The Death Sparrow's Shadow: The Assassin of Acreage Book One by R. L. McIntyre
The Death Sparrow's Shadow: The Assassin of Acreage Book One
by R. L. McIntyre
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My Ratings 4.5/5
Synopsis
For Serena Nightshade, the infamous Death Sparrow everything has come down to this. Templarians stole her homeland, killed her people, and outlawed her culture. For nineteen long years, Serena has survived as her homeland's best assassin trying to get close to the King who destroyed everything and have her revenge. However, new invaders threaten the little safety she has.
Samorians are infiltrating Acreage and now the Death Sparrow must trade in her daggers for ballgowns to save it. As if infiltrating the castle of a tyrant is not hard enough, shadows of her harrowing past and the man who broke her heart warn her never to trust again, but war is not won alone. She must team up with the Heir Prince, Daryl Merriweather, and his handsome Captain of the Guards, Wesley Trylo to navigate her precarious position at court. That is if she can keep her meddling heart from getting in the way of her mission. If not, even her skills as an assassin won’t be enough to survive this nightmare, especially if the strange gargoyle-like creatures haunting her don’t reveal her darkest secret.
The Gods may be gone but magic isn’t. Especially not hers.
My Thoughts
This week’s book is The death Sparrow's Shadow by R L McIntyre. This was a reread for me. After reading this McIntyre is one of my favourite authors from now on, because this was the book that hooked me on his writing. I remember hearing all the hype about this and being blown away when I finally got my hands on a copy.
Fantasy, and largely all fiction, is about making something that has already been done seem new and fresh. The Assassin of Acreage Series Book one does this marvellously. Serena Nightshade as a character is where i fell in love with the book. Mcintyre’s prose and character building are very solid, engaging and at times poetic. The book is a quick read, especially by fantasy standards, around 250 pages. The plot races ahead, easy to follow and extremely engaging.
I would recommend it to anyone that likes dark fantasy. There is a large amount of violence and other disturbing content, which may put some people off but if you can get through that then you are in for a seriously good read.
The Assassin of Acreage is a good (and very intriguing) start to the series. I’m definitely looking forward to reading more.
I would highly recommend this book to people who like George R.R. Martin.
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