Grave Mercy
by R.L. LaFevers
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
by R.L. LaFevers
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
April 2012
Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.
Ismae's most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?
Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.
Ismae's most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?
This book was a really great read--definitely check it out next month! The MC is fabulous and the storyline is really great to read.
ReplyDeleteI read this book not too long ago. For me it definitely fell more under the "rollicking fun" category than "good," but hey--we all need some rollicking fun in our lives!
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Oh, I love the cover on that book and a lot of Goodreads reviews are leaning towards the awesomeness of it. Gonna wait for it too :)
ReplyDeleteYes! I wish covers didn't sway me so much, but they really do.
DeleteYesssssssssssss! Can't wait for this! Fantastic pick :)
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