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A review by icarusabides
Master Assassins by Robert V.S. Redick
5.0
460 pages, six chapters (a little weird but it works),
two erm 'Master' Assassins, four days to
finish, one fantastic read. Robert V.S. Redick
has done something special here with Master
Assassins and I couldn't stop myself from devouring it over a weekend.
It's intelligent, deep, and chocked full of immersive prose that kept me engrossed throughout. The world building is great and at no point did I feel utterly and completely lost in this world as can be the case with some fantasy. I think it was the characters that kept me coming back though, along with the aforementioned brilliant writing. Kadri and Mektu make for a wonderful pair, or a disastrous one I suppose you could say, and it's the relationship between these two brothers that felt so real to me with their bickering, connection, distance.
The book reminds me of Senlin Ascends in many ways with how it gave me something I didn't know I wanted. I can't wait to dive into the sequels, to explore the world more and find out more about the mysteries it presents but I also just want to dive back into this book and to be engrossed by it once more.
two erm 'Master' Assassins, four days to
finish, one fantastic read. Robert V.S. Redick
has done something special here with Master
Assassins and I couldn't stop myself from devouring it over a weekend.
It's intelligent, deep, and chocked full of immersive prose that kept me engrossed throughout. The world building is great and at no point did I feel utterly and completely lost in this world as can be the case with some fantasy. I think it was the characters that kept me coming back though, along with the aforementioned brilliant writing. Kadri and Mektu make for a wonderful pair, or a disastrous one I suppose you could say, and it's the relationship between these two brothers that felt so real to me with their bickering, connection, distance.
The book reminds me of Senlin Ascends in many ways with how it gave me something I didn't know I wanted. I can't wait to dive into the sequels, to explore the world more and find out more about the mysteries it presents but I also just want to dive back into this book and to be engrossed by it once more.