Review: Assassin's Touch, A Review for the Blog Tea and Book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 3, 2013
Assassin's Touch offers us an intriguing concept. Two worlds at war, reached only by a portal. One world with the use of magic and the other based entirely on science. Except.. when they find a person with a touch of magic, the science world takes plenty advantage of what they have.The people of the "Science" earth are "protecting" the portal. Their preachers want to go across and "save" the heathens. Their military is always on alert, making sure no one ever escapes back to the "evil" world of the Cascadian. As with all things military most of the people are lead by what their government tells them (on both sides)and our characters must discover what is truth on their own.Cascadian assassin Rickert D'Angelus will use all of his skills and talents to protect his world. He has crossed the Iron Portal many times, each time with the fervent desire to protect his world. To save those who have been captured and to protect those who can not escape. With the death of his family in a raid by the Pacifican army, he has every right to his hatred. Determined to never again allow such a thing to happen.. but when he finds a soldier of the Pacifican Army being beaten and left for dead by another member of that army, Rickert is confused. When he discovers it is a beautiful female he is beyond confused but willing to "capture" her to learn her secrets.Neyla Trihorn is an artist, a creative sole but a freak accident triggers her latent para ablility and suddenly she is called into military service. Fast tracked due to her unusual talent, she is lost in this new world of violence and war. Knowing that she is resented and disliked Neyla has few reasons to want to remain in service. But she is ready to do her duty to her country, to protect her world. Yet when she is attacked by a fellow soldier then "captured" by the enemy all lines begin to blur.As the lines between Rickert and Neyla begin to blur they each find the one person who is willing to stand for what they believe in to fight for true justice not just the propaganda that is being dispersed. In each other's arms they find a love and loyalty like no other and must decide how they can continue. How the two of them can fight not against countries but against tyranny.I enjoyed this story and look froward to more Iron Portal books.. although it was a bit short for my tastes, author, Laurie London  has created a world that intrigues.. one that tempts the reader to enjoy the adventure and to look forward to more.ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Assassin's Touch, provided by netgalley