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A review by sarahlreadseverything
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
3.0
Really this is a 2.5, rounded up to 3. I enjoyed the swashbuckling concept (pirates and assasins, who would say no??) and there was some interesting world-building going on. BUT it fell down on almost every other point
- There was no conclusion to the story. None, nada. The blurb you can see above? That literally spoils the entire book. When we reach the end, they have only just discovered that they need to do three impossible tasks. It made me feel rather cheated.
- It relied far to heavily on the mysterious-boy-won't-tell-girl-what's-going-on trope. Sometimes all his mysteriousness made me want to punch Naji. In the face.
- The romance element was almost non-existent.
- The world built was fascinating, but there wasn't enough elaboration. This was partly due to point two above, but even with that there were ignored opportunities for expansion that would have made the story richer
Overall? Great concept, bad execution. I'll be reading the second in the series, but literally just because otherwise it would feel like I'd read half a book
- There was no conclusion to the story. None, nada. The blurb you can see above? That literally spoils the entire book. When we reach the end, they have only just discovered that they need to do three impossible tasks. It made me feel rather cheated.
- It relied far to heavily on the mysterious-boy-won't-tell-girl-what's-going-on trope. Sometimes all his mysteriousness made me want to punch Naji. In the face.
- The romance element was almost non-existent.
Spoiler
He's in love with somebody else. And acts like it- The world built was fascinating, but there wasn't enough elaboration. This was partly due to point two above, but even with that there were ignored opportunities for expansion that would have made the story richer
Overall? Great concept, bad execution. I'll be reading the second in the series, but literally just because otherwise it would feel like I'd read half a book