The Assassin's Blade

I read this book after Crown of Midnight, mostly because I was afraid that if I read it before Throne of Glass I would not be hooked as much because these are 5 short stories. However, this read like a book divided up into 5 parts. It really is just one story. And HOLY MOLY what a story that is!! Since I read Throne of Glass and Crown of midnight already, I knew certain things were going to happen. This did ruin a bit of the surprise especially of the last story, but it also made me appreciate so much that happens in Throne of Glass. A lot of the motivations behind Celeana's actions are explained in this book. I really liked it, but I would recommend people to read this one before they start reading Throne of Glass.