Daindreth's Assassin
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4.6 • 54 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Born to be a sorceress. Cursed to be an assassin. Chosen to be his empress.
Magic has two immutable rules—every spell requires a sacrifice and every curse can be broken.
Amira Brindonu is a sorceress turned assassin, bound in a curse that forces her to obey her father, even to the point of high treason. When he orders her to kill the future emperor, she fails, but discovers a secret that could bring the whole of the empire to its knees.
The archduke is stricken by a curse that could sentence him and his people to damnation, but Amira could be the only key to breaking it. In a desperate last-ditch effort, the archduke takes Amira prisoner and makes a pact to protect her from her curse if she will help free him of his own.
As time begins to run out, Amira soon learns that there are enemies that blades can't touch and there are fates worse than death. Caught in a web of sorcery, intrigue, and her growing feelings for the archduke, the assassin must decide just how much she is willing to give to save the only man she's ever loved.
Every curse can be broken, but can two cursed people save each other?
Customer Reviews
Loved it!
Amazing story! I love the characters and the lore was really interesting to me. I was hooked from the first chapter!
A great book!
It has suspense, romance, and politics! It is a great fantasy book. The characters are so good. They are full characters, flaws, strengths and personalities. Can’t wait to read the rest!
4.5 stars.
It's been a long time since I've read a story this well-written in the expositionary department. Exposition the second toughest thing to write about. (The first being intimacy.) Within two chapters, I knew who these characters were like, how they walked, how they talked, the generalized location, the political atmosphere, plus a ton more additional world-building points. Superb!
This is fantasy novel with a paranormal romance twist. High magic is involved in which the writer did spend a good deal of time with its system creation. Everything asked for demands a price. The gods and goddesses require sacrifices when angered. NOTHING is for free.
The characters involved were very three-dimensional and grew and matured throughout the book. I was extremely pleased with how Ms. Wheatley manipulated her characters within her world, making it all that much more exciting! There was so much suspense in some parts, I had to stop reading for a day before I could resume! What a change of pace compared to the last ten books I've been reading!
My only reason for not giving this book that additional half-star is that there were still quite a few stupidly missed mistakes. Missing words. Words that should had been cut. Considering that the grammar was quite good, even to my persnickety editorial lifestyle, they should had been easily "heard" during a final few verbal read-throughs. (The best way to pick up on these snarky little problems. Our eyes too easily bounce right over these important details.)
Yes, this is part of a series, but it doesn't end in a cliffhanger... not if just barely escaping with your life is considered a cliffhanger which I do not. I have already signed up with her newsletter in order to be notified of her next book's release. This series is definitely worth the investment, believe you me.