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“LaFevers’ final installment in the His Fair Assassin trilogy is good, if slow to start. Once it gains speed, it moves quickly and purposefully toward its satisfying conclusion. Readers will love the history and the powerful women featured—from a time when there were few—and the love that makes them whole.”
— RT Book Reviews
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“This final volume in LaFevers’ much-praised His Fair Assassin trilogy centers on Annith, the most brilliant of the young women brought up in the convent of St. Mortain…Both a powerful tale of political intrigue and a heady supernatural romance, this memorable adventure will entirely satisfy devotees of this series.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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"[LaFevers] offers readers worthy heroines: fair assassins whose emotions and choices are as rich and complex as their fearsome abilities.”
— Booklist (starred review)
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“Teens looking for strong, engaging female characters, the evolution of ancient traditions, or a solid adventure tale will adore every page.”
— VOYA
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“LaFevers effectively ties up the loose ends of the trilogy’s cast—its loves, connivings, and murderous skills—with more love than war.”
— Horn Book Magazine
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“The glorious series about convent-trained assassins concludes, reframing a main character in ways that shift the meaning of the whole series…Real historical threads provide profound resonance, and plot twists run deep…Annith is sympathetic, and her story is compelling.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“Narrator Jennifer Grace gives voice to Annith in the concluding title of LaFevers’s His Fair Assassin trilogy…Grace uses a courtly, articulate style that is similar to the narrators of the preceding titles in the trilogy, giving the listening experience a sense of continuity …[and she] brings out some engaging moments when the drama is high and plot twists are revealed.”
— AudioFile