The main character in this book is Carmen Zappacosta...or is
it MERCY? She's not sure at first, as she only has
remnants of her memory. The only things Mercy knows for
sure are that this is NOT her body and it's not the first
time she's inhabited another a body that wasn't hers. That
and Luc. She dreams about Luc and he feeds her bits of
information but seems unable (or unwilling?) to really help
Mercy. As Mercy struggles to figure out Carmen's life, she
is drawn into the mystery of the lost girl whose room she
is staying in while Carmen, a choir singer, visits another
town for two weeks for a special inter-school concert.
Mercy is pretty dismissive of most of the teen drama going
on in the school but she can't seem to dismiss Ryan, the
missing girl's twin brother, who is certain his sister is
still alive. She's not sure why, but Mercy wants to help
Ryan and not just for the way she feels about him: their
investigation into his sister's disappearance seems to
provoke the Powers That Be, the very ones that know Mercy's
true identity and are the only ones who can get her out of
the scary situation she finds herself in.
MERCY was a great (and fast!) read. The whole book covers
only a week. I'm not sure I really felt chemistry between
Ryan and Mercy, but the author's descriptions of feelings
and visuals in this unusual situation of a borrowed body
are fantastic. I especially liked her description of the
being that visits Mercy towards the end as well as Mercy's
reaction to the big mystery reveal. Awesome at it's best!
I can't wait for the sequel! And just as a side note, I
spoke several times with the author via GoodReads and she
was instrumental in making sure I got a copy of Mercy as
well as kind and gracious. Thank you, Ms. Lim.
Ages 12 and up
Mercy in an exile from heaven with shattered memories of who
she used to be. She's doomed to "wake" repeatedly on earth
in a new body, each time assuming a new life. During the day
she survives in the human world on instinct and at night her
dreams are haunted by her lost love, who pleads with her to
find him.
But this time is different. When Mercy wakes up she meets
Ryan, an eighteen-year-old reeling from the loss of his twin
sister, Lauren, who was kidnapped two years ago. Only Mercy
and Ryan believe his sister is still alive. 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 mystery of Lauren's disappearance,
danger looms just one step behind.
Will Mercy be able to harness her extraordinary power in
time?
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