This Vicious Grace by Emily Thiede My rating: 4 of 5 stars "We have a bad habit of locking up people who scare us, and the thing that scares me with power the most is a woman with more of it." This was a very charming high fantasy romance between a lonely young woman destined to save her people and the grumpy yet noble man she hires to be her bodyguard. Heavy on the romance more than the fantasy aspect, which was fine with me because it plays in the plot well. Alessa was the kind of heroine I enjoy. Shit got rough, but she kept going. Her brain was her most powerful weapon. Dante, oh, Dante...perfection. I'll check out the next novel since I had a good time. View all my reviews