Grave Mercy

This Week's Book:


Grave Mercy
R. L. LaFevers
549 pages
His Fair Assassin

Overview (Direct from Goodreads.com (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9565548-grave-mercy) "Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1)." Goodreads. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2013. <http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9565548-grave-mercy>.

Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

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?

My Opinion:

At first, I was hesitant to read the book (It's about an assassin that follows the patron saint of death, St. Mortain. Wouldn't you be a little hesitant?!), but once I started I was hooked. Some of the parts, particularly the romance, were a little predictable, but besides that you have to read the book. Ismae is a very interesting, multi-layered character like an onion. The convent is very interesting in their beliefs and the saint himself is just an enigma. I can't really describe how I feel about this book without giving much away, so just take my word on it and read it. I know you will enjoy the book.

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P.P.S. Last week there really wasn't a good book for me to suggest.