This book was great, but it was using a lot of stereotypical tropes. A forced partnership, jealousy that leads to romance, girl runs away to become an assassin instead of a lady of the court, etc. However, these were executed well. Nothing seemed completely forced, even though it was definitely conventional. I liked that it wasn't too high fantasy: yes, a bunch of people had magic, but not in life or death matters until closer to the end. I'm not a huge Melissa de la Cruz fan, but I did like this book. However, the twists at the ending were less than ideal and I didn't necessarily love those.
This book was good, but not necessarily one I would recommend to friends. It was worth reading, but not much else for me.
This book was good, but not necessarily one I would recommend to friends. It was worth reading, but not much else for me.