I was born for killing – the gods made me to ruin.
At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices’ skills to deadly effect: it takes ten years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist.
But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don’t truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls as a bloodstained child of eight, falsely accused of murder: guilty of worse.
Stolen from the shadow of the noose, Nona is sought by powerful enemies, and for good reason. Despite the security and isolation of the convent her secret and violent past will find her out. Beneath a dying sun that shines upon a crumbling empire, Nona Grey must come to terms with her demons and learn to become a deadly assassin if she is to survive…
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DNF at 60%
Red Sister had plenty of potential for me. Not only was was there a mystifying world that I eagerly wanted to unravel, but also a mysterious main character that showed undeniable strength. My main problem with this novel is that the beginning and middle are so terribly slow that I would often times lose focus and zone out.
While we're being shown this interesting world, it honestly feels like nothing much is happening at all. While I do love books with schools and characters enhancing their abilities with peers, Red Sister just could not hold my interest.
But, keep in mind, many fantasy books start off slow so I really should have given this book more of a chance because I truly do believe a very interesting story was being built. So, if you're a fan of slow-burning books then you should definitely pick up Red Sister because although i wasn't able to finish it, I can tell that this book really was going somewhere great.
Red Sister had plenty of potential for me. Not only was was there a mystifying world that I eagerly wanted to unravel, but also a mysterious main character that showed undeniable strength. My main problem with this novel is that the beginning and middle are so terribly slow that I would often times lose focus and zone out.
While we're being shown this interesting world, it honestly feels like nothing much is happening at all. While I do love books with schools and characters enhancing their abilities with peers, Red Sister just could not hold my interest.
But, keep in mind, many fantasy books start off slow so I really should have given this book more of a chance because I truly do believe a very interesting story was being built. So, if you're a fan of slow-burning books then you should definitely pick up Red Sister because although i wasn't able to finish it, I can tell that this book really was going somewhere great.
I received a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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