Grave Mercy

This book is another recommendation from a fellow librarian, and it was pretty dang good. 'Grave Mercy' is about a girl who starts out in life being mistreated by those around her. Her father is abusive and arranges her marriage to a man more than double her age. On her wedding night her new husband discovers her secret and runs away from her in terror. Her secret is that she is marked as a daughter of the god of death, Mortain.   That night she is miraculously plucked from her old life and delivered to a convent that serves Mortain. There she will be trained to carry out the god of death's biddings, or in other words, she becomes a trained assassin. The nuns at the convent have high expectations for her, ones that she is eager to fulfill and prove herself worthy to be called a daughter of Mortain. This is the story of Ismae trying to not only prove herself to the god that she follows, but to also find her place in the world. Unfortunately, those two desires may collide and she just may have to choose between her new life at the convent, or following her heart.

This is a captivating novel that is full of mystery, suspense, action, and romance. I could hardly put the book down. There is another book going to be written, but it will be about another character in the book, so 'Grave Mercy' has a resolution and doesn't leave you on a cliffhanger. I personally can't wait for the next book. Robin LaFevers is an amazing author and I can't wait to see what other masterpieces she produces.