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The Assassin's Revenge (The Assassin's Revenge Trilogy Book 1)

by Sara Bittner (Goodreads Author)

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Nics_Reading said: " No Spoilers.

War. A kingdom falls. An enemy of great standing with forces to back them up in their tyranny. Pirates and Princes. A cunning plot to reclaim a nation. Take a trip to Tara and exact revenge.

In a fantastic twist of traditional gender role No Spoilers.

War. A kingdom falls. An enemy of great standing with forces to back them up in their tyranny. Pirates and Princes. A cunning plot to reclaim a nation. Take a trip to Tara and exact revenge.

In a fantastic twist of traditional gender roles, we meet Lucien, a morally white (translucent at times), sheltered and privileged, naive and somewhat ignorant (of the ways of the world and his country) Prince, who thinks he can swing a sword, successfully. His princely training has done nothing for setting him up in the real world - and it shows.

Odessa, on the other hand, is a morally grey pirate from an opposing kingdom, highly skilled with words and weapons and a citizen of the world, she adapts to her surroundings and is more than capable of getting things done - she’s a badass and takes names. She also repeatedly saves Lucien’s life.

In this enemies-to-lovers slow burn, you learn what motivates two completely opposing forces, as they learn how to work together against the odds of class, education, traditions, value systems and more.

As our characters evolve, we see raw emotion, especially from our MMC - not something usually found in books of the same or similar genres. The trope switch up isn’t something I’ve come across in a while.

We see both MMC and FMC POV which gives insight to both of their motivations and inner monologues, as far as the messy human experience goes.

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I enjoyed the fast pace of Assassins Revenge, I was hooked from the first few pages.
I wanted to both throttle Lucian and give him a big hug at varies point throughout. He’s a sweetheart gentleman with morals of steel.
I admire Odessa’s strength and her sass. She’s a wonderfully written FMC who takes the traditional gender norm of ‘he’s the leader who’ll save the world and get the girl’ and flips it on its head.
“Uhg, you’re like a toddler.” Lucian’s character development however, is what makes him so charming as he identifies his shortcomings and puts in the work to adapt to his new life.

Looking forward to more Sara Bittner! ...more "

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