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The Assassin and the Healer

Sarah J. Maas (2012)

Subgenre
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages40 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age14
Goodreads4.18/5 (56944)
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Violence

Positive tags

AdventureComing of AgeSelf-DiscoveryQuest

Heroine archetypes

AssassinCursed HeroineStrong Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Tropes

Assassin ProtagonistQuestRed Desert JourneyChosen OneCursed WorldMaster-Apprentice RelationshipTraining ArcFish out of Water

Themes

Coming of AgeDestinyIdentityDefianceSurvivalSelf-DiscoveryConsequences

Synopsis

Meet the beautiful, defiant, destined for greatness. Celaena Sardothien has challenged her master. Now she must pay the price. Her journey to the Red Desert will be an arduous one, but it may change the fate of her cursed world forever...

Is The Assassin and the Healer appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

Brief assassin-themed fantasy with moderate violence typical of YA. Part of a series featuring a defiant female protagonist facing consequences and embarking on a transformative journey.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include violence.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy following a fierce assassin heroine as she faces punishment and sets out on a desert quest that could change everything.

Tags

Adventure FantasyCharacter-DrivenShort StoryPrequel