This wasn't an easy book to read at the beginning because the author, Robin Lefevers, uses a first person narrator in the present tense. It requires the narrator to have a knowledge of the characters and situations that can often seem over and above what she can possibly know and requires frequent b...
"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...
Grave Mercy - Robin LaFeversSeries: His Fair Assassin #1Published by: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, on 3 April 2012Genres: Historical, Paranormal,Young AdultPages: 549, Format: eARCSource: Netgalley Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arr...
Grave Mercy is out of this world, amazing. Fun, fun, fun. Reading this is like eating ice cream. Everything about this novel, the author and the world she created is divine. You will fall in love with the main character, even with the side characters.There are some tear worthy moments, so have some...
This review can also be found at Carole's Random LifeI received an advance reader edition of this book from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt via Net Galley for the purpose of providing an honest review.4.5 stars!I loved this book. I was totally sucked into the story and could have easily read it from beg...
Ismae is a daughter of Mortain, god of death. Along with her sisters, she live in a convent that mainly kill in their respective missions. These nun assassins were trained from the first day they were sent to the convent. Ismae's new mission is to be of help for the Duchess of Brittany. Together wit...
*I received this copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review* I'd had this on my "to read" shelf on Goodreads for a while and then removed it, thinking that since I very rarely read historical books that I might not enjoy it after all. What a load of rubbish that was! The synopsis made...
I received a review copy via Netgalley. This has not impact my review of the book. But thanks, Netgalley. Killer nuns. That right there should equal a five star review. Though I’m surprised no one else has thought of it before. I mean, any ill behaved Catholic child has dealt with a nun’s...
Book InfoKindle Edition, Reprint Edition, 576 pagesPublished April 3rd 2012 by HMH Books for Young Readers (first published 2012)original title Grave MercyASIN B005LVQZLQedition language Englishseries His Fair Assassin #1characters Ismae Rienne, Gavriel Duvalsetting Brittany , 1485 (France) France ,...
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