Genre: New Adult Historical Romance
His Fair Assassin Series, Book 3
Note: This is the third in the series, and while each book is from someone else's point of view, I'm warning you now that the plot builds from the previous books. Although I do think this is a series that you could read out of order and still follow easily.
Description (taken from Robin LaFevers' website):
Because Love is stronger than Death…
Annith has watched her gifted sisters at the convent come and go, carrying out their dark dealings in the name of St. Mortain, patiently awaiting her own turn to serve Death. But her worst fears are realized when she discovers she is being groomed by the abbess as a Seeress, to be forever sequestered in the rock and stone womb of the convent. Feeling sorely betrayed, Annith decides to strike out on her own.
But across Brittany, the tides of war are drawing ever nearer, with France pressuring the beleaguered duchess from all sides. Annith’s search for answers threatens to rip open an intricate web of lies and deceit that sit at the heart of the convent she serves. Yet to expose them threatens the very fabric of her existence and risks an unforeseen chance at love, one that she can no longer deny. Annith must carefully pick a path and, gods willing, effect a miracle that will see her country—and her heart—to safety.
It's been quite a while since I've touched this series. But I've been wanting to dive back into this story. We are at the end of the 1400s where Brittany is struggling against an invasion by the French. And Annith is a follower of Mortain, the god of death. But she's never left the convent until one day she takes matters into her own hands. She's lost faith in the Abbess of the convent, but she refuses to lose faith in Mortain.
As Annith works her way across France to confront the Abbess, she runs into quite a few characters. We've got the minions of death who chase bad souls as well as lost souls in order to bring them to the Underworld. We've also got another group of girls who follow another god. And as Annith works her way to the Abbess, she finds the Duchess in quite a political battle that is threatening to become an all out war. Needless to say, a lot happens...
Although I find these stories a little long-worded and slow in the beginning, I quickly fall into them and am engrossed by the story. While I did find some bits and pieces quite predictable, I enjoyed learning the history of Brittany. A lot of historical characters are thrown around. I just wish I got to see more intertwined into the main story. But at least there's going to be more books to this series coming.
I like this series. It's like a breath of fresh air compared to what I normally read.
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