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A review by steph01924
The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
4.0
This took me by surprise; I definitely enjoyed it way more than I expected to! Interesting story, great characters, a slow-burning and thoughtful romance, and a plot that made sense and moved itself along nicely.
As I am with most books that aren't standalones, I'm glad I waited to read this and it's companion after they were both released! I also like the fact that it's a duology (well, it was really one book that the author had to split up, because heaven knows all publishers think that teenagers can't read a book longer than 350 pages) and not a trilogy, as is the new standard.
I saw some reviewers made the comparison to Ananna (the only name I really didn't care for in this book...it's so awkward to say in your head; it sounds like you're trying to say 'Banana' or you a stutterer.) being like a grown-up Jacky Faber from the Bloody Jack series, and it felt so apt!
As I am with most books that aren't standalones, I'm glad I waited to read this and it's companion after they were both released! I also like the fact that it's a duology (well, it was really one book that the author had to split up, because heaven knows all publishers think that teenagers can't read a book longer than 350 pages) and not a trilogy, as is the new standard.
I saw some reviewers made the comparison to Ananna (the only name I really didn't care for in this book...it's so awkward to say in your head; it sounds like you're trying to say 'Banana' or you a stutterer.) being like a grown-up Jacky Faber from the Bloody Jack series, and it felt so apt!