Not a fanI ended up getting really bored while reading the book and my attention was wandering to other things so it just didn't really quite meet my expectations and it was just kind of average.
An assassin's guide to love & treason (2018)
Others: Negative When Lady Katherine's father is killed for being an illegally practicing Catholic, she discovers he was also involved in a murder plot against the reigning Queen Elizabeth I. She disguises herself as a boy and travels to London to take it one step further: kill the queen herself. She is cast in William Shakespeare's newest play, which is to be performed in front of Her Majesty. But the play is a plot to destroy the rebellion, masterminded by fellow cast-member Toby Ellis, a young spy for the queen with secrets of his own. -- adapted from jacket
- ISBN:
- 9780316327343
- Length:
- 374 pages
Genres: young adult
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