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I haven’t exactly kept my love for Sarah J. Maas’ “A Court of Thorns and Roses” (ACOTAR) book series a secret here on my blog, and for good reason; aside from the “Harry Potter” series, they’re the best fantasy books I have ever read, and Maas, like J.K. Rowling, possesses the rare but insanely appreciated ability to literally transport readers into an entirely different world through her skilled writing style.

I’ve read all of the ACOTAR books twice already, and because they are excellent, I wanted to explore some more texts from Maas. Aside from ACOTAR, she is also famous for her “Throne of Glass” and “Crescent City” book series, so I decided to order the “Throne of Glass” box set and start reading. Not at all surprisingly, the “Throne of Glass” texts are fantastic, and I’m currently on the third book in the series, “Crown of Midnight.”

I should probably stipulate that there are different orders in which you can read the “Throne of Glass” books. I chose to start the series with “Assassin’s Blade,” which is actually described as “Throne of Glass” novellas on the front cover. “Assassin’s Blade” is a prequel, I think, to the series, and I’ve chatted with a few people who have read the entire series in a different order who wish they had started with “Assassin’s Blade.”

I think I would give “Throne of Glass” an 8/10 rating, and while I will dedicate a separate post to this book, I’m providing you with this rating so you can understand how “Assassin’s Blade” measures up. I give “Assassin’s Blade” a 7/10, and the biggest reason I didn’t love it as much as the following book is that it is a series of shorter stories enveloped in one book, and I simply wish the stories themselves were longer. But, I do recommend reading “Assassin’s Blade” before “Throne of Glass” because it does make it a little easier to follow and understand.

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