Author: Linsey Miller
Format: eARC
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
*I received a copy of this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This book was advertised as being for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Leigh Bardugo. I haven't read any Leigh Bardugo, but I have read Sarah J. Maas. I don't see the connection other than some minor plot points like the need to kill.
A Sarah J. Maas book is a book you do not want to put down. The plot here is quite slow and has a way of making me tired. There is no wondering how something is going to happen here.
The main character is a gender fluid character, meaning they don't identify as either male or female, named Sallot Leon. A former thief, out for revenge for their people. People in a country left to die so those in another country could live. Now the opportunity has presented and Sallot becomes 23 in hopes of becoming the new Opal, one of four assassins who works for the Queen, killing her enemies.
The auditions to become Opal are intense. The auditioners can kill each other. In fact, that is how they are limited down to who will be in the final running. You'd think there would be suspense here at the unknown attack and when it would happen. Somehow, this did not get through. I was very relaxed reading this, and sometimes a little too relaxed and would need to put it down to take a nap.
The plot was good, but the writing could use some work. If this were a Sarah J. Maas book, the suspense that should have been there, would have come through. I found this to be kind of just meh, and rated this as a 3 of 5. This wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either.
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