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Mask of Shadows (Mask of Shadows, #1) (2017. Auflage)

von Linsey Miller

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Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: "I love every aspect of this amazing book�??a genderfluid hero, a deadly contest, and vicious courtly intrigue. Get! Read! Now!" �??Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author I Needed to Win. They Needed to Die. Sallot Leon is a thief, and a good one at that. But gender fluid Sal wants nothing more than to escape the drudgery of life as a highway robber and get closer to the upper-class�??and the nobles who destroyed their home. When Sal steals a flyer for an audition to become a member of The Left Hand�??the Queen's personal assassins, named after the rings she wears�??Sal jumps at the chance to infiltrate the court and get revenge. But the audition is a fight to the death filled with clever circus acrobats, lethal apothecaries, and vicious ex-soldiers. A childhood as a common criminal hardly prepared Sal for the trials. And as Sal succeeds in the competition, and wins the heart of Elise, an intriguing scribe at court, they start to dream of a new life and a different future, but one that Sal can have only if they survive. More Praise for Mask of Shadows: A Bustle Most Anticipated YA of 2017! "Compelling and relatable characters, a fascinating world with dangerous magic, and a dash of political intrigue: Mask of Shadows completely delivered. Fantasy fans will love this book."�??Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling coauthor of My Lady Jane "An intriguing world and a fantastically compelling main character make for a can't-miss debut. Miller's Mask of Shadows will make you glad you're not an assassin�??and even gladder Sal is."�??Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Da… (mehr)

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Titel:	Mask of Shadows (Mask of Shadows, #1)
Autoren:	Linsey Miller
Info:	Sourcebooks Fire, Kindle Edition, 352 pages
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Tags:	fantasy, queer, schemes and politicking, white authors, ya, nb, assassins, i studied the blade, thieves and conartists, competition

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FROM SYNC: Sallot Leon, a thief, steals a poster announcing open auditions for the Left Hand—the volunteers who function as the queen’s assassins. Sal goes to the auditions, hoping to be able to join the group—but not to become an assassin. Sal wants revenge. Narrator Deryn Edwards credibly depicts Sal and the characters they encounter. A gender-fluid character, Sal has had to be tough his whole life because of their horrible past. Edwards conveys the brutality of this novel in her narration but subtly projects Sal’s vulnerability as well. This compelling story will pull listeners into its world and keep them wondering what will happen next.

Gmomaj | May 29, 2023 |

I went into this with pretty high hopes but they were quickly dashed. I didn't find much of anything that happened interesting and I kept wishing that the action would pick up and the main character would stop whining. The story being told in first person didn't help. Some authors can make it work but I was so tired of being in Sal's head that I found myself zoning out many times. I'd give it a 1.5 according to Goodreads since I'm stuck between I didn't like it and it was ok but rounding up because it I didn't totally not like it. Just mostly.

I was hoping for a new fantasy author to follow but unless I hear something compelling from a trusted book-friend, I'll pass on the sequel.

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amcheri | Jan 5, 2023 |

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bookishconfesh | Sep 22, 2022 |

teen fantasy fiction, book 1 of series (battle of assassins, action-adventure with protagonist who happens to be genderfluid).
I found the gory bits (lots more gore than I'm used to--there's not usually anybody being flayed alive, much less the idea of multiple people) potentially traumatizing, but I thought the action-action-action-with-maybe-a-little-romance writing to be pretty slick. It did drag in the last 50 or so pages at the end when the outcome of all the battles was made clear and the author had to set up some political stuff for the sequels (perhaps I was just tired because I'd read the first 4/5 of the book in one sitting and was ready to go to bed), but other than that it's a solid debut from a promising new author.
I liked that the protagonist was genderfluid (and also a total bad-ass) and the discussion of pronoun usage is always nice to see, since so many of us need to gain perspective

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reader1009 | Jul 3, 2021 |

Promising start though I ran out of time on this one, may return if I see a review of further novels in the series showing improvement. (

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Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:

"I love every aspect of this amazing book�??a genderfluid hero, a deadly contest, and vicious courtly intrigue. Get! Read! Now!" �??Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author

I Needed to Win.
They Needed to Die.

Sallot Leon is a thief, and a good one at that. But gender fluid Sal wants nothing more than to escape the drudgery of life as a highway robber and get closer to the upper-class�??and the nobles who destroyed their home.
When Sal steals a flyer for an audition to become a member of The Left Hand�??the Queen's personal assassins, named after the rings she wears�??Sal jumps at the chance to infiltrate the court and get revenge.
But the audition is a fight to the death filled with clever circus acrobats, lethal apothecaries, and vicious ex-soldiers. A childhood as a common criminal hardly prepared Sal for the trials. And as Sal succeeds in the competition, and wins the heart of Elise, an intriguing scribe at court, they start to dream of a new life and a different future, but one that Sal can have only if they survive.

More Praise for Mask of Shadows:
A Bustle Most Anticipated YA of 2017!

"Compelling and relatable characters, a fascinating world with dangerous magic, and a dash of political intrigue: Mask of Shadows completely delivered. Fantasy fans will love this book."�??Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling coauthor of My Lady Jane

"An intriguing world and a fantastically compelling main character make for a can't-miss debut. Miller's Mask of Shadows will make you glad you're not an assassin�??and even gladder Sal is."�??Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Da

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