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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Blog Tour: Book Review & Guest Post with Mercy author Rebecca Lim

Published by Disney Hyperion
Released on May 17th, 2011
Source- ARC from TLA
3 stars- It's A Good Read

A fallen angel haunted by her past. Yearning for her immortal beloved. Forever searching for answers.Who will show her Mercy?

Mercy has lost herself. She can’t count how many times she’s “woken up” in a new body, and assumed a new life, only to move on again and again. During the day she survives in the human world on instinct and at night her dreams are haunted by him. Mercy’s heart would know him anywhere. But her memory refuses to cooperate.

But this time is different. When Mercy wakes up she meets Ryan, an eighteen year old reeling from the loss of his twin sister who was kidnapped two years ago. Everyone else has given up hope, but Ryan believes his sister is still alive. Using a power she doesn’t fully comprehend, Mercy realizes that Ryan is right. His sister is alive and together they can find her. For the first time since she can remember, Mercy has a purpose; she can help. So she doesn’t understand why the man in her dreams cautions her not to interfere. But as Ryan and Mercy come closer to solving the dark mystery of his sister’s disappearance, danger looms just one step behind.

Will Mercy be able to harness her true self and extraordinary power in time?

The first in a dazzling new series, Mercy masterfully weaves romance, mystery and the supernatural into a spell-binding tale.

Mercy is a fallen angel who has the ability to take over someone's soul for a certain amount of time. In doing so, she doesn't remember much about the previous soul she took, nor does she remember much about her own true identity. With each soul she's sent to takes her further from her true self and her long lost love she won't stop searching for, which is one of the things that drew me to the book. One of the things I liked about the story was Mercy's quest to find herself, her long lost and piece together the importance of each soul she was sent to and how she helped them.

Her newest soul is Carmen, a choir exchange student who's sent to live with her host family the Daley's. Mercy/Carmen is an interesting character, especially since they're two different individuals molded together for a time. I was intrigued by the concept that Mercy is still herself though she also becomes Carmen, and the character development makes more sense once you get more into the story. During the day Mercy allows Carmen to be herself, trying to fit in at high school, dealing with drama and attending choir and at night she helps the completely broken, good looking Ryan Daley look for his missing teenage sister. There were times I had a hard time with the dialogue, and it does get confusing being from both Mercy and Carmen's perspectives, but as the story progresses it was easier for me to follow along.

I really liked the paranormal touch Rebecca gives her story with Mercy's character and her ability to see things humans can't through her contact with them. It helps her in her quest to uncover Lauren's disappearance and gives her a hint about the twist that Rebecca throws into the story. If you're a fan of fallen angels, paranormal, a mystery with a twist and a bit of romance, than I'd recommend picking up Mercy. It's a unique read that will leave you wanting more, especially with it's ending. I'm curious to see what's in store for Mercy next. There is mild language through out the book and I'd recommend this to readers 14 yrs & up.

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I'm excited to have Rebecca Lim with us today. Recently I was able to ask her:

What are 5 books that made an impression on you either as a Teen or as a fan of YA books?

There are almost too many to name, but one that made a huge early impression was The Neverending Story by the German author Michael Ende. Don’t let the truly diabolical film that was made of the book (in the 1980s) stop you from reading it!

The Great Gatsby, In Cold Blood and To Kill a Mockingbird were each strikingly different, and totally incomparable. Just eye-opening to a kid. I was obsessed with 20th century American fiction as a teen.

I loved The Lord of the Rings cycle and The Hobbit. The Once and Future King by T.H. White.

In recent times, The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman was extraordinary, as were the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling. Both authors constructed such rich, believable and totally three-dimensional worlds. I’ve just read the first of The Hunger Games trilogy, which was fantastically enjoyable, so dark and fast-paced. And The Book Thief by Australian author Markus Zusak was just stunning in every way: lyrical, rage-filled, beautiful.

Sorry, I think I just cheated and ran way over nominating 5 books!


Thank you so much for being with us today Rebecca. Be sure to visit Rebecca on her site here to learn more about Mercy and it's sequel Exile.


Enter to win an ARC of Mercy!!

7 comments:

  1. Thank you for the opportunity to win this wonderful giveaway!

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  2. The Lord of the Rings is the best and I can't wait for the new Hobbit movie.

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  3. Thanks for a great giveaway! I can't wait to red this book now :)

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  4. Thank you so much this book sounds so good great giveaway!

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  5. Thank you for the giveaway! This sounds too good. I can't wait!!!

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  6. Thanks for the giveaway! I can't wait to read this!

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