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Violence
Some
Assassin violence; the slave trade context involves dark content
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of justice, the slave trade, and what Celaena is beginning to feel for Sam
What this book is about
The fourth Throne of Glass prequel novella sends Celaena on a mission that entangles her with Sam Cortland — the boy she cannot stop thinking about — and a case involving the city's slave trade. More emotionally complex than the earlier novellas; the Celaena-Sam relationship deepens.
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Slavery depicted
Assassin violence
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