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by Mai Corland
About this book
In the kingdom of Yusan, the immortal god-king Joon rules with a merciless hand, enriching the nobility while the desperate suffer under his tyranny. When five of the realm’s most notorious figures—a repentant hitman, a captive assassin, a disgraced prince, and two other masters of deception—are mysteriously summoned to execute the king, they find themselves bound by a singular, lethal objective. United by a thirst for vengeance, these five strangers must navigate a deadly game of strategy and sabotage.
While they share a common enemy, their alliance is inherently fragile; each operative is a professional liar, and every one of them harbors a secret agenda. As they plot to infiltrate the palace and topple a god, the lines between partner and rival blur. Tensions simmer as they realize that while they can agree on the necessity of murder, only one of them can claim the throne.
In a high-stakes environment where betrayal is the only currency, they must decide if trust is a fatal weakness or their final hope for liberation. Amidst the sharp steel and darker sorcery, the group faces a treacherous choice: work together to survive, or allow their ambition to dismantle them from within.
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What readers are saying
Kaylie HelfrichI loved it!
"This book was so good!!!! This book was like an elaborate chess game with a whole cast of different players all with different motivations. I loved that this was told from all 6 main characters points of view, and I loved the politics, and the twists and turns, and betrayals. This was a book where I genuinely liked every character, but at the same time I trusted no one. This was very fast paced and I devoured it. It is a Romantic fantasy which is new from Red Tower. This publisher puts out a lot of Romantasy and Fantasy Romance, but this book was truly a high fantasy novel with a few romance plotlines that played into some of the characters motivations, but everything is closed door and the romances happening are not at the forefront of the story. I really loved this book and the writing and I can't wait for more from this series. The ending is crazy and exciting and the story leaves off in a place that I'm excited to see what happens next but isn't necessarily a cliffhanger. Mai did an amazing job of wrapping this storyline up and leaving the reader feeling satisfied with this story, but also excited for the future. ["
May 13, 2024 Verified Purchase
Aleshia (Mad Scibrarian)Really well developed POV characters each containing their own secrets and hidden agendas
"This book was very much an impulse buy for me. I heard that it was a lot like Six of Crows, involving a group of misfits who have to work together to complete a heist. I also saw that Rebecca Roanhorse gave it 5 stars. Lastly, I have been in the mood for swords; like any sword at all, and the title is pretty self-explanatory. I did really enjoy this. It is very much a popcorn read; it’s a light read with a style that involves short chapters and a pace that makes it easy to keep thinking “oh only one more chapter”. The book is told in first person point-of-view from six different perspectives, all with very different personalities and voices. First person POV is always my favorite narrative style as it really allows you to be inside a person’s head. It can be hard to pull off when there are multiple characters, though, as it involves the author adapting their writing style to each unique character. All the characters think and speak differently, so it was really well done here. If you listen to the audiobook, they do have different narrators for each person, so that helps for sure, but the writing really provided a solid base for all the narrators to go off of when they have to act as their character. One slight warning I would give is that the characters aren’t all working together from the start. Most start off in a pair with another POV character, and then about halfway through is when they start meeting the other pairs. I thought it would involve misfits being thrown in together at the start, but the slightly slower way to introduce them did give the author more time to set each character up and better develop each of their motivations for being part of a plot to assassinate an immortal king. All of the characters have secrets to hide as well, which is always fun to try and sleuth out as the reader. I docked a star off because while it does build to a good ending, it didn’t quite hit the pay off I was hoping for. Still a fun, easy breezy read. I would recommend it if you want a fast-paced book centering around a band of misfits, assassins, and thieves working together to accomplish a very difficult task. Fair warning that it can be dark at times. Romance is a fairly heavy sub-plot of the book as well, but it loops into each character’s motivations. It creates tension between the relationship and what secrets these morally-grey characters actually have. ["
May 16, 2024 Verified Purchase
Tayler SchubauerHooked From the Beginning
"This book was amazing! I was hooked from the first page! ❤️ I love all of the characters and that we got everyone’s point of view. I am a sucker for multiple povs and this book had it all. I love that the story started out with each pairing and that you got to know them before everyone came together. I don’t even know which couple was my favorite because they all were great! Everyone knew what their role was, but they weren’t trusting of each other. It made for a very entertaining book watching them all try and work together to complete this mission! This book has a little spice, but it’s not explicit. There is romance and you keep waiting for something to happen between the couples. You see feelings develop, but they aren’t always acted on. There’s a lot of will they/wont they will some of the couples. And the twists 😱 the twists just kept on coming! You think you got to the twist and then BAM, another twist. I absolutely loved it! It made for a very wild ride and I need book 2 immediately!! ["
June 22, 2024 Verified Purchase
KellinaInteresting.
"This was a pretty good story. I both liked as well as disliked the multiple perspectives. There are people I didn't like that I didn't really want to read from but it was ok. Some of the events were very predictable, right from the beginning. I think I liked Sora and Royo the best. I disliked Mikai and Eyun most lol. It was a decent read. ["
September 14, 2024 Verified Purchase
