J.B. Redmond

Oathbreaker Assassins apprentice is a story about a boy named Aron lives a simple life on a farm with his brothers when he is selected to become assassin’s apprentice against his will. But this event saves his life because just after his entire family is killed by the king’s guard. While being taken away by the assassins he meets a girl named Dari that has peculiar set of powers that most lords of this land would fear. Aron discovers that the reason they chose him out of his siblings was because they new that Aron had powers that are like hers but far more uncontrollable. So he trains with Dari to control his powers which he realizes is very hard. After making it a three fourths of the way they discover that the lords of the land are preparing for battle which means once again the land will torn apart and there world is growing dark. When he makes it to the assassin’s strong hold he discovers that being an assassin is going to be hard work. The book ends as Aron is going to travel to the ruined keep and the only way to get there is a treacherous path.

The reason I liked this book was because it was my first medieval novel. The other reason was because it’s a lot like game of thrones with the lords. Another reason is that it had a good description of character. It also has a good description of scenery. Another reason is that the story was different story than ones that I have read. All in all I think anyone would like this book.… (mer)

Aron, Nic, and Dari must figure out their place in the destiny to save their world for civil war. For Aron, that means continuing to learn about his Graal. For Nic, it means deciding whether or not to come out of hiding, and for Dari it means figuring out her place in Fae society.

This story picks up right where Assassin’s Apprentice left off. Don’t try reading this one without having read the first. I felt like it lost a little momentum and was a little slow to get moving again. It was lighter on the character development than I liked. We don’t get many new insights into the characters. The romance plot was underdeveloped and quite a turnaround from the previous story, but it made some of the pieces to fall into place for things to work out. It had sad moments that I didn’t expect and I shed some tears.

All the previous plot lines get tied off, but the ending felt a little rushed and almost like a setup for another story. There were some tantalizing tidbits I would like to see elaborated on in another story. Other than those few things, I really enjoyed this set of books and they are well worth picking up.… (mer)

Aron is forcibly taken from his family to become an apprentice to the Stone Guild. Yet being taken saves his life, because hours later the clan lord attacks his people and massacres hundreds including Aron’s family. Aron decides to use his time at the Stone Guild to train for avenging the murder of his family. In another clan, the last heir to the throne is pushed from the roof and left for dead. He is saved by another member of the Stone Guild. Stone will help them train their undiscovered abilities and put their world back together.

This was a fantastic book. I couldn’t put it down. The world building is strong and rich and I was invested in the story really quickly. The viewpoint switches between a few different characters, which took a little getting used to, but each character is so engaging that I didn’t mind. Everyone’s motivations were realistic and compelling. I loved the twist that even though Stone has a bad reputation, they are honorable and will probably be pivotal in saving the world. Be prepared that the story is a cliffhanger, but fortunately the second book is already available.… (mer)