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Let me set it up for you. What do you get when you have one exotic setting + one daring female pirate + one determined male assassin + one arranged marriage + one binding curse?
You get The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke!
Doesn't that sound divine? I'm a total sucker for assassins, especially ones that could potentially fall in love with their target. And if said target is a headstrong pirate lass fleeing an arranged marriage with another pirate?Ananna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to an allying pirate clan: she wants to captain her own boat, not serve as second-in-command to her handsome yet clueless fiance. But her escape has dire consequences when she learns the scorned clan has sent an assassin after her.
And when the assassin, Naji, finally catches up with her, things get even worse. Ananna inadvertently triggers a nasty curse — with a life-altering result. Now Ananna and Naji are forced to become uneasy allies as they work together to break the curse and return their lives back to normal. Or at least as normal as the lives of a pirate and an assassin can be.
Shelvers says HUZZAH!
The only thing that makes me a bit nervous is this whole curse thing. It could be a lame curse or an exciting one or even a funny one. Obviously, whatever it is, it prevents Naji from killing Ananna... and somehow works in a way to keep Ananna alive even once it's broken. Otherwise, wouldn't it be safer for her to keep the curse going?
Still, assassins and pirates. I'm willing to risk a wonky curse for assassins and pirates.
What do you think the curse might be? And what are you looking forward to reading?
I've heard a lot of pleasant things about this book, hope you get it
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Thanks! And I've never read any Stiefaver books, but I hope you get yours, too. :)
DeleteHi - I'm a new follower. I found you through the blog hop. I'm not too into pirates, but I love any book with a strong heroine. I hope it's as good as it sounds.
ReplyDeleteWelcome aboard, Laurel! Tell you what, when the book comes out, let's all read it and exchange notes.
DeleteHUZZAH! Fabulous choice!!! I haven't read too many books about pirates before (Does Peter Pan count?) so this one sounds super awesome!!! And I think the curse sounds really interesting!!! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for the follow! And I know, right? Pirates AND assassins? What's not to love?
DeleteWow that looks like an awesome read! I love reading about assassins. I tried reading Grave Mercy this year but that one just didn't do it for me. I hope to read this soon!
ReplyDeleteI keep telling myself it's not that long of a wait, but then I call myself a liar. :-/
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