A review by sskinner155
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

An tense story at the start of the Norwegian witch trials of 1621. How hysteria, racism and petty grudges resulted in a small isolated village to be torn apart and how friendship and love both protected and condemned these women.
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