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A review by eatingwords
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
4.0
What a fun read!
This was adventure galore! Magic, sword-fighting, pirates, assassins, wizards, strange islands, etc. There was non-stop action and adventure all around; it was a lot of fun reading this book.
Ananna was great. She wasn't perfect, but she knew what she wanted and that was first and foremost: no marriage that would prevent her from owning her own pirate ship with her own crew. So she does what every girl with common sense would do: run away. And get herself into more trouble than she would have liked. But how she tried to save herself out of different situations was great; she didn't give up, she wanted her own life, not one dictated to her by some husband.
Naji was the brooding assassin, he didn't say much and it seemed that he was just kind to Ananna because of the curse that was binding them. I haven't quite figured him out yet, so I'm excited to see what'll become of him in the next book.
The writing wasn't very poetic, it was more like a stream of consciousness and I wasn't too fond of it at first, but as the story continued it just fit Ananna as a character and as a pirate as well.
Overall the story kept me on my toes, I wanted to know if they would be able to cure this curse of Naji's and what would become of them. It was definitely a lot of fun and I will read the continuation of this book possibly very soon.
This was adventure galore! Magic, sword-fighting, pirates, assassins, wizards, strange islands, etc. There was non-stop action and adventure all around; it was a lot of fun reading this book.
Ananna was great. She wasn't perfect, but she knew what she wanted and that was first and foremost: no marriage that would prevent her from owning her own pirate ship with her own crew. So she does what every girl with common sense would do: run away. And get herself into more trouble than she would have liked. But how she tried to save herself out of different situations was great; she didn't give up, she wanted her own life, not one dictated to her by some husband.
Naji was the brooding assassin, he didn't say much and it seemed that he was just kind to Ananna because of the curse that was binding them. I haven't quite figured him out yet, so I'm excited to see what'll become of him in the next book.
The writing wasn't very poetic, it was more like a stream of consciousness and I wasn't too fond of it at first, but as the story continued it just fit Ananna as a character and as a pirate as well.
Overall the story kept me on my toes, I wanted to know if they would be able to cure this curse of Naji's and what would become of them. It was definitely a lot of fun and I will read the continuation of this book possibly very soon.