Foretelling Fridays - Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin #2) -

Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers

Expected Publication: April 2, 2013

Sybella arrives at the convent’s doorstep half mad with grief and despair. Those that serve Death are only too happy to offer her refuge—but at a price. Naturally skilled in both the arts of death and seduction, the convent views Sybella as one of their most dangerous weapons.

But those assassin’s skills are little comfort when the convent returns her to a life that nearly drove her mad. Her father’s rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother’s love is equally monstrous. And while Sybella is a weapon of justice wrought by the god of Death himself, He must give her a reason to live. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will a daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for?

This heart-pounding sequel to Grave Mercy serves betrayal, treachery, and danger in equal measure, bringing readers back to fifteenth century Brittany and will keep them on the edge of their seats

My reaction: 

Whoa, the release date is coming up! <jumps up and down> For those who read and loved Grave Mercy, you know why this book is going to be so incredibly exciting. I have to admit, for the first book, I sold my soul and surrendered to the book when I heard assassin. Ladies trained to kill people by turning their own male idiocy and greedy, lusty nature (mwahaha, but I am sorry for the rare noble, gallant gentlemen out there) against them is an awesome concept. While, I'm a little sad the main character won't be Ismae again along with Gabriel, I am exceedingly content with reading about Sybella. She was last seen suffering in d'Albret's household and I have a feeling this will be an emotionally heavy read, especially with the fact that he is an absolute psychopath. While Ismae was an assassin who underwent childhood trauma, comapared to Sybella, she was a hopeful and bright person who found love and blah blah. Sybella is a much darker character shrouded in mystery, and as will, I believe, make Dark Triumph an absolutely engrossing read. (PS. I am thrilled to be reading about the Beast, I loved him in the first book).