The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas
448 pages
★★★★
Prequel novellas to the popular Throne of Glass series, this collection gives more context to how Celaena Sardothien was sent to the prison camp, Endovier. Starting with Calaena and another assassin in her group, Sam, being sent to make a deal with the Pirate Lord. The stories go on to show the relationship between Sam and Calaena grow from enemies to trusting each other more than anyone.
While some of these stories felt unnecessary, it did ultimately answer some of the questions I’ve had and it showed how different Celaena was before her year in prison, including her first love.