Stacey - passionisbooks's Reviews > The Assassin and the Libertine

Daphne is an assassin for the Order, which takes out Vampires who commit the most atrocious acts. Étienne is a vampire hoping for a better future, but his plans go on pause when he is accused of murdering the king’s mistress. When both assassin and vampire team up to find the real killer, romance blooms as darker forces are at work.

I actually really enjoyed this book. It’s set in 18th century France and was a face paced read. What I would say is that it doesn’t really feel like 18th century France, the language is modern and the book has a very modern day feminist feel to it. So I felt the book could’ve just been set in modern times, because it being set in that time period didn’t really add anything for me.

I loved both of the main characters and loved the fact we got both POV’s. The character development is really good, mainly seen from Daphne’s side as she becomes more open minded throughout the book. Étienne was just a little darling and I just wanted to give him a hug.

The plot was really good. I loved the mystery behind the killings and the creepiness when we got to certain parts. The plot twist was just incredible and I really didn’t see that coming. I do want to find out more about the order and who is behind it, so I’m hoping we’ll find out more about that in book two.

Overall, I devoured the majority of this book in one sitting because it was such an easy read. The plot to romance ratio was perfect and I can’t wait to read book two.

Thank you so much to Netgalley, the author and publisher for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.