Heart of the Assassins

Academy of Assassins Series, Book 2

By: Stacey Brutger

Narrated by: Traci Odom

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Morgan has been banned from hunting until she learns to control her powers and her impulsive nature. Her team is so focused on her training, she feels more alone and alienated than ever. She must make the heartbreaking decision to stay and fight for the men who mean everything to her or turn her back on the Academy to survive.

But the choice is taken from her when the Academy is viciously attacked and Morgan is abducted and dumped into the primordial realm. Abandoned and unable to get back to the Academy, Morgan must take a crash course in survival in this alien world.

As she investigates the deadly mist sweeping through the realm, she is horrified to discover her team has followed her, determined to earn back her trust. With their lives in danger, Morgan will do whatever it takes to save them, even if it means entering Tartarus and uncovering the secrets of the forgotten gods.

With the cure in hand, they must defeat monsters from myths and legends - and their worst nightmares - and escape the gates of hell or risk becoming forever trapped and forced to watch the destruction of their world.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Stacey Brutger (P)2018 Tantor

Needs a better flow

I really enjoyed the book 1 and 2 the only thing is it jumps tomuch making a person get lost in places. Overall it is 👌 Just needs a better flow....

What a rollercoaster ride!

This second book threw a lot of new characters and places at us in quick succession. There was so much going on that it became a bit overwhelming at times. The characters leave the academy and the entire book is about their crazy journey to save the world.

There is a lot of action but I felt like the story doesn’t flow as smooth as it should have been. The world development was brief and a lot of crazy goes in these new adventures. Some of the turns and twists did not make that much sense to me.

Narration was well done and brought the story to life.

There is still a lot of work that needs to be put into the relationship between our heroine and her men. They seem so disconnected.

Overall, it is a a good book and kept my attention for most of it. I’m hoping things will slow down a bit in the next one so there can be more character development & world building. Their relationships also needs some time to grow and strengthen.

I loved some of the new sidekicks/animals introduced in this book. I’m looking forward to the third book

good story but...

The main character is a bit of an twat waffle. The "everything is my fault" theme throughout got old real quick. Diving face first into danger without thought was frustrating too.
The elements of the story made me get to this second book and I'd like to see how the relationships develop. Not sure yet if I'll continue the story line though

Heart of the Assassin

Morgan and her guys must figure out how to save the world without getting killed in the process. I really enjoyed this book and how Morgan has grown. She finally gets the nerve to tell the guys about her insecurities and things change between them all. I can't wait to find out more about her powers and what happens next

Amazing second in series

Love this slow burn RH. I love the friendship of the group and how even when things get strained, hard or crazy they make up and carry on. This story is full of action, and more hints toward Morgans heritage. Downloading book 3 now.

Great story

Idk why people don’t like it or can’t seam to follow it. Not hard to follow at all and the story was very well written. I look farwars to the progression of her relationships with her mates. And what will happen next. 🥰

Morgan keeps getting into bigger scrapes

The school is attacked and
Morgan, Ascher, Kincade, Ryder, Atlas, and Draven are sent through a rift into another realm, only to find out there is a plague linked to magic. Of course, they have to find the cure before it destroys both the Primordial and Earthly realms. They are joined by a Warden of the Void; and bring back a Demi-God. It seems that Morgan and her magic keep growing and surprising them all.
I think I have to edge this book into the UpperYA category due to language and intent, though there is still no actual s-e-x. The way this story arc has been set up, I don’t see how the author can avoid that S word in the next book without creating a major disconnect. This is a recommend and I’ll be curious to see if the next installment holds up.
Odom does a decent job of narration.

awesome

Great book! Even better narration. If you are into fantasy reverse harem (one girl, lots of guys) then this is the perfect book.

Awesome fantasy

Loved the brotherhood in arms with love and acceptance of each other’s differences working to overcome obstacles to improve there world.

Girl Power and Love

This one was a great contrast to the first book. The first book focused on how independent Morgan was and how shed always been alone, focusing on her character growth through letting the guys into her heart. This book focused more on they guys showing her that they will always have her back and to them she is their whole world. Granted she hates being smothered and protected she soon learns that they are treating her as she wishes and would/will treat them if the rolls were reversed. I do like that in this one is action after action instead of long striding breaks where they have "free" time to get to know one another better. The world that they are in and has been created for us though the books is very quick and fast pace. You wouldn't find yourselves having the leisure to "chill" so the fact that this book moves very rapidly gives it a more realistic since of time. Very well write, love the 4 new characters and am excited to read more :)

-Cass