Courting Darkness
Written by Robin LaFevers
Narrated by Angela Goethals and Suzy Jackson
4/5
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Robin LaFevers
Robin LaFevers, author of the New York Times best-selling His Fair Assassin books, was raised on fairy tales, Bulfinch’s mythology, and nineteenth-century poetry. It is not surprising that she grew up to be a hopeless romantic. She was lucky enough to find her one true love, and is living happily ever after with him in California. Visit her online at robinlafevers.com and on Twitter @RLLaFevers.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great continuation of the story. I love Sybella so much!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I love being back in the his fair assassins world with the followers of Saint Mortain (#StillteamDeath). I very much enjoyed both Sybella and Genevieve stories.
Sybella protecting her beloved Douches of Brittney ... her sisters and her love Beast.
Genevieve had her own trist with the mysterious Maraud, the prisoner she'd rescued from the dungeon who had purposely left there to die. I have to say when I got to the end I would like what! It ended a bit abruptly and now I cannot wait for the next story. All and all a good fast paced read.
Seriously love me some assassin nuns. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is the first book in the Courting Darkness duology by LaFevers. This book is set in the same world and deals with many of the same characters as the His Fair Assassin series but is set later in time. I would definitely recommend reading the His Fair Assassin series first. This book was amazing. I loved both of the characters we followed and the writing style was beautiful. The world here is lush and intricate, the intrigue complex. This book alternates between two different heroines. The first is Sybella (who we know a lot about from the previous series). She is serving as handmaiden and bodyguard to the Duchess of Brittany. The second is Genevieve, she is serving in France undercover. However, she’s been undercover for many years and has no idea what she is supposed to be doing or who she is supposed to be serving.I really enjoyed this a ton. This book is full of lush descriptive writing that is beautifully done and really makes the world and characters come alive. It is a long book and it took me a bit to read, it never felt long though. It was incredibly engaging but does require some concentration to get through. Both Sybella and Genevieve are equally engaging characters and I loved them. This book is fairly dark in tone. The situations Sybella and Genevieve (and the women around them) are forced to deal with are raw and dark and will make you cringe at points. This was a very intense read and never really let up. The only thing I was kind of disappointed in was how the book wrapped up. There's no closure on anything...it just stops. Hopefully the second book in the duology comes out soon.Overall this was an amazing, if very dark and intense, historical fantasy read. It is pretty much a masterpiece in my opinion and is just written with such amazing beauty and care. I loved it, but was a bit disappointed about how abruptly the story ended. I can’t wait to see how things wrap up in the second book and really hope some of our characters catch a break and get some happiness in their lives.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rivetingly addictive!As usual I was grasped by the power of LaFevers writing. I found myself totally keyed up fully there with these young woman assassins thrust into a life that can unravel in an instance, a life where their choices are really few except to keep going, keep protecting; and when they're deeply undercover, to await a sign! But what if that sign never comes and you have no way of ascertaining what might be or not be?A deeply addidictive medieval historical fantasy set loosely at the time of the court of Queen Anne in fifteenth century medieval Brittany in the latter part of the French Breton war. Right in the thick of things are the assassin novices who serve St. Mortrain (the god of Death).Underlying all is the old age story of women being used in the struggle of intrigue and politics, where noble daughters are bartered to ensure the continuation of the rule of the powerful. Three narratives are running concurrently:That of assassin Sybella in her role as protector of the Duchess of Britanny, who is to marry the King of France. And Beast her partner and lover leads the Duchess's guard. They have with them Sybella's two young sisters whom protecting from her depraved brother Pierre.Then there's the Duchess of Britanny and her struggles to maintain any vestiges of rule even as the men around her whittle them back, helped along by the King of France's sister.And lastly we have the assassin novice Genevieve who is embedded in Anne's entourage awaiting direction. Unknown to her changes have swept away all knowledge of her and her sister novice. Except for a whisper remembered by Sybella. In the meantime Genevieve has encountered a mysterious prisoner, and that encounter will have consequences. A strong and intricate read, where adversity against the powerful is key.A Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Young Readers ARC via NetGalley