Waiting on Wednesday is a meme that was hosted by Breaking the Spine to let us share our excitement for books coming out soon. It has gone the way of the wind and is no longer hosted there. But Wishful Endings is now hosting Can’t Wait Wednesday so we can keep the momentum going and link up there.
I am a sucker for assassin stories and badass women, so the first book in this series, The Markswoman, worked very well for me. I’m quite curious about what happens next in Mahimata.
Mahimata (Asiana #2) by Rati Mehrotra
Also by this author: Markswoman
Published by Harper Voyager on March 5, 2019
Pages: 384
A young female assassin must confront the man who slaughtered her family, risk her heart, and come to terms with her identity as a warrior and as a woman in this exciting fantasy from the author of Markswoman.
In her duel with Tamsyn, the Order of Kali’s dangerous Mistress of Mental Arts, Markswoman Kyra emerged victorious. Yet the powerful Tamsyn left her mark on the young assassin. Deeply wounded by Tamysn’s blade, Kyra is struggling to recover and reclaim her old life.
Her return to the caves of Kali is bittersweet, for she no longer feels as though she belongs. Her beloved teacher is dead. Her best friend Nineth is missing. Gone, too, is Rustan, the Marksman who helped her train for the duel–and became far more than a teacher and friend.
The Marksman, too, is changed. Shaken by his feelings for Kyra and the truth about his parentage, Rustan has exiled himself from the Order of Khur and set off on a quest for answers. His odyssey leads him to the descendants of an ancient sect tied to the alien Ones. They promise to share their knowledge of Asiana’s past if Rustan will apprentice himself to them. To do so, though, means he must renounce his Order—and forsake Kyra.
Yet fate will bring these two highly skilled fighters together once again when Kai Tau, the man who slaughtered Kyra’s family, wages war on the Orders of Asiana.
Hungering for justice, Kyra rides into battle, aided by her new companions: the wyr-wolves, who are so much more than what they seem. Determined to keep the woman he loves safe, Rustan joins the fight to ride by her side.
But will this final confrontation ultimately cost them their love . . . and their lives?
Hmm I need to check out book 1
It was good 🙂
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
This cover is so pretty, and I definitely want to start this series at some point ?
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I think you would enjoy it 🙂
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
Gorgeous book cover! Shame it doesn’t release until March.
Time always seems to go faster than I think it should, so March will be here before I know it
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
Gorgeous cover and this series sounds good. Enjoy!
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Yes, I absolutely love the cover!
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
I never got the chance to pick up the first book but I love books featuring female-assassins! Is there a touch of romance like it seems? I love that as well!
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hmmm…. I think there will be in the series, though there’s not much in book 1
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
This one looks good, I’m totally in love with that cover. I judge books by covers all the time, and this is doing the trick for me, lol!
ME too! I find its impossible not to, even though they always say you shouldnt.
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
I am waiting for this one also!!!! Anne – Books of My Heart
Awesome! It should be good!
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
What a lovely cover and a really cool premise – I hope you enjoy this one, Lisa.
Thanks! I bet I will 🙂
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
Reminds me that I still need to read the first book!
You sound like me commenting on everyone else’s WoW posts lately! 😀 It’s impossible to keep up with all the books
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
This one’s new to me. Love the sound of it though, and I like a good assassin story too. Curious about the wyr-wolves as well. Guess I need to go check out The Markswoman!
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Hope you enjoy it if you do get a chance to read it
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
WOW, this makes me want to rush out and get the first one. Thanks for sharing.
ha ha!! It was good 🙂
Lisa (@TenaciousReader) recently posted…Waiting on Wednesday – Mahimata by Rati Mehrotra
This sounds like a series I would really enjoy and I love that cover! Definitely adding both to my tbr. Thanks!