Mortal Heart

Mortal Heart by Robin LeFevers is the final book of His Fair Assassin trilogy.

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.  Bu 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 stike 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...

The Breakdown:
1.  I love the way the LaFevers blends her fantastic story with real historic people and events. The way she weaves the story is wonderful with unexpected twist.  I thought LaFevers did a great job of tying all the books together and bringing out the deception on the abbess out in this book.

2.  Annith maybe my favorite heroine of the series.  She has lived her whole life devoted to Mortain, and while she starts questioning the abbess and the convents motives, she never waivers in her belief in Mortain.  I think she handles herself remarkably well when she learns that her most everything she thought was true,  was a lie.

3.  Balthazar was a wonderful match for Annith.  He was mysterious and brooding.  He is loyal to his men, the hellequin, and protects Annith when she needs him.  Oh,  and his secret is so awesome and a perfect fit for the story.

4.  I enjoyed learning of the hellequin and their stories while Annith was with him.  I thought they were an interesting aspect to the story, and they demonstrated one of the many sides of Death in the story.

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