MY HEART. WHY? 
 I need to get this off my chest first though - Chaol, Dorian, and Rowan have NOTHING on Sam. I mean sure, I'm still a bit of a sucker for Rowan, but I knew as soon as Sam was introduced into the novellas that no one was going to surpass him. 
 I'm not really one for reading novellas, but I figured why not, since the rest of the series has been so absolutely phenomenal. This collection of shorts was heartbreaking, action packed, beautiful, and reminded me why I adored the series so much to begin with. It lends so much to Celaena's character - I honestly wish I had read this after Throne of Glass. It's not a necessity, but it reveals so much about Celaena that it's definitely not a bad idea to do so before continuing on with the series. 
 The writing is beyond gorgeous, as always, and Mass continues to break hearts everywhere. 
 OH MY STARS. The ending just left me with a snotty nose and tears streaming down my cheeks. I straight up cannot deal right now.