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A review by sc104906
Courting Darkness by Robin Lafevers
2.0
I received this ARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
The government ties across the land have changed after many bloody battles. Now a marriage will create an alliance that should bring peace to the land. As a trained assassin of St. Mortain, Sybella will take the bride-to-be and her entourage and protect them on the journey to the new court. Sybella has abusers from her past, who attempt to hurt her beloved sisters. Sybella will need to stay ahead of the game to keep everyone she loves safe.
Genevieve and a partner have been sent deep undercover in a surrounding court as sleeper assassins for St. Mortain. While Genevieve cannot wait to be called to duty, her partner has given up on ever being remembered again and has become a mistress of the local lord (she is also carrying his child).
While it appears that everything is working towards peace, everything is not as it seems. There are threats from all sides and Sybella and Genevieve will play an important role in the fate of their land.
This book is displayed as the first of a series, it feels like the beginning of a series. It feels that the reader should be familiar with certain characters and concepts, that are not truly addressed. It made it difficult for me to connect to the story, because it felt like I was missing big chunks of it.
The government ties across the land have changed after many bloody battles. Now a marriage will create an alliance that should bring peace to the land. As a trained assassin of St. Mortain, Sybella will take the bride-to-be and her entourage and protect them on the journey to the new court. Sybella has abusers from her past, who attempt to hurt her beloved sisters. Sybella will need to stay ahead of the game to keep everyone she loves safe.
Genevieve and a partner have been sent deep undercover in a surrounding court as sleeper assassins for St. Mortain. While Genevieve cannot wait to be called to duty, her partner has given up on ever being remembered again and has become a mistress of the local lord (she is also carrying his child).
While it appears that everything is working towards peace, everything is not as it seems. There are threats from all sides and Sybella and Genevieve will play an important role in the fate of their land.
This book is displayed as the first of a series, it feels like the beginning of a series. It feels that the reader should be familiar with certain characters and concepts, that are not truly addressed. It made it difficult for me to connect to the story, because it felt like I was missing big chunks of it.