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ebookbestie 's review for:
The Starlight Assassin
by Sydney Wiswell
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you Sydney for the eARC! 💕
You should read this if you like:
🗡️ a stabby FMC
💖 he falls first
❗"fuck it"
🔎 found family
💫 fated mates
Summary:
Wren was raised by The Reaper, the leader of an assassin guild, the Nightclan. She's learned from an early age that feelings get you nowhere, making her the most successful weapon in his arsenal. So when they're hired to kill the king, Wren is sent to do the job. She did not anticipate coming face to face with the last person to have shown her true kindness.
It comes as a shock to her that Luca recognizes her, still cares about her, and while trying to get closer to him to fulfil her mission, she realizes that the kingdom and all these friendly people within the castle will crash and burn without him.
She's beginning to see that she cannot bring herself to kill Luca, but can she really turn against The Reaper? Running is not an option as no one has ever escaped his clutches. Wren has never relied on anyone but herself so the decision is difficult to her: be vulnerable and trust Luca - tell him who she really is and possibly die by his hand, OR go back to the Nightclan a failiure - be tortured for it and continue the miserable life she'd led so far?
You should read this if you like:
🗡️ a stabby FMC
💖 he falls first
❗"fuck it"
🔎 found family
💫 fated mates
Summary:
Wren was raised by The Reaper, the leader of an assassin guild, the Nightclan. She's learned from an early age that feelings get you nowhere, making her the most successful weapon in his arsenal. So when they're hired to kill the king, Wren is sent to do the job. She did not anticipate coming face to face with the last person to have shown her true kindness.
It comes as a shock to her that Luca recognizes her, still cares about her, and while trying to get closer to him to fulfil her mission, she realizes that the kingdom and all these friendly people within the castle will crash and burn without him.
She's beginning to see that she cannot bring herself to kill Luca, but can she really turn against The Reaper? Running is not an option as no one has ever escaped his clutches. Wren has never relied on anyone but herself so the decision is difficult to her: be vulnerable and trust Luca - tell him who she really is and possibly die by his hand, OR go back to the Nightclan a failiure - be tortured for it and continue the miserable life she'd led so far?
My opinion & spoilers:
Wren's struggle to rely on anyone, her reluctance to be truthful to Luca, was understandable - and yet I wished she'd done it sooner. Luca is a walking green flag, and at some point you gotta trust that. When it finally came, their together moment was heart-wrenching. The banter is stellar btw, especially between Wren and Micah.
While reading, there were several moments where I thought "oh shit this is it, this is the build up to a cliffhanger" only to realize that I was like 40% into the book haha. It felt like I'd been on this journey with Wren longer, but in a good way! There were twists and turns every other chapter.
Low-key I'm waiting for Micah and Kalyn to get better acquainted. And I think
The fantasy element only starts being relevant about half way into the story, which I thought was interesting. Imho the book didn't even need that additional layer, but it's got potential and I'm sure Sydney has huge plans for this magic in book two.