I wanted so badly to like this book, but there were a few things about it that just didn’t work for me. It’s supposedly a book about assassins, but the assassins themselves and their practices were hardly mentioned, and the main character, Zayn, spent very little time with them. I couldn’t shake the amateur feeling I got from this book—everything from breakneck pacing, insta-love, and the “super special” abilities the main character has (which weren’t explained very well). There was something about it that made it kind of interesting and compelled me to read, but it was not technically done very well—I would have liked it more if it didn’t feel so juvenile in its various components.

I admit it’s been a little while since I finished this book, and I didn’t take as many notes as I should have. What I say in this review will mostly be determined by the highlights I made in the book, the status updates I wrote about it on BookLikes, and the overall feelings I was left with when I look back on it. An ARC of this book was provided by the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

What I Liked: Spoilers!

I finished this one a few days. I'm hovering between two and three stars. It was alright, I guess, but I think I might have disliked it more than I liked it. The whole thing with Earic (the "good knight" whose name was "Goodwin", oof) and Zayn was ridiculously insta-love, and there was barely any actual mention of the Assassins or what they do and why. I would have liked more assassins and less random revenge plots, please. 

It just wasn't as compelling as I wanted it to be, and the pacing was all over the place. *sigh*

Yeah, I don't know how I feel about this. Everything just happens so quickly that it feels juvenile--it has the pacing of something you would expect a seventh grader to write. There's an interesting story somewhere in here, but...I don't know. I don't understand what Zayn's power even does--makes her really strong? She has issues controlling feeling really strong? It's just not connected. And then the pacing throws everything off.

Maybe it'll slow down soon. Right now, I'm not sold.