This Vicious Grace

Italian fantasy version of Shatter Me

Initially it felt very much like Shatter Me, just removed from dystopian to fantasy and adding Italian flair. This did change throughout the story and it became more of its own thing, while remaining very strongly in the realm of The Chosen One trope.
The solution to the problem was somewhat new-ish but by no means a surprise following the laid out plot. The theological and philosophical pondering elements gave the FMC a nice touch of remaining human and relatable. The MMC gave me weirdly enough the same vibes as Edward from Twilight.

2,5⭐️

Took me quite some time. It was good but nothing exceptional.

3.5 stars

Absolute belter of a story. And the ending was just

I was a bit unsure about this because it started out slow, but I ended up really liking it.

Alessa is the Finestra. She was chosen by the Goddess to defeat the demons that will come in a few weeks to devour them all. She can magnify another person's magic by touch. Unfortunately, she hasn't figured out how to do it without killing them first.

I enjoyed this. I liked the uniqueness and the characters. The narrator was great. I thought it was wrapping up nicely and then it took a turn at the end that I didn't expect. Now I will have to wait impatiently for the next one.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for an early audio arc.