Marinda is lethal. With one touch of her lips, Marinda can kill. Being a visha kanya means that she is a servant of the Raja, killing at his bidding in order to keep the land a safer place. Killing strangers is one thing - but when Marinda is asked to kill someone she knows, she starts to ask questions. And in the killing business, asking questions can lead to answers you don't like. Not one bit.
This is a fast read and the overall plot moved along. I liked the bones of the world building, but I would've appreciated more depth. There were a few instances where things felt out of place in the world Marinda lived in - objects and conveniences that pulled me out of the story. Marinda is a bit of a challenging protagonist to like. I was empathetic with her conundrum, not being able to kiss anyone for love, being manipulated since she was young, etc. But she's rather whiny and doesn't have any particular skill or even the kind of personality to make her super likable. It made the insta-love a harder to believe. I liked her more by the end of the book, as she found some backbone. I care enough to read how the story ends.
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