Her Name Is Knight (Nena Knight Book 1)

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars | 17,107 ratings

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Last update: 11-20-2024


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A smash debut novel from rising star Yasmin Angoe, Her Name Is Knight features an elite assassin heroine on a mission to topple a human trafficking ring and avenge her family.

Stolen from her Ghanaian village as a child, Nena Knight has plenty of motives to kill. Now an elite assassin for a powerful business syndicate called the Tribe, she gets plenty of chances.

But while on assignment in Miami, Nena ends up saving a life, not taking one. She emerges from the experience a changed woman, finally hopeful for a life beyond rage and revenge. Tasked with killing a man she’s come to respect, Nena struggles to reconcile her loyalty to the Tribe with her new purpose.

Meanwhile, she learns a new Tribe council member is the same man who razed her village, murdered her family, and sold her into captivity. Nena can’t resist the temptation of vengeance—and she doesn’t want to. Before she can reclaim her life, she must leverage everything she was and everything she is to take him down and end the cycle of bloodshed for good.


Top reviews from the United States

genej101
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2024
in every possible way. I am not normally a fan of split time lines, but these were critical to the amazing story and so wonderfully entwined that I can’t imagine another way this story could have been told. It is absolutely riveting and the best first novel I’ve read since Where the Crawdads Sing. And, it is of that quality, outstanding plotting, even better writing. Yasmin Angoe is a brilliant addition to the writing community and deserving of every accolade she receives. Just a standing ovation to this marvelous writer and I can’t wait to get to the rest of the trilogy.
Hendricks Book Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Tragic and triumphant and a very good read…
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2023
Book Review – Her Name is Knight – Yasmin Angoe
New author Yasmin Angoe’s splendid debut novel, “Her Name Is Knight” features an elite female assassin on a mission to upset a human trafficking ring and avenge her family which she was stolen from her African village as a child. Main character Nena Knight ends up working for a powerful syndicate called The Tribe and learns that a Tribe council member is the same man who devastated her village, murdered her family, and sold her into captivity. This intense story is about Nena trying to avoid the temptation of vengeance and how she must leverage everything she was and everything she is to take down the villain and end his cycle of violence and mayhem. This book was filled with action, suspense, and anger I felt because of the human trafficking problem. I couldn't put it down. Angoe’s writing was incredible. She did an excellent job creating awareness of the human trafficking issue, teaching me in a compelling, dare I say entertaining way and telling a thrilling and rousing story that kept me engaged and intrigued. The narrative, at times is a difficult story to read so if you are uncomfortable with physical, mental, and sexual abuse, this may not be the book for you. It’s a remarkable story, full of grit, tenacity, courage, and fortitude. I love how strong the main character Nena Knight is and am looking forward to continuing this series. Tragic but triumphant, Her Name Is Knight is a very good read…
Steve Netter
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and visceral, packing a brutal punch that sticks with you long after completion
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2021
Yasmin Angoe bursts onto the thriller scene with the release of her emotional, intense and unputdownable debut novel Her Name is Knight. It’s powerful and visceral, packing a brutal punch that sticks with you long after completion. And you don’t just read this book, you experience it with mind and soul.

Her Name is Knight features Nena Knight, a deadly assassin for a clandestine organization called the Tribe with the charter to fight for the betterment of the African continent and people. Nena is a trained professional and executes those marked for “dispatch” with cool detachment that belies her inner turmoil. You see, Nena has survived unimaginable pain and suffering from her childhood to get where she is today. The only solace is thinking that those responsible have paid with their lives. But when the past re-enters her life unexpectedly, Nena understandably leverages old emotions to guide her decision making in a primal need to get revenge. In the process, it puts those closest to her in mortal danger and Nena must rise up, overcome her triggers and once and for all put the past behind her…and six feet underground.

How do I love Her Name Is Knight, let me count the ways…

One: Great books make the reader feel something and Her Name Is Knight is so chock full of overwhelming emotion that it’s hard to even describe the feeling of reading this book. What Nena goes through in her childhood induces fury, sorrow, angst, anguish, frustration, disgust and a sense of deep unfairness. But as fate intervenes and gives her a chance at a better life those feeling morph into hope and rooting hard for Nena to be victorious while simultaneously praying there’s a scorching pit in hell reserved for the monsters who have hurt her.

Two: Her Name is Knight has two parallel storylines – Before and After – delineated by a major event in Nena’s life. And in a stroke of literary genius, the Before is written in the first person from Nena’s perspective and the After is in the third person. Which makes total sense based on the events in each part of the story, helping the reader to feel the immensely personal struggle Nena endures before her life changes and heads in a different direction.

Three: This book moves at a breakneck speed, building tension until it explodes with hardcore action sequences. That pacing and suspense makes it impossible to put down, yearning to know what will happen next. In fact, I lost quite a bit of sleep reading Her Name Is Knight. Which is possibly the best compliment/endorsement I can give because when you get lost in the pages and only realize how late it is once you finish the book, that’s the hallmark of a killer read.

Four: I’m a sucker for a strong female protagonist and Nena Knight is Strong with a capital S! To survive what she went through as a teenager to become a badass assassin with robust morals and values is incredible. I cannot wait to see what she does next!

I could go on and on about this book, but I’ll sum up by saying it’s simply fantastic! A must read by thriller fans. Yasmin Angoe has the goods and this series has immense potential. I’m eager to see what’s in store next for Nena Knight and if subsequent books are as good as this first one…look out! Because we’ll be looking at the next big star in the genre.
Letashya H.
5.0 out of 5 stars To end the book in Tears
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2024
This book is so very much. Almost too much to talk about. The utter brutality that happens to Nena in her BEFORE and the crushing blow of loosing Cory & Georgia in her AFTER had me in tears ???? all the way through this book.

I do not know how Author Yasmin was able to tell this overwhelming and powerful story. The brutality and beauty of it all. That life is whispered on the winds.
Nia Hunt
5.0 out of 5 stars Family, Assassins, and Revenge
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2024
How I Read the Book: E-Book

Reading rating: 4.5 ⭐️

Review: This book was so good and so suspenseful that I read the book in about 2 days. The idea of a female assassin who is the best in her industry is so powerful and amazing. I was so excited to read this story and find out what was going on with Nena and how she became an assassin. This story was so well written and made the jumps from present to past and vice versa very easy to follow and understand everything. One of the best espionage thrillers I’ve read so far.
Connie B. Hinsley
4.0 out of 5 stars Tried hard not to read it
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2024
It’s been sitting in my TBR pile for a bit. I found myself having to make a decision - read or move on. So I decided to read it. So glad I did. There is a lot of difficult subject matter, but crucial to plot. One (I thought) huge plot twist. Loved Nena’s character and looking forward to book 2 & 3.

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