First published 2012
At the convent of St. Mortain, seventeen-year-old Ismae discovers she's been blessed by the God of Death with dark, dangerous gifts. Now she must choose between a violent future as an assassin or leaving the only home she's ever known. As civil war rages in 15th-century Brittany, Ismae is drawn into a web of royal intrigue, where the only way to claim her new life is to take others.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Brittany
Period: 15th-century
549 pages · Hardcover · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Content warnings: violence