Thank you A.B. Endacott for this book in exchange for an honest review.

Synopsis: There are always those who are willing to pay for someone else’s death. Having grown up amongst the Family of Assassins, Elen-ai knows well the prices people are willing to pay to see their enemies fall quickly, quietly, and discreetly. When she is asked to preserve life rather than take it, she is surprised. Upon hearing that her charge is the Queen’s only child GIdyon, who is secretly being groomed to succeed his mother, she is horrified. To ensure political stability, no man has ever sat on the throne of the Queendom of the Seven Lakes. Yet one does not easily refuse a Queen, and so reluctantly, Elen-ai accepts the contract.

Review:

Her fears only deepen upon meeting the sixteen-year-old Prince Gidyon, who treats her as no better than a petty murderer. However, following an attack on his life, Elen-ai is forced to admit that the danger of leaving this boy-prince alone may be even worse than leaving him to his own devices. Elen-ai reluctantly accompanies Gidyon across the country to identify those within the seven most powerful families who are responsible for the attempt on the Prince’s life.

Somewhere in their travels from the calm waters of Lake Tak to the looming cliffs above Lake Bertak, the two form an unlikely yet profound friendship, and Elen-ai begins to see that Gidyon has the makings of a great ruler within him. As they meet with the families of power, it becomes increasingly clear that secrets and power games run far deeper throughout the Queendom of the Seven Lakes than either of them ever suspected

Review:

I pretty much was excited as soon as the word assassin was mentioned. There can never be too many assassin books, ever!

Lets start with the plot. I was intrigued from the first page and actually sat down and read this in one sitting, which doesn’t happen that often. There were a few parts of the plot I figured out ahead of time, but most of it kept me on my toes.

I liked the characters, can’t say that I loved them nor found myself attached and relating to any of them, however this isn’t a downfall of the book. This is just me. What I did like about them is that the characters showed us their qualities and features rather than us just being told about them. For instance in ACOWAR Feyre is meant to be this all-powerful being, which is constantly thrown at us but you never see Feyre act on this power. In this novel you see the assassin, Elen-ai always on alert and prepared for anything.
Elen-ai grows through the book, you see her dedication to the prince develop and flourish and her morals as a character stay the same, such as the dedication to her family. Though I have to admit that this book reminds me so much of Throne of Glass, but if I were to be honest, I thought Queendom of the 7 Lakes was a much more interesting read.

A special thanks to the author for letting me review this book, I’m glad I did and I cannot wait to see where this story goes.

Rating: 5/5

ISBN: 9780648187509