Ismae is bright, witty, fearless, independent, and wants to perform her duties to God and Country. LaFevers not only takes us back in history with her deliciously suspenseful tale, she provides us with fascinating characters with depth and humor. Watching the events unfold and seeing Ismae and Duval work together kept me turning the pages at a maddening pace. The tale that unfolds was absolutely riveting, the history, the suspense, the plots…Oh the plots…it was wonderful! While I determined who the villain was, a lot of key players went back and forth on my list. The reverend mother informs Ismae that she will be accompanying Duval to protect the Duchess of Brittany. Duval then appears at the convent demanded answers. He is there to question the man Ismae has just assassinated. On her second assignment, she encounters Duval who is the brother of the Duchess of Brittany. Here she learned the art of being an assassin is trained in political history and all manner of skills. Having nothing to lose and finally feeling like she belongs, Ismae readily accepts. Here she learns what she is and is offered the chance to serve as a handmaiden to death. She finds sanctuary at the convent of St. When her new husband, a beast of a man bids her to undress, his eyes fall to the scar that runs down her back and runs screaming to the priests to have his marriage annulled. Eager to be rid of her, he marries her off for a price.

The child of a turnip farmer, who has despised her since birth. The protagonist is sixteen-year-old Ismae. Thus, was my experience with Grave Mercy. Stir in a little history, the God of Death, supernatural elements, wickedly cool assassin techniques and you have a tale that will grab you from page one. There is suspense, murder, a heroine, a hero and a villain. Within these five hundred and fifty-eight pages you will be transported back in time and taken on a journey that contains all the key elements of a great tale. LaFevers is the first novel in a new trilogy entitled His Fair Assassin. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart? 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. 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.

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