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Tangled Web Diezian Empire Crista McHugh 9781620610312 Books

This book was a whirlwind of words, carrying me off until it was finished and left me wanting for more! Azurha story is one of courage and steely resolve to survive even when the world seems to be against her from her deceased master to having to hide herself in plain sight before the emperor. Her fate to fall in love is treasured, and her loyalty is as well. The world of the Deizian Empire is beautiful and I can't wait to read the next book.


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Tangled Web Diezian Empire Crista McHugh 9781620610312 Books Reviews

This book is the first in a new series by author Crista McHugh and seemed to have everything for me. Tangled Web was an action-packed adventure with a beautiful female assassin and a romantic love story that brought me to tears by its conclusion. Azurha was a very strong character that had been born as a slave and abused by her previous master before she was able to gain her freedom through violence. After this, she had been trained as a deadly assassin known only as "The Rabbit", who struck fear into the hearts of her potential victims.

I felt so sorry for Azurha because she had been through so much before meeting Titus and she never wanted to be in a position where she was vulnerable and couldn't protect herself. She loved Titus with every ounce of her being and would give up her own life to protect him instead of being the one to kill him, which was very touching. She couldn't believe that Titus would give up his entire empire to be with her because no one had ever cared for her or tried to protect her in that way before. Their love had changed Azurha from a cold-hearted assassin to a strong, caring woman and it was nice to watch the transformation of this character throughout the book. I understood her reasons for not telling Titus the truth about her identity because she was afraid that he wouldn't love her anymore and she just wanted to hold onto that relationship for as long as she could. In the end, Titus didn't care about her past because he knew how she felt about him just by looking in her eyes and watching her actions around him.

Tangled Web is a great read and I have a feeling that this book will stay with me for some time. I'm looking forward to reading the second book in the series which is Claudia's story, a character that made a brief appearance in Tangled Web.

The following review is my opinion and not a paid review. I received this book free as part of the blog tour.
The world that the Deizian's inhabit is a magical mix of sci fi and ancient Rome. Crista McHugh makes it work and it works well. She has painted this world with people from varying races and those various races depict what echelon is yours. For Deizian's this is a good thing. They are the rulers of the majority of the planet. The Alpirion's are the slaves that fell to the Deizan's many years ago. The Alpirion's are now the slaves to the Deizian's.

On rare occasions slaves are freed. It does not happen often but those who are free are proud to be free of their caged servitude. Azurha is one of these few. As luck would have it upon her freedom she was immediately taken into the care and training of Cassius. He mentored her to do what he does. He taught her to be the best. He trained her to be an assassin. Azurha's mark is the new emperor. The task is simple. She is to use her beauty to get close to him, kill him, and retire with her notoriety and anonymity intact. She breaks everything she has ever known by going against one of the first rules she was ever taught.

There are far more people that do not want Titus as their emperor than supporters. He is seen as too scholarly, too philosophical, just all around poor emperor material. Many of his royal family governors see themselves as far better ruler material. Titus being a very intelligent new emperor knows he has a long road ahead of him. He knows that even though his ideas are seen as radical they have the interest of all of the people. The changes he needs to make to his empire worry many. Titus has not even become comfortable in the throne when his cousin gifts him with the first concubine for his harem. It does not take Titus long to discover that Azurha is so much more than she admits.

It is impossible not to like Titus and Azurha as a couple. They complement each other extraordinarily well. They both force each other to see things they have always been blind to. Azurha has seen the ugliness of the empire first hand. She was born into slavery. Titus who was born into royalty has only seen what has been shown to him. His honest nature opens Azurha up to him about many things. She is not just his lover, in so many ways she becomes his advisor, she all too quickly becomes his protector as the assassination attempts keep coming.

I loved how the the title Tangled Web plays into a constant throughout the book. It is also how the author autographed the book. "You'll never find a know you can't unravel." Azurha and Titus lives are surrounded by this in so many ways. This political coup quickly turns into one hot romance as two unlikely people find that they are exactly what the other never knew they were missing. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the Deizian Empire, Poisoned Web that is scheduled to come out in September of this year.
I was given a copy of this book for an honest review.

There may be some spoilers, but I'll try not to. Really.

I wasn't sure how much I would like this one, but it was more fantasy oriented than sci-fi (which I don't mind, but sometimes have a harder time getting into). I liked the story, although I do tend to get frustrated with heroines who don't just tell the truth, which leads to further problems--although I know that spoils all the fun in the end and would make life far too easy. Does that count as a spoiler? I liked Titus and Azhura, as well as the other friends Titus has at the palace; Marcus, Galerius, and Vallo. I loved the airships! I liked that Titus' mother liked Azhura right from the start, so there was no catty in-law stuff.

One thing I really did like was despite the fact that the truth wasn't revealed, the men really did actually think about the circumstances regarding her presence, the reputation of the Rabbit, and the fact that no harm had come to Titus in two weeks (the opposite, in fact), and they used their brains instead of jumping to conclusions--you can't blame them for doing that right away, but it didn't drag out forever, and I think that was really well done.

There's definitely a lot of romance--fans won't be disappointed, and I liked their mutual seductions, and Titus' restraint. All in all an enjoyable and exciting read!
This book was a whirlwind of words, carrying me off until it was finished and left me wanting for more! Azurha story is one of courage and steely resolve to survive even when the world seems to be against her from her deceased master to having to hide herself in plain sight before the emperor. Her fate to fall in love is treasured, and her loyalty is as well. The world of the Deizian Empire is beautiful and I can't wait to read the next book.