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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
I did rather enjoy this, but for some reason had difficulty keeping each perspective clear (perhaps I'm just too distracted right now). So I was a little muddled about what was happening to whom, but I was interested and look forward to finding out what happens next! It's also been a while since I read the other ones in this world, but I enjoy LaFevers' writing and detailed descriptions, as well as her unique characters and world building.
I was so excited to return to this story, and to the characters I loved so much in the original trilogy--especially Beast and Sybella. However, this book needed some editing and tightening up. It dragged in quite a few places and Sybella and Gen's inner monologues were very repetitive. However, the court politics are as intricate as ever, the characters well-drawn, and the book ends on a suitably tense note. I'll be picking up the concluding volume when it publishes.
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another instalment of the Fair Assassin saga. This is the first book in a duology which I am glad I could immediately continue on and finish with the second book 'Igniting Darkness'.
In Courting Darkness we meet Genevieve who is an initiate of St Mortain sent to the French court deep undercover for the last five years. She hasn't had any contact at all with the convent and is starting to worry that she's been forgotten.
She meets a mysterious prisoner in the dungeons of the castle where she is living and is immediately intrigued.
Meanwhile, the Duchess of Brittany has become betrothed to the French king and Sybella and Beast are sent to accompany her to France where she is to live once she marries. Unfortunately the French Regent is not too keen to relinquish her power to her younger brother now he is of age and multiple power plays and intrigues are in force at court.
The cast of characters is large, but most are from the original trilogy so are familiar faces. Genevieve and Sybella's stories are told in the first person, with their name at the top of their chapters to keep things straight.
This is not a stand-alone.
In Courting Darkness we meet Genevieve who is an initiate of St Mortain sent to the French court deep undercover for the last five years. She hasn't had any contact at all with the convent and is starting to worry that she's been forgotten.
She meets a mysterious prisoner in the dungeons of the castle where she is living and is immediately intrigued.
Meanwhile, the Duchess of Brittany has become betrothed to the French king and Sybella and Beast are sent to accompany her to France where she is to live once she marries. Unfortunately the French Regent is not too keen to relinquish her power to her younger brother now he is of age and multiple power plays and intrigues are in force at court.
The cast of characters is large, but most are from the original trilogy so are familiar faces. Genevieve and Sybella's stories are told in the first person, with their name at the top of their chapters to keep things straight.
This is not a stand-alone.
As I suspected, this ended on quite an evil cliffhanger. I could sense it coming, but still. Oof. On the bright side, book 2 should be action packed as all get out.
I really enjoyed seeing Sybella again, and every chapter from her POV was great, even as it was frustrating that her life still sucks. Genevieve, our new character, was harder to warm up to. She's so stupid! I understand why she is, and it's not really her fault, but it drove me crazy nonetheless.
Final thought-this is technically a new series, not part of the His Fair Assassins trilogy, but I cannot imagine that you would be able to jump into this book without reading those and understand what's going on. Really, read those first.
I really enjoyed seeing Sybella again, and every chapter from her POV was great, even as it was frustrating that her life still sucks. Genevieve, our new character, was harder to warm up to. She's so stupid! I understand why she is, and it's not really her fault, but it drove me crazy nonetheless.
Final thought-this is technically a new series, not part of the His Fair Assassins trilogy, but I cannot imagine that you would be able to jump into this book without reading those and understand what's going on. Really, read those first.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
hopeful
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes