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At the end of the book, she is 18 but it just feels really creepy that her teacher/mentor, someone who knew her as a child and taught her closely for 3/4 years ends up being her romantic interest. I don't like the romance between Brienna and Cartier. My only complaints of the book are minor.
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The book begins slowly at first but it gets decidedly more interesting as Brienna starts to gain her ancestral memories and the events of the summer solstice unwound. And others are involved-some closer to Brienna than she realizes.Īnd now, with war brewing, Brienna must choose which side she will remain loyal to: passion or blood.įantastic Debut! I look forward to seeing what else Ross writes. But there is much more to his story, for there is a dangerous plot to overthrow the king of Maevana-the rival kingdom of Valenia-and restore the rightful queen, and her magic, to the throne. Suspicious of his intent, she reluctantly accepts. Months later, her life takes an unexpected turn when a disgraced lord offers her patronage. However, Brienna's greatest fear comes true-she is left without a patron. While some are born with a talent for one of the five passions-art, music, dramatics, wit, and knowledge-Brienna struggled to find hers until she chose knowledge. Growing up in Valenia at the renowned Magnalia House should have prepared her. Grave Mercy meets Red Queen in this epic debut fantasy, inspired by Renaissance France, about an outcast who finds herself bound to a disgraced lord and entangled in his plot to overthrow the current king.īrienna desires only two things: to master her passion and to be chosen by a patron.