An eerie, magic-infused debut.' - Booklist 'Readers will be drawn to Alessa’s kind and independent spirit as she grapples with duty versus agency, love and betrayal-all situated within a well-crafted world. Flipping through the pages feels like a sweltering European vacation and that’s before we get to the bodyguard trope in the form of hunky love interest Dante. “This Vicious Grace melds two of our favorite things: slow burn romance and mythological reimaginings. Highly recommend for fans of Dance of Thieves, The Tiger at Midnight, and The Shadows Between Us.” - Young Adult Books Centra l “With masterful world-building and endearing characters, This Vicious Grace is a stunning YA fantasy that will leave the reader breathless. United by Pop, 'Exciting New YA Reads For June 2022' Nerdist, '13 Brilliant Books to Bring You Joy This June' PopSugar, 'Books by Women Writers Are Absolute Must Reads in 2022' Nerd Daily, ' Upcoming YA Book Releases to Add to Your TBR' and '24 Debut Releases To Get Your Hands On In 2022' Gizmodo, '58 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books for Your Summer Reading Pleasure' Goodreads, 'The 68 Most Anticipated YA Novels of 2022' and 'The Can't-Hardly-Wait Young Adult Books of June' Paste Magazine, 'The Best YA Books of 2022'īuzzfeed, '25 Book Recommendations for The Holiday Season'Įpic Reads, 'The 21 Most Anticipated YA Books to Read in June' Oprah Daily, 'Top 25 Fantasy Books of 2022' One of YALSA's 2023 Best Fiction for Young Adults He holds the key to her survival and her heart, but is he the one person who can help her master her gift or destroy her once and for all? But as rebellion explodes outside the gates, Dante’s dark secrets may be the biggest betrayal.

When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the island’s only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her.ĭesperate to survive, Alessa hires Dante, a cynical outcast marked as a killer, to become her personal bodyguard. Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion.

Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches. 'Riveting, passionate, and full of high stakes danger.' -Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĮmily Thiede's exciting fantasy debut, This Vicious Grace, the first in The Last Finestra duology, will keep readers turning the pages until the devastating conclusion and leave them primed for more! 'One of the best fantasies of the year.' - Buzzfeed

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