As you can guess, I was able to care about Sybella because she’s everything but perfect, and much more than our average female lead. “But it is no holy light, simply me, whole and unafraid of who and what I am, eager to do the work I was born to do”. As it is, I must warn you here that the story deals with difficult issues, including sexual violence and incest, and several kind of abuse. Nothing is more blissful than revenge, but she had yet to succeed without losing herself. In the city of Nantes which has been previously taken by him, Sybella must use all her training skills, sometimes at her own expense. Her ultimate goal? To protect Anne de Bretagne from the multiple dangers that threaten her, first of all the Count of Albret, wicked and twisted as always. Indeed I was hooked from the beginning, enthralled in Sybella’s life like I never was in Ismae’s. Forget the tedious wanderings of Grave Mercy and get ready : the story here starts on page one. I raise my head and dare any of the dangers lurking in the shadows to try to match its skill against mine.” – I’ll stop here otherwise I’ll scare you away if that’s not already too late anyway “There is a wild, frantic energy in this part of town that fits my mood perfectly. – Overuse of the words love/like/enjoy/swoon/… Picture the mohawk one ← Always been my favorite.

There’s a fangirling Gremlins in me who’s lurking to spread his love. But when Sybella discovers an unexpected ally she discovers that a daughter of Death may find something other than vengeance to live for. Her father's rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother's love is equally monstrous. The sisters of this convent serve Death, and with Sybella naturally skilled in both the arts of death and seduction, she could become one of their most dangerous weapons.īut her assassin's skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to the life that nearly drove her mad. When Sybella arrived at the doorstep of St Mortain half mad with grief and despair the convent were only too happy to offer her refuge - but at a price.

His fair assassin book 1