what a start to the series

brilliant prequel and was preformed really well I really enjoyed it on tk the next

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Prequel to throne of glass series

Great set of novellas that take place before the 1st throne of glass book. I would recommend listening to this first as a prequel since it features a few side characters that are important to the later books in the series. Fantastic narrator although there were some random strange accents but then you can tell it’s a different character speaking. Highly recommend.

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great read

i have loved reading and listening to this book. the world building is great and helps be there in the moment with them. to me it helps you feel their emotions too.

celeana and Sam relationship how it changes and grows all the things they go through together. how they free the slaves is all magical.

i dont like Arobynn hamel. he's sly

well worth the listen and read

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Really enjoyed

I the writing & the characters, you really get drawn into their story. I can’t wait to start the next one

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Great to understand how the connections of friendships are made

I liked this. Not as much as the other books but I loved understanding how people they pop up later on are connected to her and her story.

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Love it

Oh Celaena, oh Sam… my heart. I’ll never get over this betrayal. What an absolutely amazing book, I love rereading and relistening to this series. The narrator is absolutely amazing.

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Amazing

This audio book was amazing, I was in a reading slump so decided to try the audio book instead and I’m so glad that I did! The voice actor did a really good job too

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It's better than the rest of the series

I had not read any of the series prior to this so thought I'd start with the prequal. This book is far superior to the next in the sequence. I was waiting for things to link in the next novel but its like the MC was striped of any and all fighting ability and personality and the characters went from fleshed out here to little cardboard cut out versions of themselves so I'd not recommend doing things the way I tried as it just made the Throne of Glass unbareable. It's such a shame as I was so enthralled by this book and the characters had really lovely dynamics.

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First audiobook and was not disappointed!

Loved the narration style. The voices took a little getting used to as it was my first audiobook but I really loved it. Was a great way to take up a 6 hour drive!

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Celaena Sardothien grows on you

This is a hard book to rate because it is a compilation of several short stories, and some are much better than the others. The stories follow Celaena Sardothien from being "just" an assassin to trying to make a difference and learning that no good deed goes unpunished. " The Assassin and the Pirate Lord" was good, but it took me some time to get interested in the story. "The Assassin and the Healer" is unremarkable, but I loved "The Assassin and the Desert". I wanted to know more about Sam at this point, and the remaining stories "The Assassin and the Underworld" and "The Assassin and the Empire" gave me what I asked for. The last one is heartbreaking and quite good, I read it the fastest. It paves the way for the series and makes me want to read "Throne of Glass" as soon as possible. It doesn't start strong but the ending is powerful, what a wonderful opening to the series.

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