It was an ugly cry I cried for this girl and yet my perception was limited because a human heart truly can’t stretch that far without breaking.

Can a wounded animal ever completely heal? Can a person who’s been hurt in ways unimaginable to a normal human being ever find it within herself to trust anyone? What does it take to repair a shattered soul? Believe me when I say you will feel Sybella’s pain. Through Sybella, LaFevers raised some interesting questions. From the outside, it seems that her heart has hardened and that there isn’t a flicker of warmth inside her. She kills those who deserve it and she does it without mercy. Unlike Ismae, who is well-trained but not that experienced, Sybella is a seasoned assassin. It is not an easy read, that much I can tell you, and yet it is certainly worth your tears, for you will be a better person once you finish it. Sybella’s tale is so deeply personal and painful, a story of torture and degradation, a story full of monsters and betrayals. The darkness of Ismae’s story pales in comparison to the utter hopelessness of Sybella’s circumstances. Seeing as I neatly fell into the first category, Dark Triumph became one of those books I often thought about… dreamed about, to be completely honest. Pretty soon they were everywhere, and everyone was talking about Grave Mercy, some obviously thrilled and some not so much. About a year ago, the words ‘assassin nuns’ first started showing up around the blogosphere.

Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers