A review by alomie
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

challenging dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book was good, I enjoyed it a lot and I can see myself recommending this to a lot of people.

Without spoiling it, I really enjoyed the slow build up to the crescendo, however I did feel that the last act all happened so fast and it wasn't as satisfying a pay off as I would have liked.

The tension I feel was ripped off like a plaster and before I caught my breath we had moved on to the end. 

I liked the atmosphere of this book a lot, but wish there was more ending.