Sparkles and Lightning: Mercy: REVIEW

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Mercy: REVIEW

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****FINAL RATING: 4.30 STARS****

CATCHALL
So, I actually bought this book when Borders was liquidating and therefore read it a long time ago. But because I believe in epic procrastination, I am only just now writing my review. I am awesome, I know. That's who y'all love me so much. Anyway, I absolutely loved this book. It was fun and the plot was unique and original.

THE HEROINE
MERCY
I really liked Mercy. She was a good, strong heroine. I didn't always agree with her decisions, but I could usually understand them. I think she honestly tried to do what she thought what right, and she certainly didn't always have easy choices. I think she worked well with what she was given and didn't really complain even when things got really difficult, which was admirable. I genuinely felt a connection to her.

THE LOVE INTERESTS
RYAN
Here we have a hot bad boy, which I have no problem with, because I love hot bad boys. But he's actually surprisingly not that shallow, which is incredibly nice to see. He clearly had a good heart, and I absolutely loved that. He also cared so much about his sister, which was impossible not to admire. I loved the way that he originally seems off-putting, but as you get to know him better it is easier to understand why. And I loved that.
LUC
There wasn't a whole lot about him, but it's clear that he becomes important so I feel I should mention him. There's not a lot to connect with, because we don't learn very much about him yet. Still, it would be nice to know how he and Mercy are so connected, but I'm sure we will.

THE PLOT
The plot was a bit simplistic. However, it was also anything but predictable. I could never have seen the ending coming, or at least certain aspects of it.

It was easy to follow, too. I didn't feel lost, and while some things didn't make total sense, I have the sense that they are meant to remain mysteries until future books.

I really liked it. I was never bored, and I didn't ever want to put this book down when I was reading it, which is always a good thing.

Honestly, overall, it was an original concept and definitely a different take on angels. While I prefer the take on angels in Unearthly, this one is definitely a close second and I much prefer it to, say, Fallen, for example.

THE ROMANCE
There wasn't actually a whole lot of romance in this book, which totally sucks for romantics-to-a-fault like me. However, I actually do appreciate that the author is saving most of the romance for later books. This keeps it from being too instalovey, and I'm actually happy with her decision even as it makes my heart pout. (God, that sounded so much better in my head.) There is more romance between Mercy and Luc, but we don't really know how and when that one began, so personally I didn't feel like there was a whole lot of substance in it.

THE WRITING
In general, I liked Rebecca's writing. It's extremely pretty and flowy, for one thing. Hoever, somethings things are phrased, like, really weirdly and at times this was distracting. Some of the writing should have been more colloquial and less nineteenth-century-poet. It made it difficult to comprehend in some places, and I had to read over many parts more than once to fully understand. But overall, Rebecca has a beautiful hand and I cannot wait to hear more.

THE ENDING
The ending was an awful cliffhanger and instantly left me practically desperate for the next book. I wanted to hear what happened next, and I liked how most of the story was wrapped up but some mystery remained to be resolved later.

WRAPUP
I do want to read the next books, but I have problems with getting them because the author is Australia-based. I know there are sites like Fishpond and Amazon Australia but I haven't quite gotten around to it yet. Still, I will be reading the next books eventually, I guarantee you that.

FINE.

Labels:4 red roses,angels,books,fantasy,mercy,paranormal,rebecca lim,reviews,romance

4 comments:

Rachel at thejeepdivaMay 22, 2012 at 4:26 AM
This book does sound good. I will have to check it out. Thanks for the review. I hit up Borders when it closed down also. The only problem for us was it was our only Bookstore.
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Bridget HowardMay 22, 2012 at 11:34 AM
So I have never even heard of this book, but it sounds very interesting. I loved Unearthly it is my favorite angel books that I have read so far, so I might have to give this one a try.
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Fairday MorrowMay 22, 2012 at 2:41 PM
This is my first time hearing of this book. How awesome that you got it when Borders was closing (hopefully it was a good deal). Your review definitely made me interested in this one- so I may have to check it out. Thanks!

~Jess
http://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/
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Megan @ Books and TeacupsMay 27, 2012 at 2:00 PM
I've not heard of this one before! It's great to see another strong heroine... hopefully not one that falls all over boys! I'll have to read it to see, I suppose.
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