The Rook

Frost Kay — 2020

The Dark Court is no place for a lady. After tricking the king, Tempest has finally won her long sought-after prize - a place on the king's council - but it comes with a steep price. The king wishes for her to once again infiltrate the Jester's Dark Court and crush the remaining rebellion. Stuck between her duty to her kingdom and her duty to what is right, she throws herself into the assignment, determined to discover her true enemies. Slipping into her role as the Jester's fiery plaything and personal assassin comes with an ease that terrifies her. The charming and dangerous shapeshifter makes it too easy to forget her purpose and tempts her to join his world of depravity and eternal night. But Tempest is no man's pawn. Her destiny was never to sit back passively. She makes her own path. Even if it's painted with blood, strewn with bodies, and scattered with the pieces of her broken heart.

Reviews

Erin Cawthorn@erinleecawthorn

Jun 23, 2023

Still a really fast paced interesting read. I have been sucked into the world and I am enjoying it. Wish this was NA and not YA but its ok. Things still seem to be working out so well for the protagonist. She should have been caught so many times by now but everything is just coming so easy its almost unbelievable. The reveal at the end about the father though?!?