The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
by Sarah J. Maas
Young adult · ages 16–18 · grades 11–12 · 820L · 131 pages · 2012
Why we'd hand it over
A novella-length fantasy romance with real emotional stakes—Maas's prose is lush and the dynamic between Celaena and Dorian crackles, but the violence and sexual content are solidly YA-16+.