A review by rebeccareads08
This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
4.0
4.5 Such a fun read!!!!
Alessa, the blessed Finestra, God chosen protector of her home, Saverio, must pick a Fonte to join her in battling the demons that promise to destroy them all, but time is running out bc she has already picked three times and all three times her Fonte's have died from her touch. Now with her people and even her guards questioning her ability to save them she is in danger of them turning on her, so Alessa hires Dante, a bodyguard with his own secrets to help protect her and together they have to navigate their own secrets and mysteries surrounding the histories they have been told and hopefully figure out a way to save their island.
I loved the world building and the beautiful culture and language this book lives in, the writing was so beautiful and descriptive it really transports the reader.
Alessa is an FMC after my own heart. She is incredibly resilient and deals with such dire circumstances and callous treatment with so much strength and grace. She never loses her sense of humor or her tenacity.
Dante, I just love him! He is deliciously blunt and grumpy. He is a straight shooter and always tells it like it is. His story is so interesting and heart wrenching. His relationship with Alessa was so organic and genuine and I loved it so much.
There was just a little pacing issue towards the middle half that kept me from giving it 5 stars but overall, this is a brilliant read and I really enjoyed it so much and I can't wait for the next book to come out!
Alessa, the blessed Finestra, God chosen protector of her home, Saverio, must pick a Fonte to join her in battling the demons that promise to destroy them all, but time is running out bc she has already picked three times and all three times her Fonte's have died from her touch. Now with her people and even her guards questioning her ability to save them she is in danger of them turning on her, so Alessa hires Dante, a bodyguard with his own secrets to help protect her and together they have to navigate their own secrets and mysteries surrounding the histories they have been told and hopefully figure out a way to save their island.
I loved the world building and the beautiful culture and language this book lives in, the writing was so beautiful and descriptive it really transports the reader.
Alessa is an FMC after my own heart. She is incredibly resilient and deals with such dire circumstances and callous treatment with so much strength and grace. She never loses her sense of humor or her tenacity.
Dante, I just love him! He is deliciously blunt and grumpy. He is a straight shooter and always tells it like it is. His story is so interesting and heart wrenching. His relationship with Alessa was so organic and genuine and I loved it so much.
There was just a little pacing issue towards the middle half that kept me from giving it 5 stars but overall, this is a brilliant read and I really enjoyed it so much and I can't wait for the next book to come out!