Reviews

Her Name Is Knight by Yasmin Angoe

tuere's review against another edition

4.0

3.5⭐️ rounded up but i love a good assasain! nena's story was so raw and i adored her relationship development with georgia but especially with the knight's. the dual pov really added to the plot however her and cort's development felt like it was missing some pieces a little

tami_stars's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

a1saucier's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

rbjennings's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

timhuyghe's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

5feet_of_fury's review

4.5

I really loved this. 

La Femme Nikita/Leon the Professional vibes. 

Nena Knight is sold into human trafficking as a youth, manages to escape & be trained as a “dispatcher” for The Tribe (an elite group uniting the powers of multiple African countries). A solid foundation. With plenty of action, a bit of romance & a couple big twists. 

gregsgal's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

franksreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

zellreads's review against another edition

4.0

This book was hard hitting and full of action, as well as great emotional moments. It is a pretty dark book, due to Nena's past, but I thought it was handled well and realistically. The action is well paced and there is enough of it to make the book interesting without being gratuitous. A great book overall, and I can't wait for the next one in the series to come out.

eva_exhausted's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Nena Knight knows all about pain, but she also knows how to deal it out. Brutally taken from her small Ghanian village as a child and forced to endure unthinkable horrors, the girl Aninyeh is now the woman Nena — top assassin for a powerful syndicate known as the Tribe. Her mission? Liquidating the enemies of pan-African unity, which she does with guilt-free gusto. 

She’s never questioned orders from. The Tribe, until she meets a sassy young girl, Georgia in a local burger  joint. After leaving, Georgia gets into trouble- and Nena can’t leave her. 

My thoughts: This book was so immersive and adventurous. I rooted for Nena throughout the whole book and enjoyed the audiobook greatly.