Early Review: The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke

The Assassin’s Curse

Author: Cassandra Rose Clarke

Publisher: Strange Chemistry, 2012

Genre: YA Fantasy

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Overview

Ananna of the Tanarau is the eldest daughter of a highly-ranked family in the loose assortment of cutthroats and thieves in the Pirate's Confederation. When she runs away from the marriage her parents have arranged for her, they hire Naji the assassin to murder her.

When a mysterious woman in a dress shop offers her magical assistance for dealing with the assassin, Ananna accepts. She never went in much for magic herself -- she lacks the talent for it -- but she's not quite ready to die yet, either. Unfortunately, the woman's magic fails.

Fortunately, Ananna inadvertently saves the assassin's life in the skirmish, thus activating a curse that had been placed on him a few years earlier. Now, whenever her life is in danger, he must protect her -- or else he experiences tremendous physical pain. Neither Ananna nor the assassin, Naji, are pleased about this development.

Follow Ananna and Naji as they sail across the globe, visiting such mysterious places as the Court of Salt and Waves, in their desperate effort to lift the curse. Soon they will discover that only by completing three impossible tasks will they be able to set themselves free.

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The Summer Prince

Alaya Dawn Johnson

March 2013

Goodreads:

Four hundred years ago, the world ended. And now, on the coast of what was once called Brazil, women rule in the legendary pyramid city of Palmares Três. The city's Queen only cedes her power to a man once every five years -- to a Summer King, whose story will grip the city like a fever.

For June Costa, art is everything. Her brilliant creations -- from murals and holograms to a delicate pattern of lights in her skin -- have impressed (and irritated) her classmates and teachers alike. Her dream is to win the prestigious Queen's Award, and the instant fame and success that come with it. It's a dream she never questions -- until she meets Enki. Enki, the newly-elected Summer King, is the hottest thing in Palmares Três. But when June sees Enki, she sees more than piercing amber eyes and a lethal samba: She sees a fellow artist.

Together, June and Enki will create art that Palmares Três will never forget. They will add fuel to a growing rebellion against the government's strict limits on new tech. And June will fall deeply, tragically in love with Enki.

Because like all Summer Kings before him, Enki is destined to die.

Why am I waiting for it?

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The Assassin's Curse
by Cassandra Rose Clarke

~Pushing the Assassin’s buttons~

“Wear that charm.” He pointed at my chest. “Keep it on you at all times.”

“Why?”

“It’s for protection.”

“I know what it’s for. I’m more curious what it’s protection against.”

He glowered. “Probably nothing. But I – I don’t like sending you out alone.”

“You sent me downstairs.”

“That was different. You were still in the building.”

“So? You can look through walls or something? What if someone snatched me when the innkeep wasn’t looking?”

“No one was going to snatch you.”

“But someone’s gonna snatch me at the night market?”

“Probably not.”

“But you still need to give me protection?”

“Stop asking questions!” he roared. “I thought you were hungry!”