An Assassin's Death by A.K. KoonceMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Took a long time to get going
I would normally have ditched this book at 30%, a habit I'm trying to break, because I just wasn’t feeling very connected to the main character, Alexa Hart, an assassin. I don’t have a problem with assassins as main characters, what I have a problem with is very self contained characters, who are secretive to the point of not sharing anything with the reader. This is what this character felt like initially.
The book starts with Alexa stalking a victim set by her boss at the Lifeless League. He is one of four people she has been set against. When she finally goes in to kill him she notices the tattoo on his neck that identifies him as a fellow member of the Lifeless League. She’s stunned into holding back, eventually running away after one of the other people she’s supposed to kill arrives. Alexa didn’t realise there was any connection between her victims and this second surprise knocks her for six. Alexa is torn between her loyalty to her boss and her history with the League and her curiosity and feeling that she’s been lied to.
This RH is very slow moving and the relationships between Alexa and the men are very strained for the most part. There is so much mistrust and outright dislike, it’s hard to see how they can work through their issues. There is certainly fire in their interactions but affection is slow to show.
The best thing about this book is the plot. It’s an interesting scenario with a group of assassins undergoing internal strife. I like the idea of an assassin being sent against another assassin, without being told about it. The intrigue is definitely there and add in the paranormal aspects to the plot and it becomes even more interesting.
I don’t know if the plot alone, or the increased knowledge of what makes Alexa tick, that is shared later in the book, is quite enough for me to read the rest of the series though, because the character just doesn’t click for me. Other readers may enjoy her self containment and mystery, it’s just not for me.
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