Book Review: The Assassin and the Desert, by Sarah J. Maas

Sarah J. Maas has created the most entertaining character in Celaena Sardothien. I just can't get enough of the Throne of Glass series.

I'm really picky about my short stories (read: I don't like them.) But even though these are short, they have a plot, a beginning and an end, and character growth. They are like reading a really interesting novel -- only short!

This time, in The Assassin and the Desert, Celaena has been banished (after her disobedience in The Assassin and the Pirate Lord) by Arobynn, her trainer, to the desert to be trained by the Master of the Silent Assassins. There she will hope to win his favor, so he can write her a letter to get her back in Arobynn's good graces.

While there she makes friends with Ansel, who also wants to be trained by the Master. She has an interesting story. There's plenty of adventure and danger and surprises. Although, I did suspect who the bad guy was from the beginning. I don't know what is so mesmerizing about this world and these cultures, but I feel like I live and breath these characters while I'm reading.

Just a warning -- no Sam in this one, and his fate is unknown, so all the more reason to keep reading! Next up: The Assassin and the Underworld.

If you enjoyed Throne of Glass,  I can't recommend these novellas enough. You won't be disappointed.

Published by Bloomsbury, March 30, 2012
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