Amanda Reads

  Introduction: The Assassin’s Blade is a five story novella compilation style prequel to the Throne of Glass series. It consists of The Assassin and the Pirate Lord , The Assassin and the Healer , The Assassin and the Desert , The Assassin and the Underworld, and The Assassin and the Empire .  I do have to say that I agree with SJM’s order of reading ToG with this being third. If I had read this first I would not have liked it.  (Even though I have problems with the last story I did enjoy it overall) I would not have any reason to like the dumb bratty teenager that is the main character. There would also be no reason for me to be interested in Celaena’s relationship with Sam OR wanting to know how Sam dies. If you do read this first you can 100% tell that Sam is going to die. It is foreshadowed HARD - to the point that I assumed it would happen much sooner than it actually did. Examples of what made me think so in various parts: 10% - “I suppose if we’re going to...

 Hello! I’d like to start this out by introducing myself! 👋  I’m sure by the title you’ve gathered than my name is Amanda. I am almost 29 and I go by she/her/they/them pronouns.  I’ve been an avid reader since I was in elementary school. As the years went on I started reading less and less as I found it more difficult to focus. In 2022 I realized that ebooks make my reading life *much* easier. I figured if I was going to be on scrolling anyway I might as well be reading! I started out by reading on my phone and my iPad and realized I could focus so much easier! That year I set my reading goal to 10 books since I was just getting back into reading. Never thought I’d get anywhere close. I surpassed that goal by a LOT! I read 65 books in 2022!! I surprised the hell out of myself.  Midway through 2023 I got a kindle paperwhite and it’s also made a huge difference. At first I didn’t notice any improvement with headaches - actually the first week I had it my headaches wer...