(17) Grave Mercy
Title: Grave Mercy: His Fair Assassin, Book I (His Fair Assassin Trilogy) by Robin LaFevers Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 560 Pages Genre: YA I received this book as an electronic galley from netgalley.com . This title is due to be released April 3, 2012 Synopsis: 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—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. 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. For how ca...