A forbidden love. A dying kingdom. A cruel queen.
Now that the Successional is over, my siblings and I are ranked soldiers and royals on a mission. Two missions actually.
One: Find allies in the mafia-run western realms of Faerie.
Two: Kill the Queen of Buyan.
I don’t relish the latter, but her death would mean freedom and happiness for the fae of Lyonesse, who I’ve come to adore.
One, … fae of Lyonesse, who I’ve come to adore.
One, in particular, I might even be coming to love.
Garret is kind and perfect, but for now I need to stay away. I’m too busy and not even sure Father will let us be together.
At least not unless I prove myself and help free our kingdom from the noose Queen Pari has wrapped around the neck of Lyonesse.
So I must sneak into Buyan and assassinate the most powerful queen in fae history.
Right . . . that’s all . . .
Sinkers save us all.
Assassin Witch is perfect for fans of the Throne of Glass Series and The Cruel Prince. With danger lurking in every faerie wood and mafia-run city the royals journey through, it will keep you enthralled long past the last page.
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Oh there is nothing better than a selfish father who pits his children against each other to build jealousy and knock morale out of the hemisphere…lol
So life in the fae lands is definitely different for Lana and her half-human siblings…
SIbling rivalry continues after the successional is done and dusted.
Lana feels she need to overachieve to gain her fathers approval when honestly she should be looking for a way to bring her siblings together as a team but hopefully Lana will learn and grow over time and eventually become a true leader and have a good relationship with all of her siblings well all except Casimir that brother is super sketchy…lol
I’m also left wondering so many things What is Meegra really up to??? Is Queen Pari truly a bad Queen??, is King Oberon more than he comes across as?? and will Lana and Garrett finally, finally give in to their attraction…lol so many questions so many plot twist and so many awesome breadcrumbs that left me wanting more and my mind is going in all different directions which I love…
Assassin Witch is a wonderful second book in this amazing fantasy adventure, I love the world, I adore the characters and I have a serious love for the author’s imagination and her ability to bring these wonderful stories to life for me.
The Ugliness Of Jealousy!!
We return to Faerie right where we left off. Lana is in her first meeting with the King, Her Father. Although she’d started to see living for his acceptance & approval weren’t the goals she should be aiming for, it seems having one on one time with him has thrown that enlightenment out of the window!! The more time he lavishes on her the worse her need gets to be the best in his eyes.
When she is given a task by the King she’s determined to excel. However she was ill prepared. She’s left feeling inadequate, jealous & starts to become paranoid. She isolates herself ever more from her siblings as she becomes ever more determined to regain their Father’s favour by being the People’s & his Saviour!!
Wow, I didn’t like Lana very much in this book! She came across as weak willed, selfish & super jealous, it was really unattractive. It was such a shame after she appeared to ‘see the light’ in book #1 when her focus seemed to turn towards improving the lives of the people in her Family’s Realm & much less on her ‘want & need’ for Daddy’s approval, acceptance & love! Crystal is quick to shove her accomplishments in her face, which is equally as gross & much of Lana’s jealousy & inadequacies are centred around Crystal. Lana is fantastic with the ordinary working families & I love that side of her, I very much feel that’s her biggest strength! I was gutted for Garrett in this book
This is a gripping & engaging read. We got to know some more of the siblings better. There are some extremely tense parts – Nail biting!! Roll on Book #3
Debbie, 1970, UK