I received an ARC from the Penguin Teen booth at the 2019 SDCC.
I was not sure what to expect from this book as the reviews on Goodreads are mixed, but I decided to read to read it myself and form my own opinion. The book is told from the two main characters' point of view, Caledon Holt, the Queen's Assassin, and Shadow, a girl who wants to join the Guild and become a spy, just like her mother and aunts. Shadow and Caledon come together in an unconventional way and go on a quest to find the Deian Scrolls, which contain all of the magical knowledge.
Along the way, they get into a few fights and use their espionage skills to pretend to be noble people, all while trying not to be found out as spies.
The little twist at the end was not super surprising to me as I figured it out at the very beginning, but it did not take away from my enjoyment of the book. I am looking forward to the sequel of this duology.
I was not sure what to expect from this book as the reviews on Goodreads are mixed, but I decided to read to read it myself and form my own opinion. The book is told from the two main characters' point of view, Caledon Holt, the Queen's Assassin, and Shadow, a girl who wants to join the Guild and become a spy, just like her mother and aunts. Shadow and Caledon come together in an unconventional way and go on a quest to find the Deian Scrolls, which contain all of the magical knowledge.
Along the way, they get into a few fights and use their espionage skills to pretend to be noble people, all while trying not to be found out as spies.
The little twist at the end was not super surprising to me as I figured it out at the very beginning, but it did not take away from my enjoyment of the book. I am looking forward to the sequel of this duology.