Working as an official assassin in her kingdom's highest-ranking clan, Lea pursues a forbidden relationship with a boy from a rival clan that she believes is responsible for her parents' murders.
Overall, I liked Assassin's Heart but I didn't really love it. I don't know, the writing is intricate and detailed and captivating. And so is the world-building. But I just didn't feel anything. And yeah, that's probably partially a "me" problem - I'm not exactly the most emotional person, but still, there are a few types of events that usually can make my heart hurt or my eyes water without fail. Many of those events, a betrayal that leads to the murder of an entire family, for example, are included in this story, and yet I felt nothing when they happened.
I wasn't sold on the romantic aspects of this book either, which is also an issue given how love is a major plot driver.
TL;DR I liked this book but it fell a bit flat. I don't think I'll be reading the sequel.
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