Midnight Maiden
Kathryn Marie
3/5
Christiana is an assassin. She is also a Marchioness and one of the most powerful single women in the land. The two jobs can clash with one another quite a bit, but she would never give up on her opportunity to save the people of her kingdom from the abuse that she had once suffered.
So a warning, there are some depictions of abuse throughout the story. But I think that they built up Christiana's story pretty well, you were very aware of her motivations and the things that made her such a unique character. She had a bit of a love triangle moment, a little annoying because it was a little predictable, but also kind of a good representation of the dichotomies of her two lives. Call me crazy, but I kind of like it when characters have trauma especially when they're so good at rising above it. Christiana is definitely traumatized and I think the author did a great job representing that in a fantasy world.
Some of the writing was a little difficult to get through, the dialogue was a little too direct. The decisions felt a bit obvious and it was hard to really feel the build-up through technique rather than just through the dialogue or monologue. I still liked the premise and plot if it all, I just think it fell a little flatter than I was expecting. It was an interesting read though and I'm excited to see where the story is going to go in the next book.
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