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Title details for This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede - Available

This Vicious Grace

#1 in series

by Emily Thiede
Carlotta Brentan
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"Riveting, passionate, and full of high stakes danger." —Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"This story of political intrigue, romance, and dark fantasy is elevated by Brentan's steadfast narration."- AudioFile Magazine
Emily Thiede's exciting fantasy debut, This Vicious Grace, will keep listeners riveted until the devastating conclusion and leave them primed for more!
Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessa's gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner's magic, not kill every suitor she touches.
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. When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the island's only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her.
Desperate to survive, Alessa hires Dante, a cynical outcast marked as a killer, to become her personal bodyguard. But as rebellion explodes outside the gates, Dante's dark secrets may be the biggest betrayal. 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?
"Remixing all the best parts of a dark fantasy and a romantic comedy, This Vicious Grace is a wonderfully fun time from start to finish, with lush, complex worldbuilding, intensely relatable characters, and relationships that are easy to root for." —Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For The Wolf
A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books

  • Creators

  • Series

    Last Finestra

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 28, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781250855978
      • File size: 380675 KB
      • Duration: 13:13:04

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 2, 2022
      Blessed by the gods, a thrice-married, thrice-widowed 18-year-old must learn to control her power to prevent calamity amid rebellion in Thiede’s mesmerizing debut. Cued-white Alessa Paladino’s blessing is also a curse. As the Finestra on the island of Saverio, she has little magical ability of her own but can amplify the mystical powers granted to individuals, called Fonte, by the goddess Dea. Finestra and Fonte are expected to collaborate, oftentimes through marriage, to save Saverio from Divorando, an apocalyptic day of reckoning on which Dea’s opposition, Crollo, would decimate the island with his “devouring minions.” Yet all three Fontes have succumbed to Alessa’s fatal power, and when her guards turn against her, convinced that her death will save Saverio, she hires outsider Dante, a “bronzed” muscled mercenary, for protection. His job is to keep her safe, and his presence helps Alessa wrangle her gift, but secrets from his past may yet lead to Saverio’s ruin. Though the worldbuilding is occasionally thin and familiar, it’s complemented by rich, descriptive writing and anchored by a clever heroine. Thiede weaves political intrigue, power struggles, and faith with intense romance in this immersive series opener. Ages 13–up. Agent: Chelsea Eberly, Greenhouse Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Carlotta Brentan and Michael Gallagher narrate an addictive dark fantasy in which a young woman attempts to prevent her beloved island from being destroyed by demonic forces. Alessa serves as the Finestra, or magical amplifier, on the island of Saverio. When she's united with her counterpart, the Fonte, she will be instrumental in preventing an attack by a decimating swarm of demons. Narrating most of the story, Brentan brings listeners into the action; Gallagher's narration, however, sounds out of place as he narrates only a handful of chapters. Brentan switches between Italian and English with an engaging shift in intonation while maintaining the compelling romantic tension. This story of political intrigue, romance, and dark fantasy is elevated by Brentan's steadfast narration. J.M.M. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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