Mortal Heart
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Summary
Annith has watched her gifted sisters at the convent come and go， carrying out their dark dealings in the name of St。 Mortain， patiently awaiting her own turn to serve Death。 But her worst fears are realized when she discovers she is being groomed by the abbess as a Seeress， to be forever sequestered in the rock and stone womb of the convent。 Feeling sorely betrayed， Annith decides to strike out on her own。
She has spent her whole life training to be an assassin。 Just because the convent has changed its mind doesn't mean she has。
Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses， Red Queen， and The Cruel Prince。
She has spent her whole life training to be an assassin。 Just because the convent has changed its mind doesn't mean she has。
Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses， Red Queen， and The Cruel Prince。
Reviews
Lucy Leggett
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Courtney
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Grave Mercy was more of a political intrigue， Dark Triumph an Adventure and now Mortal Heart is more of a Fantasy and love story。 This book is far more invested into the lore of the gods， Mortain in particular， but the other Nine as well and their increasingly changing roles with the influx of the Christianity。 This story is heavier on romance， as well as slower at parts but I still really loved it。Mortal Heart is Annith's story。 We know her from the previous books， as she is friend and sister t Grave Mercy was more of a political intrigue， Dark Triumph an Adventure and now Mortal Heart is more of a Fantasy and love story。 This book is far more invested into the lore of the gods， Mortain in particular， but the other Nine as well and their increasingly changing roles with the influx of the Christianity。 This story is heavier on romance， as well as slower at parts but I still really loved it。Mortal Heart is Annith's story。 We know her from the previous books， as she is friend and sister to Ismae and Sybella。 Unlike the other girls， Annith has spent her life in the convent since birth。 Annith has been waiting and longing for years to be sent out on an assignment， like her sisters before her。 One day while spying on the Reverend Mother， Annith discovers that she is not meant to leave the convent， but to stay forever and be the next Seeress。 Finding this a horrible fate， Annith strikes out on her own after the Reverend Mother to demand answers as to her fate。 I liked the addition of the helliquin and Balthazaar to the series; he was a very interesting and mysterious character and remained so throughout the entire book。 I also liked the resolution of the Duchess's struggles。 After 3 books of trying to find a solution I believe the author found a very inventive and creative end to her story。 Overall a series I can see myself re-reading in the future。。。。which is rare for me to do。 。。。more
Livia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mortmain really said "hold my beer， I'm going to fuck shit up。" "I do not want to take you against the wall。" His lips brush against mine with each word， his gaze boring into me as if plumbing my depths to see what is hidden there。"But I want to be taken against the wall。"YES。 FINALLY。 MAY EVERY GOD IN EXISTENCE BE THANKED FOR THIS。 I FINALLY GOT A ROMANCE WORTH MY TIME AND MONEY。We all now by now that I'm a hoe for kissing （and fucking） against walls。That's literally my fetish。。。。MOVING ONSy Mortmain really said "hold my beer， I'm going to fuck shit up。" "I do not want to take you against the wall。" His lips brush against mine with each word， his gaze boring into me as if plumbing my depths to see what is hidden there。"But I want to be taken against the wall。"YES。 FINALLY。 MAY EVERY GOD IN EXISTENCE BE THANKED FOR THIS。 I FINALLY GOT A ROMANCE WORTH MY TIME AND MONEY。We all now by now that I'm a hoe for kissing （and fucking） against walls。That's literally my fetish。。。。MOVING ONSybella and Ismae can go back to their little cute romances， and let me live the glory of Balthazaar and Annith's UNBEARABLY HOT relationship。 There's something about fucking with the lord of Death that gets me riled up for some reason。I also want to apologize in advance because literally all the quotes I have are between our two lovers。 So please ignore them while I giggle like a schoolgirl as I type them。 "You would upend the very nature of Death so that we could be together？""I would， for I will no longer sit and wait patiently for my happiness to grow like some budding fruit on the limbs of a tree， but will mold it and shape it with my own hands。"I will be honest， this book took me on a whole ass TRIP。The beginning was shit。The first 150-200 pages were so boring I probably fell asleep multiple times while reading it。 The narrative felt very claustrophobic because we were stuck in Annith's head with little outside influence or conversation。 We got told over and over and over the same things， how obedient she was， how she wanted to be a Handmaiden， why she was to be seeress， etc， etc。I also don't like travel scenes， especially when the character is travelling alone。BORING。 I could take Balthazaar as a lover。 If I am no longer a virgin， that will put an end to this seeress nonsense the abbess keeps insisting on。The middle part was when it got real GOOD。 If the previous section was a 3 stars， pages 200 to 350 were a definitive 5 stars。 We got steamy romance， french butt-kicking and Ismae & Sybella appearances。 We also got back into the political scheming， which is always my favorite。And I'm not just saying that I liked the book then。 I was obsessed with it。 I thought about it all day long， my one and only wish being to go home and finish it as soon as possible。Who needs to go to school anyway？ "I do not understand you。 Sometimes I cannot tell if you hate me of wish to devour me。""Both，" he whispers， and I can feel the heat of him draw closer。You may be asking yourself: "Livia， why on earth did you prefer this couple to the two previous ones？"And yes， I am aware that Beast and Sybella are pretty popular amongst His Fair Assassin readers， and I like them just fine。 But Annith and Balthazaar。 ANNITH AND BALTHAZAAR。They got the steam。 That's really it。 Every single one of their interactions had me dousing my head with buckets of freezing water。 There was no on-page sex in this novel， just so we're clear。 But oh did I wish there was。 "How long have you been there？" I ask。"Not long。 It is late。 Surely you should be sleeping。""I will， but I wished to see you。""Why？"I frown。 "Because I am daft， clearly。"And then this book needed an ending， and I wish it didn't。It was fine。 I can't really point out something what annoyed me or made my enjoyment lessen。 It just did。 The big reveals were over， the romance was consumed and now was the time for some action。And apparently I don't like action？？？？？？（can someone tell this bitch that she complained two minutes ago that the book was boring because nothing happened？？？？）As for the two major plot twists， I predicted them after 50 pages， which may seem tragic to some of you， when in fact it did not annoy me too much。The fact that the abbess was Annith’s mother was so blatantly obvious that I don’t know how it could even be considered a plot twist。 There couldn’t be two thousand reasons why the abbess didn’t want to send her out as a handmaiden。 However， the fact that her father was not Mortmain still shocked me and it made for a pretty interesting questioning of faith and beliefs。But anyway， this whole family twist pales in comparison to how EPIC Balthazaar’s reveal was。 I mean， I also predicted it， but in a disbelieving kind of way？ If you know what I mean？ I was reading and I went “bish， wouldn’t it be so cool if Balthazaar was in fact Mortmain？ Such a cool plot-twist， I bet she would never do that。” And then she fucking DID and I SCREAMED。Was it slightly creepy that he had been in love with her since she was a child？。。。yes。Was it a bit disturbing that he is Sybella and Ismae’s dad， which kind of makes Annith their step-mom？？？？。。。also yes。Did I choose to ignore those facts so I could enjoy my steamy romance in peace？。。。YES。This is what we call critical reading people。So this is it for my review of Mortal Heart， the last book in the original His Fair Assassin trilogy。 I will now be leaving Brittany behind to get into french politics and other shenanigans with none other than…sybella？？？？She’s literally my least favorite of the three。 To say I’m disappointed is an understatement。But hey， I already bought Courting Darkness， so that means I’ll have to read it anyway。That’s what we call having a book buying problems， kids。Don’t be like me。I'm out。 。。。more
Trisha Tomy
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Blog Review: https://trishadoeseverythingbutstudy2。。。Okay， I loved this the most out of this series！！！！Seriously， this is the best one。 If you for some reason decided to discontinue with this after Dark Triumph， I'd recommend that is one because this is amazing！！Annith is my favourite。 The main reason for this is that she has no powers per se and that is why she is kept prisoner in the abbey。 Or so it seems。 Since she was perhaps the most relatable， I liked her the most。Balthazar has to be my fa Blog Review: https://trishadoeseverythingbutstudy2。。。Okay， I loved this the most out of this series！！！！Seriously， this is the best one。 If you for some reason decided to discontinue with this after Dark Triumph， I'd recommend that is one because this is amazing！！Annith is my favourite。 The main reason for this is that she has no powers per se and that is why she is kept prisoner in the abbey。 Or so it seems。 Since she was perhaps the most relatable， I liked her the most。Balthazar has to be my favourite love interest in this series。 And it was even better when we found out his identity。 He was so much like an eager puppy ready to follow whatever Annith told him to do， that he stole my heart。 He's literally the cutest person ever。 （view spoiler）[Even though he's Death。 Which was supposed to be a surprise， but me being the stupid person I am， decided to open a spoiler marked answer to a question about this book， thinking it would be nice to know who the love interest was going to be。 I just wanted the name。 I hate whoever answered with Death。 Why couldn't you write Balthazar instead of Death！？！？ （hide spoiler）]Another thing I loved about this book was the way it ended。 From the previous books， and from what I understood from Wikipedia， Anne did not have a particularly happy ending。 I'm glad that was worked out， and we got a pretty good ending for her。（view spoiler）[I had read that she was going to end up marrying the King， so I was really glad when they made it a marriage of love。 Somewhat。 At least it wasn't complete a disaster。 （hide spoiler）]I was kinda hoping that Annith would end up sleeping with 'someone' *ahem* and thus become non-eligible for the Seeress task， and I'm glad she considered it， but why isn't there a book like that out there？ （On second thoughts， there must most definitely be numerous books out there with that plot， but I've not had the good fortune to come across them）Also， one of my theories about this came true， and not only was it accurate， it was precise （Class 11 physics has drilled these two words together in my head; can't think of one without thinking of the other）。（view spoiler）[This was my actual theory， confessed to Brinley， my reading buddy for this one:67%（view spoiler）[I have this feeling that the abbess might have slept with Crunard or something。。。。。I can't think of a worse offense。。。Is it possible that Annith might be the daughter of the abbess？ With Crunard？ And not of Mortain at all？ That's why she's normal？ I think I'm grasping at straws here （hide spoiler）] And then approximately 5 minutes later:68% and 69%（view spoiler）[OH MY GOD I WAS RIGHT！！！！！？？！？！？！？！？！？I have never been ever completely right in any of predictions。 I think。 But OH MY GOD I GUESSED CORRECTLY！！？？！？！In other thoughts， I feel this makes Annith's devotion to Mortain even more beautiful， and her love for him truer。 （hide spoiler）] I know I get too excited whenever one of my theories is even remotely near what was true， but I can't help it。And， like I said in my update， I really thought that made Annith's love more true。 And Mortain's as well。 Because neither of them were under any obligation to be so devoted， granted Annith wasn't aware， but somehow I just really loved that。Also， it would have been really weird if he was actually her father。 And I usually avoid stories and fanfics that have a romance in which one of them knows the other from birth， or something like that， which usually gives it pedophilia vibes， but in this case， because it was more of a falling in love with the other person's soul， it was okay。 It was really okay。 It was more than really okay。 （Brain: How the mighty have fallen。 Reduced to 'okay'。 Is it even a fall if your vocabulary was this bad to begin with？）（Me: Shut up） （hide spoiler）]Reading this series， I've been made more curious about Celtic gods， and paganism。 I'll definitely be researching more about them， and I hope to read more from this concept。 I think probably the only books I've read till date with Celtic gods is The Hound of Rowan series， and I'd love to read more！ I really loved that series。That Author's Note made me want to really read the sequels， and so I'm really excited to read the Courting Darkness series， though I'm sad that we won't have more Annith。 I do like Sybella， though so it's not that much of a bad thing。 I just really hope we'll keep seeing more of Annith！I loved it， and I recommend it to anyone who read the previous two books。 Or even people who might decide to read this as a standalone， though you probably won't understand a lot of what's going on。 。。。more
Terri
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A kind of weak end to the trilogy bc I feel like Anniths story was interesting but disjointed and could have been done with a lot more fierceness even with the love story attached。 It was weird and I didn't love it but didn't hate it。 The second book was the standout。 A kind of weak end to the trilogy bc I feel like Anniths story was interesting but disjointed and could have been done with a lot more fierceness even with the love story attached。 It was weird and I didn't love it but didn't hate it。 The second book was the standout。 。。。more
Tsippora
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A great ending to a great series。Before i read dark triumph i didn't believe i would like it as much as grave mercy， i thought i would miss Ismae and Duval too much， but i didn't， it was just as good。And before reading this one i was worried it wouldn't hold up to the two first books but it definitely does。i love how each book has a distinct voice but they all work really well together。a really great trilogy and really different to any other books i've read。 A great ending to a great series。Before i read dark triumph i didn't believe i would like it as much as grave mercy， i thought i would miss Ismae and Duval too much， but i didn't， it was just as good。And before reading this one i was worried it wouldn't hold up to the two first books but it definitely does。i love how each book has a distinct voice but they all work really well together。a really great trilogy and really different to any other books i've read。 。。。more
Rachel Beard
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After spending what feels like an eternity stuck in the convent Annith finally understands what her purpose is。 She doesn't know if she is up to the task and does everything in her power to understand what is true and was what all lies。I did not like this book。 I think it is the worst one in the series。 This book was predictable and did not feel as original as the previous books。 I also struggled with the main character， Annith。 I feel she was not as strong or dependent as the previous character After spending what feels like an eternity stuck in the convent Annith finally understands what her purpose is。 She doesn't know if she is up to the task and does everything in her power to understand what is true and was what all lies。I did not like this book。 I think it is the worst one in the series。 This book was predictable and did not feel as original as the previous books。 I also struggled with the main character， Annith。 I feel she was not as strong or dependent as the previous characters。 I was let down by how the series ended and which there could've been a better wrap up。Would not recommend。 。。。more
Mari
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Adorei！ Tão criativo， ambiente mitológico， personagens femininas fortes e romance com final inesperado。
Lauren Stoolfire
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Mortal Heart （His Fair Assassin #3） by Robin LaFevers was a good finale。 I'm glad I finally completed the series。 I know it's been a long time coming considering how long ago I read the first installment， but at least I've finally checked it off my tbr。 I particularly appreciated how the author combines some real world history elements with fantasy。 The cast of characters are really what make this so successful。 I'm going to have to try Courting Darkness soon。 Mortal Heart （His Fair Assassin #3） by Robin LaFevers was a good finale。 I'm glad I finally completed the series。 I know it's been a long time coming considering how long ago I read the first installment， but at least I've finally checked it off my tbr。 I particularly appreciated how the author combines some real world history elements with fantasy。 The cast of characters are really what make this so successful。 I'm going to have to try Courting Darkness soon。 。。。more
Domenica
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I liked this book a lot！ A lot of reviews say this book is the weakest in the trilogy， and I disagree。 This was my second favorite book out of the trilogy， my favorite being Dark Triumph （duh）。 I wish I could give this book 3 1/2 stars， because that's a more accurate reflection of my opinion。 It wasn't bad by any means， but some of the political scenes and court interactions bored me。 Spoilers ahead in this review！Some thoughts: When I found out that Balthazaar was actually Death， I wasn't able I liked this book a lot！ A lot of reviews say this book is the weakest in the trilogy， and I disagree。 This was my second favorite book out of the trilogy， my favorite being Dark Triumph （duh）。 I wish I could give this book 3 1/2 stars， because that's a more accurate reflection of my opinion。 It wasn't bad by any means， but some of the political scenes and court interactions bored me。 Spoilers ahead in this review！Some thoughts: When I found out that Balthazaar was actually Death， I wasn't able to root for his relationship with Annith with the same fervor。 I mean， he's Ismae and Sybella's father， for Mortain's sake。 Ismae reacted to the news in a way that I thought was appropriate。 She made a comparison to feeling like a snake swallowing a really large goat and struggling with digestion， which also happens to describe my feelings towards the situation。 Sybella's reaction made sense for her character， especially given her twisted relationship with Julien。 I know that Annith fell in love with Balthazaar prior to her discovering his true identity， but that didn't make the situation less awkward for me as a reader。 I also thought it was strange that Death knew and loved Annith's soul ever since she was a child。 I know that he explained that he sensed her soul before realizing her age， but I still think that knowledge taints how I regard their relationship。 He's an immortal god and she's a teenage girl。 Knowing that he's been aware of her since she was a toddler made me feel icky， for lack of a better word。 Balthazaar aside， this book had some crazy awesome reveals in the last hundred pages！ LaFevers has a talent for tossing in several earth-shattering twists in the last few hundred pages of her novels， like in Dark Triump。 I didn't guess that the abbess was Annith's mother， and then learning that Annith wasn't even sired by Mortain threw me for a loop。 I guessed that Crunard was Annith's father， but only a few pages prior to her finding out for herself。 I definitely didn't guess that Balthazaar was anything except for a hellequin， so that was a well-kept secret。 Last but not least， finding out that Father Efram is actually Saint Solonius made my jaw hit the ground。 That was a nice touch， especially because Father Efram posed as such an unassuming character for most of the book。 My favorite parts of the book included Annith's time spent at the convent in the beginning of the novel and of course her time spent riding with the hellequins。 At the convent， I liked meeting the younger novitiates and learning about Annith's inner turmoil; it set the stage for Annith's exciting escape。 The chapters where Annith mingled with the hellequins reminded me of Jon Snow spending time with Wildlings north of the Wall in Game of Thrones。 Like I said， I enjoyed this book！ I already bought Courting Darkness and plan on reading it soon。 。。。more
Chelsea
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Review to come 😊
Kara ✨
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I’m so happy to finish this trilogy at last。 I waited too long to begin it。 I have loved being immersed in the royal courts and dark forests of 1400s Brittany。 The culmination of the nine pagan gods with the assassin daughters of Mortain and the duchess of Brittany created such an intriguing setting。 While I think Sybella and Beast will always be my favorite couple， learning about Annith and Balthazaar as well as seeing more of Ismae and Duval has been a treat。 I can’t wait to read the companion I’m so happy to finish this trilogy at last。 I waited too long to begin it。 I have loved being immersed in the royal courts and dark forests of 1400s Brittany。 The culmination of the nine pagan gods with the assassin daughters of Mortain and the duchess of Brittany created such an intriguing setting。 While I think Sybella and Beast will always be my favorite couple， learning about Annith and Balthazaar as well as seeing more of Ismae and Duval has been a treat。 I can’t wait to read the companion duology！ 。。。more
Kaire
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Após conhecermos a justiça e a misericórdia de Mortain， aqui encontramos a face mais desconhecida: o amor - não foi por nada a apresentação da lenda da suposta decepção amorosa de Mortain por duas deusas irmãs。Em dois livros vemos a devoção da Annith por um Deus que ela sentia com todas as suas forças。 Enquanto via todos que amava indo em busca do destino que dizia almejar， era na fé que se agarrava， e o seguro era sentido。 Quando ela sente que isso é mais real que sua vontade supõe， a história Após conhecermos a justiça e a misericórdia de Mortain， aqui encontramos a face mais desconhecida: o amor - não foi por nada a apresentação da lenda da suposta decepção amorosa de Mortain por duas deusas irmãs。Em dois livros vemos a devoção da Annith por um Deus que ela sentia com todas as suas forças。 Enquanto via todos que amava indo em busca do destino que dizia almejar， era na fé que se agarrava， e o seguro era sentido。 Quando ela sente que isso é mais real que sua vontade supõe， a história começa a andar muito bem。 No geral， eu gostei da Annith; porém， quanto mais elementos eram inseridos para explicar tudo， a história da personagem ficou pequena diante de toda a grandeza do contexto。 Do nada， absolutamente tudo começou a acontecer com ela， e penso que faltou um encaixe melhor dela nisso tudo。 A parte mitológica foi a melhor。 A jornada da Annith com os hellequins e as filhas de arduinna foi bem legal de acompanhar， e eu ficaria satisfeita com mais uns dias de viagem com eles。 Quanto à ideia do amor como outra parte da Morte， gostei como mostraram isso sem ficar bobo， indo além do eros。 Tal como a lenda inicial mostrava， não só de paixões os seres vivem， mesmo os imortais， e isso moldou a história。 Mortain se preocupou com os amores não vividos， mas obtinha força das almas que carregavam um grande fardo e das filhas que o amavam。 Essa relação paterna foi bem presente， e senti falta dele no convento se apresentando à elas。 Mesmo não sendo meu favorito da trilogia， acho que foi uma história que fechou bem a trilogia。 O desejo de ter mais ficou， então valeu a pena。 。。。more
Aoife Madden
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I still have about 25% of this book to read， but the reveal that Balthazar is Death just really ruined it。 I saw it coming but I hoped it was not the case。 The whole romance is gross and predatory， Annith thinks this guy is her dad for the first 17 years of her life， but instead of being his daughter she becomes his lover。 And he's been in love with her since she was 5 years old。 Gross， gross， gross。And Annith is just perfectly okay with this， he's the father of all the girls at the convent， he' I still have about 25% of this book to read， but the reveal that Balthazar is Death just really ruined it。 I saw it coming but I hoped it was not the case。 The whole romance is gross and predatory， Annith thinks this guy is her dad for the first 17 years of her life， but instead of being his daughter she becomes his lover。 And he's been in love with her since she was 5 years old。 Gross， gross， gross。And Annith is just perfectly okay with this， he's the father of all the girls at the convent， he's the father of Ismae and Sybelle， he's older than time itself， he's slept with thousands of women， gods and mortals alike and none of this really phases her。 She accepts within a chapter of discovering his true identity。 Death turning out to be this paedophilic， manipulative creep is such an anti-climax to what was an interesting， enigmatic character and trilogy。 。。。more
Leah
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❐ Overall Rating 4¼⭐ | Narration 😀 = Good❐ Narrated by Jennifer Grace❐ Listening Length: 17H 53M❐ His Fair Assassin #3❐ Medieval Setting❐ Supernatural❐ Splash of Romance Each of these three books is from a different character from the convent where they are trained to be assassins for Saint Mortain。 Each book has a different narrator and each narrator pronounces Mortain differently。 It was kind of weird， actually。 Angela Goethals （from book #2） was the best of the three。。。but overall I’m stil ❐ Overall Rating 4¼⭐ | Narration 😀 = Good❐ Narrated by Jennifer Grace❐ Listening Length: 17H 53M❐ His Fair Assassin #3❐ Medieval Setting❐ Supernatural❐ Splash of Romance Each of these three books is from a different character from the convent where they are trained to be assassins for Saint Mortain。 Each book has a different narrator and each narrator pronounces Mortain differently。 It was kind of weird， actually。 Angela Goethals （from book #2） was the best of the three。。。but overall I’m still glad that she didn’t narrate all three books。。。because having a different voice for each character was definitely the best route to go。While I did find Annith’s story to be a tad boring and I didn’t fully connect with her character; I still found the over-arching story here to be a fitting end to the series。 One that I’m glad I finally got around to finishing。 It also gives us closure to Sybella， （although， Sybella has a spin-off duo） Ismae’s， and Anne’s characters plus the state of the duchy of Brittany🅒🅐🅦🅟🅘🅛🅔 8。50/❿🅒haracters ￫ 9🅐tmosphere ￫ 9🅦riting ￫ 8。5🅟lot ￫ 8🅘ntrigue ￫ 8🅛ogic ￫ 8🅔njoyment ￫ 9 。。。more
♥Rachel♥
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I'm happy to have finally finished this series and it was entertaining。 I'm happy with how everything turned out。 I forgot how awful the abbesses were at the convent！ There was good and bad there I guess， since they were trained in the deadly arts which empowered them。 As I said I'm happy about how it all turned out; for the changes that I think will take place at the convent。While I did like the story I feel like it could've been edited down about 100+ pages and would've had better pacing， held I'm happy to have finally finished this series and it was entertaining。 I'm happy with how everything turned out。 I forgot how awful the abbesses were at the convent！ There was good and bad there I guess， since they were trained in the deadly arts which empowered them。 As I said I'm happy about how it all turned out; for the changes that I think will take place at the convent。While I did like the story I feel like it could've been edited down about 100+ pages and would've had better pacing， held my attention better。 As it was， I skimmed a lot of the story when I stopped listening by audio book just so I could get to the heart of the story。 A copy was kindly provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Oksana the Bookaholic
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What a lovely conclusion to this trilogy。 I adored Annith’s spirit， and while some parts of her character frustrated me， I related to them as well。 While I saw all but one plot twist coming from a mile away， it was still an enjoyable journey。 This is a great YA series with visible character growth and enjoyable relationships; I definitely wish more people would speak of it！ While some things Annith did seemed nonsensical to me and I don’t think completely logically fit into the story （other than What a lovely conclusion to this trilogy。 I adored Annith’s spirit， and while some parts of her character frustrated me， I related to them as well。 While I saw all but one plot twist coming from a mile away， it was still an enjoyable journey。 This is a great YA series with visible character growth and enjoyable relationships; I definitely wish more people would speak of it！ While some things Annith did seemed nonsensical to me and I don’t think completely logically fit into the story （other than to later help progress the plot）， for example stealing a certain something from the seeress’ chambers， I chose to mentally gloss over those things to make the story more enjoyable。 Also， it was rather a slow read for me。 I started and finished several books while reading this one; I found that the plot inspired a gentle appreciation within me rather than being so captivating that I couldn’t put it down。 Overall， the concept of assassin nuns is a unique one， and well executed in this series。 。。。more
Jo
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Did I suspect all the big twists？ Yeah。。。 Do I enjoy the trope？ Heck yeah。。。 （view spoiler）[see Caraval series （hide spoiler）] Did I just buy all 3 books？ Also yeah。。。I couldn't help it and re-read the book right after。。。 And yes， I still love this trope。 Did I suspect all the big twists？ Yeah。。。 Do I enjoy the trope？ Heck yeah。。。 （view spoiler）[see Caraval series （hide spoiler）] Did I just buy all 3 books？ Also yeah。。。I couldn't help it and re-read the book right after。。。 And yes， I still love this trope。 。。。more
Kaatje
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I liked the series when I started it， but by the third book， Mortal Heart， I lost interest。 I didn't really care for Annith， and found the relationship unbelievable。 I'm all for happy endings and peaceful resolutions， but the end was too contrived and wrapped up too nicely for my liking。 I liked the series when I started it， but by the third book， Mortal Heart， I lost interest。 I didn't really care for Annith， and found the relationship unbelievable。 I'm all for happy endings and peaceful resolutions， but the end was too contrived and wrapped up too nicely for my liking。 。。。more
Kara Thomas
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3。5 stars。 Good finish to the series。 First book is still my favorite though。
Stephanie
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This trilogy is a masterpiece。 I called part of the plot early on， and I was feeling smug about it。 Turns out I only caught on to part of it， and I was blown away。 This was such a beautiful wrapup for the girls from the convent。 I can't wait to see where the followup duology goes！ This trilogy is a masterpiece。 I called part of the plot early on， and I was feeling smug about it。 Turns out I only caught on to part of it， and I was blown away。 This was such a beautiful wrapup for the girls from the convent。 I can't wait to see where the followup duology goes！ 。。。more
Mae
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Just finished the last of this trilogy and absolutely loved it！！ I have to admit that when I was half way through the book I was torn between wanting to just keep reading because I couldn't get enough and then also wanting to slow down as I didn't want it to end。 Admittedly， it took a little getting used to the hellequins。 And then when we learn who Balthazar really is， well， that also took a little getting used to。 But I absolutely love how he and Annith had a relationship ever since she was a Just finished the last of this trilogy and absolutely loved it！！ I have to admit that when I was half way through the book I was torn between wanting to just keep reading because I couldn't get enough and then also wanting to slow down as I didn't want it to end。 Admittedly， it took a little getting used to the hellequins。 And then when we learn who Balthazar really is， well， that also took a little getting used to。 But I absolutely love how he and Annith had a relationship ever since she was a child and Robin LaFevers did a great job in making that not weird。I also appreciated how the political side of the story wraps up nicely and with a bit of the supernatural with Arduinna's arrow。 And I also liked how Balthazar had business in Nantes （uh-hum， Julian）。 The only predictable part was who Annith's parents really are。 Other than that， I loved this conclusion to the trilogy！！I look forward to reading Courting Darkness and Igniting Darkness but I think it would be so great to find out how Annith and Balthazar change the convent。 。。。more
Nathana Baror
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I love books where you start to grow sympathy for the antagonists and this book marked it。
Anisa Heather
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I have been enjoying this series since the beginning。 The quotes touch me deeply。"We are all of us， gods and mortals， made up of many pieces， some of them broken， some of them scarred， but none of them the total sum of who we are。" I have been enjoying this series since the beginning。 The quotes touch me deeply。"We are all of us， gods and mortals， made up of many pieces， some of them broken， some of them scarred， but none of them the total sum of who we are。" 。。。more
Monogamist
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Definitely the best book of the trilogy。
haylee
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i was so bored。 the whole time。 the characters from book 2 turn out to be the only interesting people in this entire fictional world。
Becca - beckys。bookish。life
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4。5 ⭐️ This is definitely a new favourite series and this was my favourite book within it！ If the romance had featured in this book more I would have made it a 5 star。
Irina
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DNF at 73%I can't take it any longer。 This is so boring I don't even care how it ends DNF at 73%I can't take it any longer。 This is so boring I don't even care how it ends 。。。more
Jala
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4。5
Laura
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Of the three HFA books， this was my favourite。 I loved the mystery behind it all and Annith's growth so that she paves her own way。 So many surprises， but a very satisfying ending。 I'm sad to see this trilogy come to an end。 Of the three HFA books， this was my favourite。 I loved the mystery behind it all and Annith's growth so that she paves her own way。 So many surprises， but a very satisfying ending。 I'm sad to see this trilogy come to an end。 。。。more
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Mortal Heart&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0