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A review by bookishpea
This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede
5.0
This Vicious Grace is an Italian-inspired fantasy book full of beautiful world-building and lovable characters. If you like slow burn, forbidden romance with a side dose of the found family trope, this book is for you!
The main characters Alessa and Dante had one of the most genuine connections I have ever read. Their flirting was cute and funny without being too cringy and Alessa's innuendo's cracked me up!
The world-building was spectacular! The entire plot of this story was so captivating and unique. The only slight flaw I had was that the first third of the book was so info heavy I found myself getting a bit confused. However, this didn't take away from the reading experience and could just be because I've devoured this book in one sitting in the early hours of the morning!!
I think one of my favourite things about this book was the found family aspect. This book looks into the effects of loneliness and Alessa's pain is so relatable. The connection she eventually has with her friends are so heart-warming and I love that they play an important part in the final action.
Overall, I went into this book blind and it was such a pleasant surprise. This is up there in my top 10 reads of the year and I can't wait for the series to be continued!
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder&Stoughton for this review copy in exchange for an honest review.
The main characters Alessa and Dante had one of the most genuine connections I have ever read. Their flirting was cute and funny without being too cringy and Alessa's innuendo's cracked me up!
The world-building was spectacular! The entire plot of this story was so captivating and unique. The only slight flaw I had was that the first third of the book was so info heavy I found myself getting a bit confused. However, this didn't take away from the reading experience and could just be because I've devoured this book in one sitting in the early hours of the morning!!
I think one of my favourite things about this book was the found family aspect. This book looks into the effects of loneliness and Alessa's pain is so relatable. The connection she eventually has with her friends are so heart-warming and I love that they play an important part in the final action.
Overall, I went into this book blind and it was such a pleasant surprise. This is up there in my top 10 reads of the year and I can't wait for the series to be continued!
Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder&Stoughton for this review copy in exchange for an honest review.