Mercy by Rebecca Lim
Mercy #1
Release Date: October 28, 2010
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books
Source: Publisher
Rating: Bland
Mercy doesn’t realise it yet, but as she journeys into the darkest places of the human soul, she discovers that she is one of the celestial host exiled with fallen angel, Lucifer. Now she must atone for taking his side. To find her own way back to heaven, Mercy must help a series of humans in crisis and keep the unwary from getting caught up in the games that angels play. Ultimately she must choose between her immortal companion, Lucifer, and a human boy who risks everything for her love. – Goodreads
Mercy is about an angel named Mercy who takes over people’s bodies – kind of like the body snatchers – and she has trouble remembering what went on in her life before. Mercy takes over a body of a girl in a choir, who is staying with a host family whose daughter has gone missing, and Mercy sets about trying to help the son, Ryan, find his sister.
Unfortunately I didn’t enjoy Mercy as much as I thought I would, and while it did have the ending as a saving grace – no pun intended! – I wasn’t able to get sucked in. I will be reading the next book in the series, as I received the series for review and I am intrigued to find out what happens next after the cliffhanger ending.
aw man. so sad to hear you didn’t enjoy it. I still don’t know how I feel about this book. Heard both the good and the bad. I’ll let you know…
Oh noes! Sorry you didn’t like it… I was wondering about these (keep seeing the GORGEOUS AU covers in book stores), but they’re always placed right next to Halo, and I’ve heard bad things, so the feeling’s crossed over, which I knew wasn’t fair… at least I have it confirmed by a reliable source now XD