A page-turner-with grace.' Starred review, Publishers Weekly: * 'Rich in historical detail, well-realized characters, political machinations, and enticingly prickly scenes between Ismae and Duval, LaFevers's complex tale incorporates magic both sparingly and subtly. Readers will be seduced by LaFevers's deadly snare of haunting magic and courtly intrigue.' Laura Whitcomb, author of A Certain Slant of Light: 'Atmospheric, romantic, and gripping.' Ten Teen Reads You Can't Miss, Entertainment, October 2012: 'Prepare to enjoy LaFevers' tasty court intrigue and one badass heroine.' Starred review, Booklist: * 'With characters that will inspire the imagination, a plot that nods to history while defying accuracy, and a love story that promises more in the second book, this is sure to attract feminist readers and romantics alike.' Starred review, Kirkus Reviews: * 'LaFevers' ambitious tapestry includes poison and treason and murder, valor and honor and slow love, suspense and sexuality and mercy.

Grave Mercy sates and fascinates, even as it leaves you craving more.' Elizabeth Bunce, author of Starcrossed and A Curse Dark as Gold: 'Chilling, deftly plotted, and with a thread of subtly crafted romance. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?Ĭynthia Leitich Smith, New York Times best-selling author of the Tantalize series: 'A delectable simmer of intrigue and ferocity, passion and compassion. 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.

To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts-and a violent destiny. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

Packed with love, magic, and deadly games of courtly intrigue and treason, book one of Robin LaFevers's fast-paced YA trilogy set in 15th-century France combines romance with captivating action.

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