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A review by davinareads
Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
If you told me 7 years ago that I'll end up loving a complex love triangle that ends up with a pregnant 18 year old trying to worm her way into a broken family I would have laughed. But here we are with me absolutely loving this story
Like
- Started with a very mysterious plot with characters that I knew I would love
- Sometimes we all need a complex, blue collar, small town story to read
- Beautifully written with some deep themes throughout
It had layers on top of layers. It wasn’t just a young love story, but a story about learning who to love, the sacrifices of a mother, and fighting for a place in a disjointed family
- I understood Elise the most and I think her story - giving herself away piece by piece to her sons and to a difficult husband - is one of the pain points I see in marriages in the 90s
- A slow paced, character based read with the found family tropes
Like
- Started with a very mysterious plot with characters that I knew I would love
- Sometimes we all need a complex, blue collar, small town story to read
- Beautifully written with some deep themes throughout
It had layers on top of layers. It wasn’t just a young love story, but a story about learning who to love, the sacrifices of a mother, and fighting for a place in a disjointed family
- I understood Elise the most and I think her story - giving herself away piece by piece to her sons and to a difficult husband - is one of the pain points I see in marriages in the 90s
- A slow paced, character based read with the found family tropes