I have no idea what genre to classify this book as, but I enjoyed reading it!

Natalya as a cellist, Requiem as an assassin. Requiem is the best of the best at what she does, fulfilling difficult to reach hits and adding a sense of poetic justice. One day, though, the target she's given just doesn't make sense. But the biggest question is why that even bothers her.

First up - if you only want to read books where the main character is likeable from the start then this is not for you. Natalya has been groomed to be a killer from a very young age, with all emotion beaten out of her. She treats people like trash.

This book has a strong romantic thread, but I'm on the fence on whether I'd call it a romance. Partly because of plot balance, partly because Natalya takes so damn long to realise that she actually has emotions. But it's definitely sapphic. And dark. With a lot of suspense.

Alison (the mark) was a really interesting character, and arguably had a bigger development arc than Natalya did. Fair warning that her background isn't the happiest either, so make sure you're prepared for some unhappy themes coming into this one.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the free digital copy. All thoughts are my own.