Royal Assassin is easily one of my favorite books of the year. Everything about it was fantastic. The characters were personal and real. The pacing was excellent and gripping. The world is vast and well developed. The stakes are real and intense. The twists were unexpected but never unearned.

I found every page of this book to be engaging, whether it was the fantastic court intrigue, the mysterious red ships, or the very human romance.

I loved this book