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_isabel_'s review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
This was freaking lovely.
Tavia Lark's writing seems to be specifically created for me: this is the fourth book of hers that I've devoured and absolutely adored, and I can already see myself checking out her other series.
"Prince and Assassin" is everything I love in fantasy and romance, and then some: a simple, but extremely vivid, world-building, all the hurt/comfort tropes my little romance-starved heart can wish for, a vast (and totally lovable and hilarious) cast of side characters, steam with a nice helping of a light D/s dynamic, heartstopping action and two protagonists that absolutely STOLE my heart. Plus, the writing was fabulous.
I must admit, I'm not the biggest fan of hidden identities in my reads, but Whisper and Julien's relationship was lovely: it's sweet and spicy, fuled by a ton of chemistry. Julien was probably my favourite: he's so charming, so protective and ugh, just the best, most respectful and understanding boyfriend ever. I also adored Whisper, but I hated seeing him so stifled by his father and the curse that was put upon him: I wanted to scream at him for not asking for help sooner, but yeah, I guess that's what his horrific upbringing brought him. I still loved him to bits, and I loved seeing him slowly but surely trust Julien with his body and heart.
I also completely ADORED the side characters. Nadine and Rosin and Dury cracked me up; Audric is so damn intriguing and I cannot wait to read his book; I already love Bellamy and the brothers' mothers to absolute death; and Rumi and Fisk were fantastic and totally hilarious. The best feral cats ever.
I'm so excited to read the next book, not only because we'll finally meet Julien and Audric mysterious younger (and much coddled) brother, but also because there are a ton of threads left to unravel in what will surely be another explosive series by Tavia Lark.
Tavia Lark's writing seems to be specifically created for me: this is the fourth book of hers that I've devoured and absolutely adored, and I can already see myself checking out her other series.
"Prince and Assassin" is everything I love in fantasy and romance, and then some: a simple, but extremely vivid, world-building, all the hurt/comfort tropes my little romance-starved heart can wish for, a vast (and totally lovable and hilarious) cast of side characters, steam with a nice helping of a light D/s dynamic, heartstopping action and two protagonists that absolutely STOLE my heart. Plus, the writing was fabulous.
I must admit, I'm not the biggest fan of hidden identities in my reads, but Whisper and Julien's relationship was lovely: it's sweet and spicy, fuled by a ton of chemistry. Julien was probably my favourite: he's so charming, so protective and ugh, just the best, most respectful and understanding boyfriend ever. I also adored Whisper, but I hated seeing him so stifled by his father and the curse that was put upon him: I wanted to scream at him for not asking for help sooner, but yeah, I guess that's what his horrific upbringing brought him. I still loved him to bits, and I loved seeing him slowly but surely trust Julien with his body and heart.
I also completely ADORED the side characters. Nadine and Rosin and Dury cracked me up; Audric is so damn intriguing and I cannot wait to read his book; I already love Bellamy and the brothers' mothers to absolute death; and Rumi and Fisk were fantastic and totally hilarious. The best feral cats ever.
I'm so excited to read the next book, not only because we'll finally meet Julien and Audric mysterious younger (and much coddled) brother, but also because there are a ton of threads left to unravel in what will surely be another explosive series by Tavia Lark.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping
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