Give this book an award. I've rarely read such a silly, dull story in which nothing happens until the very end. And, even then, it still sucks.

The starting point of the story makes zero sense: the prince, who didn't even want the mariage in the first place, has this need to track down his runaway bride-to-be because she was brave enough to flee. Mehhhh. I'm supposed to buy this? You're telling me that, instead of being relieved and going on with his life, he's wasting his time on a girl he had no interest in to begin with? Please...

Then you have this wannabe assassin who is as frightening as a domestic frog. I couldn't take him seriously. Just one look into Lia's eyes and he's undone. It's laughable and pathetic.

Not only both love interests have zero personality but also they feel entitled. They stalk and spy on Lia to feed their weird ego. How dare Lia not be an easy kill? How dare Lia show agency first? They're blaming Lia for their uselessness lol.

The author tries to be mysterious by inserting the prince's and the assassin's povs without really naming them, but all it does is making them undistinguishable. Of course you can't tell who is whom. They have no damn personality.

Lia is not better either. She gives this great speech about how it's not right to lie to the people you love but what does she do to Pauline? I guess it's fine as long as it serves her. She's also instantly attracted to Rafe and Kaden. The bar is low.

Let's not talk about that damn love triangle.