She might be but one stitch in the tapestry, but every stitch had a purpose, and threads couldn't become art without them.
This Vicious Grace
Emily Thiede
Summary: 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?
My Review: Do you ever read the book that everyone is recommending and come away feeling a little bit underwhelmed? That's how I was with this book, and I think I've nailed down why - the pacing was all over the place. Although when I look at the individual plot points of the story I have major fondness, for instance: the found family, the central mystery, and the love story, I really enjoyed them. However, the movement through those major points was just off for me. I won't include spoilers but most of the time I Alessa felt a bit like a side character who wouldn't (or couldn't) buck up, and she really started to go full wet blanket at some points which I found frustrating.
Le sigh.
One of my good friends said "I liked it, I would recommend getting it from the library and not buying it." Needless to say I should have heeded her advice.
Recommended age: 15+ (mild thematic elements, some kissing and sexual - fade to black - situations)
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