SuitabookProtection and duty
Marianne is trained to become the Viper and protect the Twelve Isles, but must confront the person occupying that role.
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Bex Hogan - Author
Expect a swashbuckling fantasy centred on a young woman trained to protect islands while facing a violent parent. Pirates, ships, political manoeuvring, romance and threatened loyalties shape the central conflict.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceExpect a swashbuckling fantasy centred on a young woman trained to protect islands while facing a violent parent. Pirates, ships, political manoeuvring, romance and threatened loyalties shape the central conflict.
Marianne is trained to become the Viper and protect the Twelve Isles, but must confront the person occupying that role.
Marianne is described as a trainee assassin who would rather heal people, while her father is described as killing without restraint.
Marianne must oppose her father, the current Viper, while risking her family, home, romantic attachment and possibly her life.
Before reading, consider whether a story involving a merciless father, killing, pain, family rupture and possible bereavement feels manageable.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Isles of Storm and Sorrow: Viper by Bex Hogan | Hatchards
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