Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Violence, Blood, Attempted murder, Death, Grief, War, PTSD, Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Child abuse (referenced), Child neglect, Gaslighting, Injury detail, Alcohol use, Bullying, Torture
This Vicious Grace
by Emily Thiede
Book 1 in The Last Finestra
Touch-of-death heroine + grumpy bodyguard with secrets, set on a sun-soaked island counting down to demon invasion - all the romantasy comfort food in one slow-burn package.
goodreads 3.94/5 17,452 ratings
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Length448 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Tension / anticipation focus
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Grumpy sunshine
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Tension / anticipation focus
- The swoon
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- Grumpy protector
- Protective love interest
- Slow burn with late spice
- Tension finally satisfied
- Dark/tortured soul
- Only one who understands them
- Longing glances
- Earned hope
- Morally gray
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Fade to black
- Book hangover incoming
- Secretly soft
- Tension
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Found family
- Anticipation
- Hurt/comfort
- First time/virgin romance
Fantasy promise
- Ya romantasy
- Touch her and die
- Coastal / island / beach
- High fantasy
- Demons
- Bodyguard/protection detail
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- Temple / church / monastery
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Gods/deities
- Forbidden love
- Humans only
- Forced proximity
- Hidden past revealed
Reading experience
- Third person
- Romantic
- Warm
- Moderate
- Reluctant chosen one
- Neurodivergent MC
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- Atmospheric
- Witty
- Sunshine/optimist
- ADHD rep
- Intense
- Earnest
- Survivor
- Disabled MC
- Yearning
- Character-driven
- Swoony
- Epic
- Emotional
- Dramatic
- Hopeful
- Chosen one burden
- Sacrifice for love
- War-torn kingdom
- Protect at all costs
- Cliffhanger warning
- Enemies forced to ally
- Mediterranean fantasy
- Forbidden desire
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Book details
- Length
- 448 pages
- Publisher
- Wednesday Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book