The book Bride’s Story is a graphic novel set in a far away village in a nameless desert where it is very hot. The main character is an assassin-princess whose family and village are all high-ranking assassins.
The princess runs away from her past and village to a big town where she won’t stand out from the crowd. There she has to hide her real identity and history, and especially the mark on her forehead that marks her as an assassin. She wears a bandanna to cover it. In the new town, the princess is accepted by a family because she goes out of her way to help them when they are hungry. She hunts animals for their food and shows the young family members how to hunt for themselves. Eventually the family offers her a home and she marries the older brother, who she has fallen in love with.
The story explores the themes of friendship and acceptance.
Overall, I only give it 50/100 because I felt there wasn’t enough action, and it was more of a romantic story. I will, however, read the next book find out if the black figure is a messenger from the assassins.
I think other teenagers who like graphic novels would enjoy this story.
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