The secondary characters are developed enough to be distinctive, and Lea's convictions and determination will keep fans of strong female leads rooting for her. The action and adventure packed into this first-person narrative will keep the pages turning, although the pace slows as Lea gets her bearings in a new city. Along the way, she discovers a place and a mission all her own. She discovers her estranged uncle is still alive and sets off to find him in order to avenge her Family and destroy the Da Vias. Lea must flee the only home she's ever known before the Da Vias realize they missed a Saldana. One night, she is betrayed and her Family is murdered. She knows her Family would not approve, but she can't seem to help herself. Lea keeps her relationship with Val, a member of the Da Vias Family, a secret. The nine Families of "clippers" are hired throughout the kingdom to kill in the name of the goddess Safraella. Gr 7 Up-In the kingdom of Lovero, Lea Saldana belongs to the First Family of assassins. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. And the heart of this assassin craves revenge.īe sure to read Thief’s Cunning, the riveting follow-up to Assassin’s Heart. Devastated over his betrayal and the loss of her clan, there’s just one thing on her mind: making the Da Vias pay. Val and his family are the only ones who could be responsible.
Then she awakes one night to a house full of smoke-although she narrowly escapes, she isn’t able to save her family as their home is consumed in flames. Despite her better judgment, Lea’s fallen in love with him. As a member of the highest-ranking clan, loyalty to family is valued above all, but that doesn’t stop Lea from getting into a secret relationship with Val Da Via, a boy from a rival clan. She was born into one of the nine clipper families in the kingdom of Lovero who can lawfully take lives for a price. Seventeen-year-old Lea Saldana is a trained assassin. Laura Ruby says it “will keep you turning the pages all night long,” and a starred Booklist review raves “fans of Robin LaFevers’ His Fair Assassins series will snatch this one up in a heartbeat.” With shades of Game of Thrones and Romeo and Juliet, this richly imagined fantasy from author Sarah Ahiers is a tale of love, lies, and vengeance.
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