last job, that will pay their way out of there. Except...it is the riskiest, possibly stupidest job Sam could have ever agreed to.Celaena is not used to caring for someone, and so I appreciate the effort she makes here with Sam. I mean, she is still Celaena Sardothien, she didn't turn into one of "those girls", but she does make an effort to treat him better.The story starting with the "after" part and then going into flashback was a very smart tactic, as it kept the reader in suspense for the entire story, wanting to know what happens. Now, of course, if you've read Throne of Glass, you know what happens, but not exactly how it happens.And as for the how, it kept me on the edge of me seat. Trying to figure out what will happen, Arobynn sticking his nose in where it doesn't belong, knowing how it ends and wondering how it turned from this to that.And then, that end. Just...the EMOTIONS.Seeing Celaena, someone who is so strong and cold become that lifeless is just...disconcerting. Emotional. But, when she gets to Endovier and chooses to be strong again for Sam, decides that they will not break her, that made me really happy. That's the Celaena we knew and loved in Throne of Glass. So many times, girls in YA novels lose the "love of their life", become the way Celaena was, and stay that way. It's so annoying, and I'm glad Celaena didn't, choosing to be a good example for girls (fictional or nonfictional) everywhere.Have I mentioned how much I loved these novellas? With four of them, they really are like their own novel. Even now, reading Throne of Glass, there are references she makes that I go "ooh! I know that reference!" So yeah, I really do recommend reading them. Not only are they great as a story on their own, they make so much more sense in the context of Throne of Glass. And plus, Sam. Even if you're die-hard #TeamChaol or #TeamDorian, you'll want to be #TeamSam too ;)