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The Daughter They Tried to Kill

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At 7, Seraphina Ashford heard her father whisper "Kill the mother, keep the child" as her mother lay dying. For 10 years, she survived her stepmother's brutal gaslighting, public ruin and deadly assassination attempts. Faking her death in a cliff plunge, she rises as Evelina Vale—allied with a disgraced prince, she infiltrates the royal court, where her sworn enemies now reign, to burn their lies to ash and seize back what was stolen.

At 7, Seraphina Ashford heard her father whisper "Kill the mother, keep the child" as her mother lay dying. For 10 years, she survived her stepmother's brutal gaslighting, public ruin and deadly assassination attempts. Faking her death in a cliff plunge, she rises as Evelina Vale—allied with a disgraced prince, she infiltrates the royal court, where her sworn enemies now reign, to burn their lies to ash and seize back what was stolen.

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The Daughter They Tried to Kill Reviews

★★★★☆4.3·10 reviews

Lena_Reacts

★★★★★·2 months ago

The main performance in The Daughter They Tried to Kill carries several scenes by itself.

JamieDrama

★★★☆☆·6 months ago

The Daughter They Tried to Kill is not bad, just not very surprising.

Lena_Notes

★★★★☆·2 months ago

I liked the way The Daughter They Tried to Kill balances dialogue and reaction shots.

Lena_Reacts — ★★★★★

The main performance in The Daughter They Tried to Kill carries several scenes by itself.

JamieDrama — ★★★☆☆

The Daughter They Tried to Kill is not bad, just not very surprising.

Lena_Notes — ★★★★☆

I liked the way The Daughter They Tried to Kill balances dialogue and reaction shots.

MorganWatches — ★★★★★

The Daughter They Tried to Kill is paced like someone actually thought about mobile viewing.

Avery_Notes — ★★★★★

I liked how the actors in The Daughter They Tried to Kill played the awkward pauses.

SofiaScrolls — ★★★★★

Even when The Daughter They Tried to Kill gets intense, the performances keep it grounded.

Lena_Coffee — ★★★★☆

The Daughter They Tried to Kill is not perfect, yet it keeps the screen busy in a good way.

TheoScenes — ★★★★☆

The Daughter They Tried to Kill is easy to follow on a phone screen.

Mia_Notes — ★★★★☆

The Daughter They Tried to Kill is brisk and sometimes blunt, which works for this format.

KaiWatching — ★★★★☆

The Daughter They Tried to Kill has a good rhythm, though some moments could breathe more.

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