Summary
Summary from Goodreads
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 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 way of the blade and fist.
But even 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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| Summary from Goodreads |
At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen 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 way of the blade and fist.
But even 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....
*Copy Courtesy of the Publisher*
Review
The little (HUGEEEEE) stabtastic book was epic and totally what I needed / wanted to read. Fantasy for the win people! Y’all know I’m a sucker for fantasy and this was just that with a hint of darnkess - not as much as Prince of Thorns but still amazing.
We follow young Nona Grey on her journey to and through her various stages of classes and life at Sweet Mercy Convent. Despite the circumstances being bloody af - HOLY SHIT - an 8 year old you guys, madness - it was epic. Nona Grey was and is not one to be underestimated - even if she’s smol! The plot was engaging, I did find it slow at times, but personally I feel the info given was necessary to set the foundation of the next book(s).
At times it did get hard to keep up with all the names but soon you find a balance and know who to keep an eye out for. I really really liked Nona, she was unapologetic in who she was and had hidden her past, not because she was embarrassed or afraid, but because she had to find herself - her true self, to accept all that happened in the past - also she loves food. Food over anything!
Ok things that where just epic beyond measure - let’s do this...
• Trained / killing nuns
•Majority female cast - like 2% males... ok maybe a littleeee more than that but still FEMALE POWER
• Friendships and infinite female supporting one another despite competitions - yass
• Mention of periods - hardly see this in fantasy books
• Poison, blades, mental arts, deception AKA AWESOMEEEE
All in all this was a stellar first book. I’m jumping straight into Grey Sister ( a reread). I found Nona being thrust into this path of life, she manages to grab hold of her own threads and weave a different path entirely her own. As a person with razor sharp knives and many many enemies, get ready to jump for the kill. But who are the enemies and who can you truly trust?
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