I can't still get over The Assassin and the Desert! I can't stop mentally fawning over it, like OMG!! New world and characters were introduced, and I found myself hooked and in love with every bit that made up this novella. Celaena Sardothien is one that I'm personally wishing to become - strong, beautiful but deadly, sarcastic, witty, apathetic to some degree, smart, prideful (haha!), and a little vain concerning her face (a big LOL!). That was a shocker to me! And she finds it utterly difficult to zip-close her pocket and defy her fashion urges!! Hahaha!! Despite everything that she was, despite the reputation that she's trying to hold that she's dangerous to mess around, that she's the strongest and skilled assassin to date, she's not the one to condone what's beyond morally wrong which made me love her character the more. She may have killed a lot but she's not a heartless bitch. She has a heart that knows love, loyalty, friendship and trust. I truly love her! The relationship that she had somehow strongly built among the other characters was what struck me the most. The friendship, the trust, the bond - proof of the progress of characterization was prominently developed, all mixed and later on twisted that would lead one to ask, who's really to trust? Adventurous, fun, magical and a lovely fantasy, a novella that entertained me to the deepest core, 'til the last page and i was hungry for more more more more despite how satisfying the end already!!! unlike the first novella, The Assassin and the Pirate Lord (which i still love as much as the second), i'm sure The Assassin and the Desert will perfectly fit for a plot of a movie, with not a single event to miss of course!!! =D