Author: Cassandra Rose Clark
Publisher: Strange Chemistry
Publisher: Strange Chemistry
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Format: ARC
Source: For Review
Goodreads Description:
"Ananna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to an allying pirate clan: she wants to captain her own boat, not serve as second-in-command to her handsome yet clueless fiance. But her escape has dire consequences when she learns the scorned clan has sent an assassin after her.
And when the assassin, Naji, finally catches up with her, things get even worse. Ananna inadvertently triggers a nasty curse — with a life-altering result. Now Ananna and Naji are forced to become uneasy allies as they work together to break the curse and return their lives back to normal. Or at least as normal as the lives of a pirate and an assassin can be."
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The description for The Assasin’s Curse actually reminded me of a romance novel, but it’s not really that type of story. We have a strong female main character who refuses to have her decisions made for her and is always strong despite her fear. After ending up in a bad situation, which leads to an assassin trying to kill her, Ananna ends up binding the assassin to her.
After Ananna saves his life, Naji (the assassin) is bound by a curse to protect her. The two end up on a rather long journey to attempt to break the curse and form an odd friendship along the way. While it is clear that Ananna has romantic feelings for Naji, it is a bit unclear if he reciprocates the feeling.
The story itself was ok. I wasn’t blown away, but I am intrigued by the ending and would like to see how the story ends. Overall, I like the characters and wouldn’t mind reading more about them. Based on the description, I would have expected much more romantic tension then is actually in the book, but this could improve as the series continues. There is also quite a bit of world building that was left unexplored, but I expect we will get a deeper dive into it in the future novels.
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I wasn't drawn in by this one immediately when I started reading it but I was surprised to find that by the end I loved it and wanted more. I'm especially intrigued by the group of assassins that Naji comes from and the use of magic. I hope we get a better feel for that in the next novel. :]
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