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jaceyThe second half of the story begun in The Assassin's Curse, as this is basically one long book split into two. It's a light, fast read which comes to a satisfying conclusion despite a couple of places where the sexual tension gets stretched out purely because the main characters seem to wilfully misunderstand each other's intentions.
I was a little disappointed to find that this was not the start of a series because I enjoyed the first one so much, however this tied up all the loose ends, so I'm happy to leave it there.
Ananna has a strong voice and Naji, the scar-faced assassin, is suitably moody. The worldbuilding was mostly completed in the first book, but is maintained very well.
This nook picks up where the last one left off, with Ananna and Naji marooned on a magical island. I wish I hadn't left so long between reading the first and second volume because it took me a while to read myself back into it, but once I picked up the threads I was fine.
Ananna has unwittingly saved the life on Naji, her would-be assassin, set on her by a pirate family she mortally offended while trying to escape marriage to their son (in book one). In doing so she has triggered a curse and now Naji is forced to protect her or suffer dreadful consequences. Of course they fancy each other rotten, but neither will admit it, hence the wilful misunderstandings that almost-but-not-quite stretch reader credibility.
I'm probably not giving much away if I tell you that happy endings follow several plot twists. Thoroughly enjoyable.
I was a little disappointed to find that this was not the start of a series because I enjoyed the first one so much, however this tied up all the loose ends, so I'm happy to leave it there.
Ananna has a strong voice and Naji, the scar-faced assassin, is suitably moody. The worldbuilding was mostly completed in the first book, but is maintained very well.
This nook picks up where the last one left off, with Ananna and Naji marooned on a magical island. I wish I hadn't left so long between reading the first and second volume because it took me a while to read myself back into it, but once I picked up the threads I was fine.
Ananna has unwittingly saved the life on Naji, her would-be assassin, set on her by a pirate family she mortally offended while trying to escape marriage to their son (in book one). In doing so she has triggered a curse and now Naji is forced to protect her or suffer dreadful consequences. Of course they fancy each other rotten, but neither will admit it, hence the wilful misunderstandings that almost-but-not-quite stretch reader credibility.
I'm probably not giving much away if I tell you that happy endings follow several plot twists. Thoroughly enjoyable.
