4.5 Stars 
 I was really surprised to like this book! I wasn't sure how I'd deal with the whole "novella" thing but to be completely honest each novella blended with the next very seamlessly so it felt very much like a full book. 
 The main thing I loved about this book was that it gives you so much insight into Celaena's past. I feel like I know her so much more after reading this book. 
 The one issue I had with this book is that I felt like some relationships developed really quickly or were made to seem a lot more dramatic than I could believe. 
 (view spoiler)[ e.g. Sam and Celaena's relationship developed so fast from one incident. And I feel like it happened over 2 days, and all of a sudden they were infatuated with each other. I get that Sam had loved her for a long time before, but I didn't get that feeling at all until he mentioned it, based on the way he talked to/about her and the way he acted around her. idk I loved their relationship but I felt like its development didn't come across as genuinely as I would have liked it to. Also something that bugged me was Ansel's betrayal. Once again I understand that they became friends but Celaena barely spent a full month with her and all of a sudden she is SHATTERED by Ansel's actions??? Don't get me wrong, I get their friendship but I feel like Ansel's betrayal was dramatised a bit even with some of the next novellas where Celaena was still "SUPER scarred" from the event. (hide spoiler)] The gripes I had could have been things that only I felt though so I'm not sure... But anyways I still gave this book 4.5 stars because I really enjoyed it so don't mind me rambling about these things that bugged me.