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A review by celjla212
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
3.0
Ananna is a pirate, born and bred on a ship. She wants nothing more than to be captain of her own vessel one day. Then she learns that her parents have betrothed her to another pirate family's son--this is unacceptable. Ananna runs, determined to live a life of her own.
Then, an assassin is sent after her. In a strange twist, she ends up saving HIS life. Unfortunately, it means a curse is now upon him. He must keep her safe at all costs, or experience excruciating pain. Ananna and Naji set off to find a remedy for the assassin's curse.
Well, I must say--pirates are definitely a new addition to the YA lit world. This book was refreshing, but I had a lot of problems with it.
I loved Ananna! I loved the general...pirate-ness she had. She was nowhere near ladylike, and not ashamed of it. She cusses, steals, lies all with no regrets. She can fight and knows her way around a ship. She was truly a cool main character.
Naji...well, I had a little more trouble liking him. I get that he's this magical assassin, but we get almost no background on him...though a bit is revealed throughout the course of the story.
There were many facets of the story that I didn't really get, and weren't explained all that well, IMO. Who or what are The Mists and why do they want Naji? Ananna seemed to be close with her parents, were they not searching for her as well?
I know that this was the first book in a series, so I hope the books get better from here on out. I will probably read the next book.
Then, an assassin is sent after her. In a strange twist, she ends up saving HIS life. Unfortunately, it means a curse is now upon him. He must keep her safe at all costs, or experience excruciating pain. Ananna and Naji set off to find a remedy for the assassin's curse.
Well, I must say--pirates are definitely a new addition to the YA lit world. This book was refreshing, but I had a lot of problems with it.
I loved Ananna! I loved the general...pirate-ness she had. She was nowhere near ladylike, and not ashamed of it. She cusses, steals, lies all with no regrets. She can fight and knows her way around a ship. She was truly a cool main character.
Naji...well, I had a little more trouble liking him. I get that he's this magical assassin, but we get almost no background on him...though a bit is revealed throughout the course of the story.
There were many facets of the story that I didn't really get, and weren't explained all that well, IMO. Who or what are The Mists and why do they want Naji? Ananna seemed to be close with her parents, were they not searching for her as well?
I know that this was the first book in a series, so I hope the books get better from here on out. I will probably read the next book.