Which is possibly the best compliment/endorsement I can give because when you get lost in the pages and only realize how late it is once you finish the book, that’s the hallmark of a killer read.įour: I’m a sucker for a strong female protagonist and Nena Knight is Strong with a capital S! To survive what she went through as a teenager to become a badass assassin with robust morals and values is incredible. In fact, I lost quite a bit of sleep reading Her Name Is Knight. That pacing and suspense makes it impossible to put down, yearning to know what will happen next. Three: This book moves at a breakneck speed, building tension until it explodes with hardcore action sequences. Which makes total sense based on the events in each part of the story, helping the reader to feel the immensely personal struggle Nena endures before her life changes and heads in a different direction. And in a stroke of literary genius, the Before is written in the first person from Nena’s perspective and the After is in the third person. Two: Her Name is Knight has two parallel storylines – Before and After – delineated by a major event in Nena’s life. But as fate intervenes and gives her a chance at a better life those feeling morph into hope and rooting hard for Nena to be victorious while simultaneously praying there’s a scorching pit in hell reserved for the monsters who have hurt her. What Nena goes through in her childhood induces fury, sorrow, angst, anguish, frustration, disgust and a sense of deep unfairness. One: Great books make the reader feel something and Her Name Is Knight is so chock full of overwhelming emotion that it’s hard to even describe the feeling of reading this book. How do I love Her Name Is Knight, let me count the ways…

In the process, it puts those closest to her in mortal danger and Nena must rise up, overcome her triggers and once and for all put the past behind her…and six feet underground. But when the past re-enters her life unexpectedly, Nena understandably leverages old emotions to guide her decision making in a primal need to get revenge.

The only solace is thinking that those responsible have paid with their lives. You see, Nena has survived unimaginable pain and suffering from her childhood to get where she is today. Nena is a trained professional and executes those marked for “dispatch” with cool detachment that belies her inner turmoil. Her Name is Knight features Nena Knight, a deadly assassin for a clandestine organization called the Tribe with the charter to fight for the betterment of the African continent and people. And you don’t just read this book, you experience it with mind and soul. It’s powerful and visceral, packing a brutal punch that sticks with you long after completion. Yasmin Angoe bursts onto the thriller scene with the release of her emotional, intense and unputdownable debut novel Her Name is Knight.

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