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Mercy — Rebecca Lim

"I can't pinpoint what I liked about this book or what I disliked — I'm simply content." — Miss Remmers

Release Date: May 17th, 2011
Publisher: Harper Collins
Challenges: 100+ Reading Challenge and 2011 eBook Challenge

"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?"
I didn't really know what to expect from Rebecca Lim's "Mercy." I find that when I read books on my Nook I'm definitely more apt to just "wing it" and figure out what the plot is just by reading it rather than the synopsis. In this sense, I do miss the covers of books and the ease of reading the synopsis on either the back or the inside of the front cover. While it took me a little while to figure everything out (about 30 pages), I found that even as a "blind" read I was captivated by Mercy and her story line.

While I didn't always know what was going on and I did struggle with the plot at points, I always felt connected to Mercy's character. I thought that Ryan's character was exceptionally strong as well. The "Luce" character was evasive and I felt like he didn't play a large enough role in this particular book, but I hope that he'll play a stronger part in the next novel as I'm really excited for this story to unfold even more.

Overall, this book was an okay read; I'm not loving it but I didn't hate it either. I can't pinpoint what I liked about this book or what I disliked — I'm simply content.

BIG thanks to Kristi @ The Story Siren for saving this review from eternal damnation in cyberspace by reminding me to look in my Feed after Blogger's adolescent screw up.

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