The Pirate's Wish

Well, according to the acknowledgement at the end of the book, there was originally one enormous book which was broken up into The Assassin's Curse and The Pirate's Wish. I think they should have been published as one volume, but I obviously don't work in the industry. I definitely recommend that you have both books on hand before starting th duology, though.

I'm quite pleased with how the plot threads were brought together, and the main character certainly developed well. The book passes the Bechdel test with flying colors, too.

the first book that ends with the main characters in the bed (LOL) seriously, I love that.

Gostei bastante do livro. E de a Ananna ser muito kick ass.. mas a desconfiança em excesso de não acreditar de forma alguma que Naji poderia sim estar amando-a finalmente irritou-me um pouco.
Só que o livro mostrou-se bem mais interesse que pareceu.
Achei sensacional o simples fato de ser o primeiro livro em que a “heroína” dá seu primeiro beijo e quase tem a garganta cortada pelo cara que beijou, não é imediatamente correspondido, e sofre muito por isso, além de tentar fazer charminho e ciúme para ver se o amor não correspondido reage (choreeei de rir devido a identificação que aocnteceu na hora. Todas nós mulheres temos essa séria impressão de que vamos conseguir cutucar o alvo com essas cenas. Mal sabemos nós que isso, provavelmente, só afeta a nós mesmas).

A história foi muito melhor contada também e interessante a sua maneira.
Apenas senti falta de quase subir pelas paredes durante as cenas mais intimas de Naji e Ananna. Foi como se a faltasse aquelas descrições estilo Collen Houck que você desmaia imaginando xD

bom, bonzinho

The problems that I had with the first book continue on into this one which made it less likeable...

There were times I thought Naji liked Ananna and while Ananna told us she liked him, it was super hard to see in her actions. Words and actions did not always match up. They are not my favorite couple.

This duology also works best as a big novel, I think. This book picks up pretty much right where the first lets off. The pacing works better as one book.
The plot... it seemed to just happen to them. So, read this more for the characters and world than for the plot.

Yet, I found the book entertaining and I had fun reading it (when Ananna wasn't thinking about Naji). There is even a lesbian relationship which I thought was super cool. They were probably my favorite characters.