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. Cued-white Alessa Paladino's blessing is also a curse. 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?īlessed 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. But as rebellion explodes outside the gates, Dante’s dark secrets may be the biggest betrayal. When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the island’s only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her.ĭesperate to survive, Alessa hires Dante, a cynical outcast marked as a killer, to become her personal bodyguard. 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. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches.
"Riveting, passionate, and full of high stakes danger." -Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĮmily Thiede's exciting fantasy debut, This Vicious Grace, the first in The Last Finestra duology, will keep readers turning the pages until the devastating conclusion and leave them primed for more!
"One of the best fantasies of the year." - Buzzfeed
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