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A review by amiascah
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
I really tried to like this book but there was an energy, feeling and maturity that I was missing the whole time I read it.
'The Assassin's Curse is book one in its series by Cassandra Rose Clarke. It begins the tale of Ananna of the Tanarau as she is dealing with an arranged marriage that she does not want. At her first opportunity to get out of this marriage she does and fleas. Unfortunately her intendeds family is not happy with their son being jilted and so they send an assassin after her. Over a few near misses with the assassin Ananna ends up saving his life.
Spoilers
I can't even think of where this all took place, the world building is so lacking I don't know the names of much. This read kinda like a first draft. It wasn't all bad it just was missing so much. It also felt so rushed. There was no build up to the arranged marriage, there was easing into Ananna's character, we started off on a run, away from the marriage, which quickly became flight from and assassin and before you can draw a breath, they were acting like they had been on the road together for awhile and had built up some trust.
I unfortunately very much did not enjoy this and will not be reading the series further.
'The Assassin's Curse is book one in its series by Cassandra Rose Clarke. It begins the tale of Ananna of the Tanarau as she is dealing with an arranged marriage that she does not want. At her first opportunity to get out of this marriage she does and fleas. Unfortunately her intendeds family is not happy with their son being jilted and so they send an assassin after her. Over a few near misses with the assassin Ananna ends up saving his life.
Spoilers
I can't even think of where this all took place, the world building is so lacking I don't know the names of much. This read kinda like a first draft. It wasn't all bad it just was missing so much. It also felt so rushed. There was no build up to the arranged marriage, there was easing into Ananna's character, we started off on a run, away from the marriage, which quickly became flight from and assassin and before you can draw a breath, they were acting like they had been on the road together for awhile and had built up some trust.
I unfortunately very much did not enjoy this and will not be reading the series further.