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Fury
Hell hath no fury like an angel scorned…
Heartbreak. Vengeance. Truth. Betrayal.
Everything that has happened to Mercy over millennia has made her who she is. Now she and The Eight wage open war with Luc and his demons, and the earth is their battlefield.
Ryan’s love for Mercy is more powerful than ever, her guiding light in the hour of darkness. But the very love that sustains her, now places Ryan in mortal danger.
Two worlds collide as Mercy approaches her ultimate breathtaking choice.
Hell hath no fury like Mercy …
Heartbreak. Vengeance. Truth. Betrayal.
Everything that has happened to Mercy over millennia has made her who she is. Now she and The Eight wage open war with Luc and his demons, and the earth is their battlefield.
Ryan’s love for Mercy is more powerful than ever, her guiding light in the hour of darkness. But the very love that sustains her, now places Ryan in mortal danger.
Two worlds collide as Mercy approaches her ultimate breathtaking choice.
Hell hath no fury like Mercy …
306 pages, Paperback
First published March 29, 2012
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About the author
Rebecca Lim
39 books732 followersRebecca Lim is an Australian writer, illustrator and editor and the author of over twenty books, including Tiger Daughter (a Kirkus, Amazon and Booklist Best Book, CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers and Victorian Premier’s Literary Award-winner), Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky (NSW History Award-winner and Book Links Children’s Historical Fiction Award-winner) and the bestselling Mercy. Her work has been twice shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and Margaret and Colin Roderick Literary Award, shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards, ARA Historical Novel Prize and Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, shortlisted multiple times for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards, Aurealis Awards and Davitt Awards, and longlisted for the Gold Inky Award and the David Gemmell Legend Award. Her novels have been translated into German, French, Turkish, Portuguese, Polish, Vietnamese and Russian. She is a co-founder of the Voices from the Intersection initiative and co-editor of Meet Me at the Intersection, a groundbreaking anthology of YA #OwnVoice memoir, poetry and fiction.
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April 20, 2012
This will suffice for now.
June 11, 2012
Even though the blurb suggests a certain fierceness on Mercy's behalf, I had not expected Fury to be as wild and savage as it is. Restored to her full glory as a high-ranking angel of heaven, Mercy is just starting to realise how different she is from the humans she has been living among for millenia. Suddenly she is separate from the very people she has fought so hard to love and protect, and she alone of all the angels can see humans as anything but inferior creatures.
Rebecca Lim brings Mercy the angel to life so vividly that the difference between her and Mercy-trapped-as-a-human is tangible. The cadence of her speech, her thoughts and her whole manner of being is suddenly changed and alien, and strongly evokes angelic nature. While the romance between her and Ryan is sweet, ultimately I feel that Mercy is held back by his regard and her reciprocation. There was never any chance for them - one of the things I will never understand is why people think immortal and mortal beings have a chance to be a normal couple.
Ryan is a wonderful character, as usual, struggling with the enormous changes in Mercy and trying to keep up with her and her immortal brethren. His random spats of jealousy were annoying to read, because no one was forcing him to be there with Mercy. In fact, everyone continually tried to talk him out of accompanying her, and yet he stubbornly refused. What right did he have then to complain about his distinct lack of angelic powers?
One of the coolest aspects of the book is the reappearance of peripheral characters from previous books - people who Mercy influenced strongly in her previous lives - coming together at various stages to help her. I think it lent a sense of closure to the book, and when I finished the book I felt that most things had been handled well. It was great to see Mercy figure out the answers to some of the questions that plagued her throughout the last three books, but there are a few - like Mercy's real name and its significance - which I would have liked answered.
Fury is a stunning way to conclude what has been a unique and mesmerising series, and I encourage readers to try the series if they are looking for quality YA that uses mythology in a new way. Mercy's adventures have been a pleasure to read and I hope Rebecca Lim continues to write outstanding books!
You can read more of my reviews at Speculating on SpecFic .
Rebecca Lim brings Mercy the angel to life so vividly that the difference between her and Mercy-trapped-as-a-human is tangible. The cadence of her speech, her thoughts and her whole manner of being is suddenly changed and alien, and strongly evokes angelic nature. While the romance between her and Ryan is sweet, ultimately I feel that Mercy is held back by his regard and her reciprocation. There was never any chance for them - one of the things I will never understand is why people think immortal and mortal beings have a chance to be a normal couple.
Ryan is a wonderful character, as usual, struggling with the enormous changes in Mercy and trying to keep up with her and her immortal brethren. His random spats of jealousy were annoying to read, because no one was forcing him to be there with Mercy. In fact, everyone continually tried to talk him out of accompanying her, and yet he stubbornly refused. What right did he have then to complain about his distinct lack of angelic powers?
One of the coolest aspects of the book is the reappearance of peripheral characters from previous books - people who Mercy influenced strongly in her previous lives - coming together at various stages to help her. I think it lent a sense of closure to the book, and when I finished the book I felt that most things had been handled well. It was great to see Mercy figure out the answers to some of the questions that plagued her throughout the last three books, but there are a few - like Mercy's real name and its significance - which I would have liked answered.
Fury is a stunning way to conclude what has been a unique and mesmerising series, and I encourage readers to try the series if they are looking for quality YA that uses mythology in a new way. Mercy's adventures have been a pleasure to read and I hope Rebecca Lim continues to write outstanding books!
You can read more of my reviews at Speculating on SpecFic .
April 4, 2012
Originally posted on Booking in Heels.
Fury is the latest book in the Mercy series by Rebecca Lim, hot on the heels of Exile and Muse. Released on March 29th, it's the final book in what has been a hugely popular YA series. It was sent to me by Harper Collins in exchange for a honest review and while I spotted a lot of flaws, I can't fault the superb prose and description.
So, for readers who haven't read the first three in the series, Mercy was betrayed by her ex-lover Lucifer and cast down from Heaven, like the other angels who disobeyed God. To protect her, the other archangels kept her hidden on Earth by allowing her to inhabit the bodies of unsuspecting human women. In Fury however, Mercy has her own body back and can finally let the boy she loves, Ryan, see her for herself. Unfortunately, Lucifer (Luc) needs her to wreak the devastation on Earth he craves, and will stop at nothing to get her back.
If I were to plot my opinion of this book on a graph, it would look pretty much like one of those road signs indicating a hilly area. I really, really enjoyed it to begin with. The opening scene is intense - you're dropped right into the action as Mercy tries desperately to flee from the demons and the atmosphere of sheer panic almost jumps from the page. I just loved it.
Then the story continued and it was more than acceptable, if a little slow. It's actually got wonderful prose, and I don't mean 'for a YA book.' Rebecca Lim is obviously very talented at putting together beautiful works of fiction. The descriptions of Italy and Paris are vivid and the dialogue is natural and unstilted. It's just written very, very well.
But by the last third of the book... God, how I loathed it. Honestly and truly, I've never been so offended by the awfulness of a book. It's the characters that did it, I think. You know how everybody has that one person that they really, really hate beyond the depths of all reason? Their partner's ex-girlfriend, a particularly condescending boss, that crazy woman who's always on the bus? Well Mercy herself does it for me, fictional or not. She's just awful.
The angsty melodrama is beyond all understanding. I'm not sure they had a single conversation that didn't involve wringing hands and sobbing. Mercy wants Ryan to leave her and go live a normal life because she's just not worth it and he'd be better without her. Ryan wants to tag along and pretty much just sulks because she's all magical and sparkly and he's... well, not. It gets really, really old after a while - the same conversation repeated a thousand times. I got so mad at their constant crying and bitching that my hands were literally making little claw shapes as I read.
I don't really see why the romance was necessary. The story could have been just perfect without it - Luc would still have been seeking Mercy while she continued to hide in the bodies of human women, plotting to overthrow him. Their relationship just dominates the book - the angels vs demons side seems to be merely a sub-plot to the romance. It's just so over-done.
The thing that really got me was that the entire situation with Luc trying to take over the world could have been avoided by Mercy just going back to Heaven. It's stupidly simple. This isn't even a major revelation - it's just how it is, which is accepted from the beginning. It's not even A Thing. But she won't because it's not fair. She'd rather stay on Earth, thank you very much. It makes no sense. Her own stupidity and stubbornness over the fate of the world. Obviously.
Throughout Fury, the other archangels are constantly telling Mercy that Ryan needs to go home because he's going to get in the way and get hurt. But he's always there. Why is he there!? He has absolutely no use and does nothing. At some points, his sister and her boyfriend tag along too and apparently the angels think this is just fine. Why!? What use can they possibly have in a war between angels and demons? NONE! Go home.
It's also the most-anticlimactic ending I've ever read and, once again, it could have happened at any point during any of the four books and the whole thing would be over. So that's the second way I've pointed out that would have solved the entire problem. It just doesn't seem like the last book in a series - there's no clear objective, no build-up to a final battle... they just kind of slowly blip from point to point with no clear compass.
I know, I'm sorry. I really am. I sound so ungrateful and whiny, and I've actually been trying not to. I think it irritated me so much because it started out so well - I loved the whole mythology aspects. It managed to use the angel concept effectively without really being a religious book which was clever, especially the way the original Bible stories were slightly twisted to fit. But unfortunately the huge plot holes and characters I really just wanted to stab in the face absolutely ruined it for me.
Fury is the latest book in the Mercy series by Rebecca Lim, hot on the heels of Exile and Muse. Released on March 29th, it's the final book in what has been a hugely popular YA series. It was sent to me by Harper Collins in exchange for a honest review and while I spotted a lot of flaws, I can't fault the superb prose and description.
So, for readers who haven't read the first three in the series, Mercy was betrayed by her ex-lover Lucifer and cast down from Heaven, like the other angels who disobeyed God. To protect her, the other archangels kept her hidden on Earth by allowing her to inhabit the bodies of unsuspecting human women. In Fury however, Mercy has her own body back and can finally let the boy she loves, Ryan, see her for herself. Unfortunately, Lucifer (Luc) needs her to wreak the devastation on Earth he craves, and will stop at nothing to get her back.
If I were to plot my opinion of this book on a graph, it would look pretty much like one of those road signs indicating a hilly area. I really, really enjoyed it to begin with. The opening scene is intense - you're dropped right into the action as Mercy tries desperately to flee from the demons and the atmosphere of sheer panic almost jumps from the page. I just loved it.
Then the story continued and it was more than acceptable, if a little slow. It's actually got wonderful prose, and I don't mean 'for a YA book.' Rebecca Lim is obviously very talented at putting together beautiful works of fiction. The descriptions of Italy and Paris are vivid and the dialogue is natural and unstilted. It's just written very, very well.
But by the last third of the book... God, how I loathed it. Honestly and truly, I've never been so offended by the awfulness of a book. It's the characters that did it, I think. You know how everybody has that one person that they really, really hate beyond the depths of all reason? Their partner's ex-girlfriend, a particularly condescending boss, that crazy woman who's always on the bus? Well Mercy herself does it for me, fictional or not. She's just awful.
The angsty melodrama is beyond all understanding. I'm not sure they had a single conversation that didn't involve wringing hands and sobbing. Mercy wants Ryan to leave her and go live a normal life because she's just not worth it and he'd be better without her. Ryan wants to tag along and pretty much just sulks because she's all magical and sparkly and he's... well, not. It gets really, really old after a while - the same conversation repeated a thousand times. I got so mad at their constant crying and bitching that my hands were literally making little claw shapes as I read.
I don't really see why the romance was necessary. The story could have been just perfect without it - Luc would still have been seeking Mercy while she continued to hide in the bodies of human women, plotting to overthrow him. Their relationship just dominates the book - the angels vs demons side seems to be merely a sub-plot to the romance. It's just so over-done.
The thing that really got me was that the entire situation with Luc trying to take over the world could have been avoided by Mercy just going back to Heaven. It's stupidly simple. This isn't even a major revelation - it's just how it is, which is accepted from the beginning. It's not even A Thing. But she won't because it's not fair. She'd rather stay on Earth, thank you very much. It makes no sense. Her own stupidity and stubbornness over the fate of the world. Obviously.
Throughout Fury, the other archangels are constantly telling Mercy that Ryan needs to go home because he's going to get in the way and get hurt. But he's always there. Why is he there!? He has absolutely no use and does nothing. At some points, his sister and her boyfriend tag along too and apparently the angels think this is just fine. Why!? What use can they possibly have in a war between angels and demons? NONE! Go home.
It's also the most-anticlimactic ending I've ever read and, once again, it could have happened at any point during any of the four books and the whole thing would be over. So that's the second way I've pointed out that would have solved the entire problem. It just doesn't seem like the last book in a series - there's no clear objective, no build-up to a final battle... they just kind of slowly blip from point to point with no clear compass.
I know, I'm sorry. I really am. I sound so ungrateful and whiny, and I've actually been trying not to. I think it irritated me so much because it started out so well - I loved the whole mythology aspects. It managed to use the angel concept effectively without really being a religious book which was clever, especially the way the original Bible stories were slightly twisted to fit. But unfortunately the huge plot holes and characters I really just wanted to stab in the face absolutely ruined it for me.
June 9, 2012
A fantastic ending to a great series! The writing was poetic and graceful and I particularly liked the way the opening pages were written.
At first I wasn't quite sure how the story would end but as I reached the middle of the book I began to have an inkling of how it might go down and it was a really great ending that went the exact way that I hoped it would.
I was a bit surprised that there was no epic battle in the end between Luc and Michael, but I am glad for it and although Luc wasn't killed it made sense for the devil to remain in the world to maintain the balance between good and evil. If Rebecca Lim chose to kill off Lucifer she would also have to change the way of the world and it might have become a bit too peace and love and all things beautiful, which may be a bit too hopeful in the real world.
A brilliant book! Definitely the best out of the four.
At first I wasn't quite sure how the story would end but as I reached the middle of the book I began to have an inkling of how it might go down and it was a really great ending that went the exact way that I hoped it would.
I was a bit surprised that there was no epic battle in the end between Luc and Michael, but I am glad for it and although Luc wasn't killed it made sense for the devil to remain in the world to maintain the balance between good and evil. If Rebecca Lim chose to kill off Lucifer she would also have to change the way of the world and it might have become a bit too peace and love and all things beautiful, which may be a bit too hopeful in the real world.
A brilliant book! Definitely the best out of the four.
August 15, 2015
I was really disappointed. PS: This will contain spoilers so don't keep reading unless you've already read the book or are ready to find out what happened.
First of all, the whininess of Mercy and Ryan got on my nerves after awhile. They're a beautiful couple, sure, but Mercy kept being 'I'm not good enough!' or 'I'll put him into danger!' or 'I'm a monster!' A little too 'Edward Cullen' for my taste. Then Ryan was all, 'No! Stay with me forever!' and 'I'll be your shining compass!' too much like 'Bella' for my taste. I don't mind it as a plot point and as personal angst, but the author bashed that nail on the head too many times for it to stay effective.
Another annoyance of mine that other readers have mentioned: the ending sucks. The plot builds and builds for almost FOUR books and THAT'S the ending that she came up with? Oh please. Like one other reader mentioned: if turning her into a human solves all their problems then why didn't they do it in book one? Why didn't they do it when she fell from heaven? It makes no sense.
In my mind, I kept waiting for Ryan to be revealed as a part of Raphael and then Mercy and Ryan/Raphael would end up in some batshit crazy fight against Luc. The series, during the last two books, kept going on and on about how much love Raphael had for Mercy. To be honest, I was more moved by Raphael's love for Mercy than Ryan's semi-clingy love for Mercy. Perhaps it was Raphael's plan all along to make Ryan look like Luc (because Mercy obviously loves Luc's looks) and then somehow he was 'trapped' by Luc because Luc tied him into Ryan's body for some reason and Raphael couldn't escape from his human form. I don't know... I imagined so much MORE for Mercy.
However, it does have its merits and somehow I ended up reading all four books (even though I kind of skimmed the last book).
First of all, the whininess of Mercy and Ryan got on my nerves after awhile. They're a beautiful couple, sure, but Mercy kept being 'I'm not good enough!' or 'I'll put him into danger!' or 'I'm a monster!' A little too 'Edward Cullen' for my taste. Then Ryan was all, 'No! Stay with me forever!' and 'I'll be your shining compass!' too much like 'Bella' for my taste. I don't mind it as a plot point and as personal angst, but the author bashed that nail on the head too many times for it to stay effective.
Another annoyance of mine that other readers have mentioned: the ending sucks. The plot builds and builds for almost FOUR books and THAT'S the ending that she came up with? Oh please. Like one other reader mentioned: if turning her into a human solves all their problems then why didn't they do it in book one? Why didn't they do it when she fell from heaven? It makes no sense.
In my mind, I kept waiting for Ryan to be revealed as a part of Raphael and then Mercy and Ryan/Raphael would end up in some batshit crazy fight against Luc. The series, during the last two books, kept going on and on about how much love Raphael had for Mercy. To be honest, I was more moved by Raphael's love for Mercy than Ryan's semi-clingy love for Mercy. Perhaps it was Raphael's plan all along to make Ryan look like Luc (because Mercy obviously loves Luc's looks) and then somehow he was 'trapped' by Luc because Luc tied him into Ryan's body for some reason and Raphael couldn't escape from his human form. I don't know... I imagined so much MORE for Mercy.
However, it does have its merits and somehow I ended up reading all four books (even though I kind of skimmed the last book).
September 24, 2012
Warning: There will be spoilers.
Reviewed with Caitlin, a fellow reviewer on WhatchYAreading.net.
Caitlin: ALL THE RYAN!!!
Christine: Yes. That sums up all my feelings for Fury nicely.
Caitlin: After falling in love with not only the character of Ryan, but Ryan and Mercy together, in the first book it was so nice to see them working together again.
Christine: I have to say, I was kind of hating Mercy in the beginning of the book because she was SO HARD on Ryan about being human. Like it’s his fault for being so fragile in the fight against angels and demons. But she eventually came around and it was all Ryan, Ryan, Ryan! An entire book with Ryan in it was lovely.
Caitlin: I liked that they finally had time to talk about their relationship and get somewhere instead of just trying to find one another. It And I didn’t think she was being too hard on him for being human. More she was fully coming into the realization that she wasn’t human and that they were basically doomed. In more ways than one. Their relationship would never work and they Lucifer and all of his demon hordes after them.
So, there were problems.
Christine: I guess. I just felt bad for Ryan and the situation they were in.
I liked how the conclusion to the overall story arc happened. Fury was like one long fight that burned the night sky, full of yelling and blood, until the very last page. It was a LOT different than the other books, but in a good way because we finally get to see Mercy in her element.
Caitlin: And all of the other angels! I loved that we got travel around the world and see all these places that were important to Mercy (And Lucifer) and really see Mercy become a hero. I loved how she was just sick of being everyone’s butt monkey1 and took her life, Ryan’s life, and the fate of the world into her own hands. Refused to give in to what everyone else wanted and basically became a badass fighting angel with guns.
I want more of that.
Christine: Yes. Her becoming badass was awesome. Being incredibly stubborn, I could see her fighting against the other angels’ ideas of how she should react to Lucifer’s quest to possess her. There were a few moments I wanted to cry because of Ryan never admitting defeat with her, so I’m glad he was there for her.
Caitlin: I liked that the book ended where the series began. And that it came down to a battle of wits more than a battle of might.
Christine: I have so many feelings about the ending. Because I honestly didn’t see how it could turn out alright and have Ryan and Mercy be together and safe. The last scene was a surprise, but I’m glad Rebecca went that route. It certainly didn’t conclude everything about the conflict between angels and demons, but it did a good enough job for me to be happy. Now if she could write another book just about Ryan and Mercy in their new life, I would be uber happy because I don’t know if I could ever get enough Ryan.
Caitlin: Yes! I was perfectly happy with the ending! I was glad to see that it didn’t wrap everything up in a nice little bow but it wrapped up enough that I was left in a good place and I felt that the characters could go on to have a perfectly normal life or go on to have adventures. Whichever suited my need for their happiness. It’s always nice when an author does that.
The one thing I was upset about is that we never got know Mercy’s real name. Not cool. Not cool at all. It’s going to bother me FOREVER!
Christine: Maybe you can send Rebecca or her editor a quick email asking for it? For your own personal knowledge, of course. Because I would very much like to know it as well. I get that she’s not that girl or angel anymore, but it still would’ve been nice to know the big secret that everyone was in on except Mercy and Ryan.
Caitlin: Also, young adult books have forever made me happy that my “true” name cannot control me. It seems a common problem in fictionlandia and, well, everyone knows my true name.
Christine: It seems to be common with the Fae. But you never know if it can control you. Have you met an angel or the Fae yet? No. So you don’t know.
Caitlin: And with that chilling thought, I think we’re done here.
If you live in Australia, England, or Canada (possibly other Common Wealth Countries as well?) you can pick up the entire Mercy series wherever books are sold. If you live in the USA I believe book 2, Exile, comes out soon.
Reviewed with Caitlin, a fellow reviewer on WhatchYAreading.net.
Caitlin: ALL THE RYAN!!!
Christine: Yes. That sums up all my feelings for Fury nicely.
Caitlin: After falling in love with not only the character of Ryan, but Ryan and Mercy together, in the first book it was so nice to see them working together again.
Christine: I have to say, I was kind of hating Mercy in the beginning of the book because she was SO HARD on Ryan about being human. Like it’s his fault for being so fragile in the fight against angels and demons. But she eventually came around and it was all Ryan, Ryan, Ryan! An entire book with Ryan in it was lovely.
Caitlin: I liked that they finally had time to talk about their relationship and get somewhere instead of just trying to find one another. It And I didn’t think she was being too hard on him for being human. More she was fully coming into the realization that she wasn’t human and that they were basically doomed. In more ways than one. Their relationship would never work and they Lucifer and all of his demon hordes after them.
So, there were problems.
Christine: I guess. I just felt bad for Ryan and the situation they were in.
I liked how the conclusion to the overall story arc happened. Fury was like one long fight that burned the night sky, full of yelling and blood, until the very last page. It was a LOT different than the other books, but in a good way because we finally get to see Mercy in her element.
Caitlin: And all of the other angels! I loved that we got travel around the world and see all these places that were important to Mercy (And Lucifer) and really see Mercy become a hero. I loved how she was just sick of being everyone’s butt monkey1 and took her life, Ryan’s life, and the fate of the world into her own hands. Refused to give in to what everyone else wanted and basically became a badass fighting angel with guns.
I want more of that.
Christine: Yes. Her becoming badass was awesome. Being incredibly stubborn, I could see her fighting against the other angels’ ideas of how she should react to Lucifer’s quest to possess her. There were a few moments I wanted to cry because of Ryan never admitting defeat with her, so I’m glad he was there for her.
Caitlin: I liked that the book ended where the series began. And that it came down to a battle of wits more than a battle of might.
Christine: I have so many feelings about the ending. Because I honestly didn’t see how it could turn out alright and have Ryan and Mercy be together and safe. The last scene was a surprise, but I’m glad Rebecca went that route. It certainly didn’t conclude everything about the conflict between angels and demons, but it did a good enough job for me to be happy. Now if she could write another book just about Ryan and Mercy in their new life, I would be uber happy because I don’t know if I could ever get enough Ryan.
Caitlin: Yes! I was perfectly happy with the ending! I was glad to see that it didn’t wrap everything up in a nice little bow but it wrapped up enough that I was left in a good place and I felt that the characters could go on to have a perfectly normal life or go on to have adventures. Whichever suited my need for their happiness. It’s always nice when an author does that.
The one thing I was upset about is that we never got know Mercy’s real name. Not cool. Not cool at all. It’s going to bother me FOREVER!
Christine: Maybe you can send Rebecca or her editor a quick email asking for it? For your own personal knowledge, of course. Because I would very much like to know it as well. I get that she’s not that girl or angel anymore, but it still would’ve been nice to know the big secret that everyone was in on except Mercy and Ryan.
Caitlin: Also, young adult books have forever made me happy that my “true” name cannot control me. It seems a common problem in fictionlandia and, well, everyone knows my true name.
Christine: It seems to be common with the Fae. But you never know if it can control you. Have you met an angel or the Fae yet? No. So you don’t know.
Caitlin: And with that chilling thought, I think we’re done here.
If you live in Australia, England, or Canada (possibly other Common Wealth Countries as well?) you can pick up the entire Mercy series wherever books are sold. If you live in the USA I believe book 2, Exile, comes out soon.
October 16, 2015
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Meine Gedanken zum Buch:
Ich möchte mich dieses Mal wirklich ganz kurz halten – wirklich^^. Den ersten Teil der Reihe fand ich toll, Mercy war mir sympathisch, auch obwohl sie nicht wusste, wer sie wirklich ist oder was mit ihr passiert. Sie wusste nur, dass sie immer wieder in einen anderen Körper schlüpft. Hier gab es auch eine aufkeimende Liebe mit Ryan, meinem Liebling, und spannende Elemente durch die Entführung.
Teil 2 war viel schwächer und man erfuhr auch, dass Mercy ein Engel ist.
Und Teil 3 war furchtbar miserabel und die Hälfte davon drehte sich nur um Mode und nichtssagenden Schnickschnack und auch Ryan war nur ganz gegen Ende im Buch und endlich kommt auch Mercy darauf, wer ihr geliebter Luc in Wahrheit eigentlich ist, auf das man als Leser schon lange im zweiten Teil gekommen ist. *gähn*
Im vierten Teil geht es direkt nach dem Ende von Teil 3 weiter und ich habe es ehrlich nur noch gelesen, weil ich wissen wollte wie es endet. Doch es konnte mich durchwegs nicht mehr packen, da mir die Charaktere allesamt egal waren. Besonders Mercy, die mich mit ihrer Art leider gar nicht mehr überzeugen konnte. Sie hat mich meist nur genervt. Bloß Ryan war noch immer mein Lieblingscharakter, wie zu Beginn und für ihn habe ich dann auch weitergelesen.
Aber ich muss gestehen, dass ich einige Absätze nur schnell überflogen habe, da ich nur noch fertig werden wollte. Die ganze Sache mit den Engeln, mit der Apokalypse und Luzifer war mir zu hochtrabend, zu aufgebauscht, wie auch der Schreibstil an manchen Stellen, oder auch die Dialoge zu gestelzt. Es tut mir furchtbar leid, da ich wie gesagt Teil 1 wirklich gerne hatte, aber der Rest der Reihe war eher zu vergessen. *schade* Aber ich denke nicht, dass ich noch mal etwas von dieser Autorin lesen werde.
Meine Gedanken zum Buch:
Ich möchte mich dieses Mal wirklich ganz kurz halten – wirklich^^. Den ersten Teil der Reihe fand ich toll, Mercy war mir sympathisch, auch obwohl sie nicht wusste, wer sie wirklich ist oder was mit ihr passiert. Sie wusste nur, dass sie immer wieder in einen anderen Körper schlüpft. Hier gab es auch eine aufkeimende Liebe mit Ryan, meinem Liebling, und spannende Elemente durch die Entführung.
Teil 2 war viel schwächer und man erfuhr auch, dass Mercy ein Engel ist.
Und Teil 3 war furchtbar miserabel und die Hälfte davon drehte sich nur um Mode und nichtssagenden Schnickschnack und auch Ryan war nur ganz gegen Ende im Buch und endlich kommt auch Mercy darauf, wer ihr geliebter Luc in Wahrheit eigentlich ist, auf das man als Leser schon lange im zweiten Teil gekommen ist. *gähn*
Im vierten Teil geht es direkt nach dem Ende von Teil 3 weiter und ich habe es ehrlich nur noch gelesen, weil ich wissen wollte wie es endet. Doch es konnte mich durchwegs nicht mehr packen, da mir die Charaktere allesamt egal waren. Besonders Mercy, die mich mit ihrer Art leider gar nicht mehr überzeugen konnte. Sie hat mich meist nur genervt. Bloß Ryan war noch immer mein Lieblingscharakter, wie zu Beginn und für ihn habe ich dann auch weitergelesen.
Aber ich muss gestehen, dass ich einige Absätze nur schnell überflogen habe, da ich nur noch fertig werden wollte. Die ganze Sache mit den Engeln, mit der Apokalypse und Luzifer war mir zu hochtrabend, zu aufgebauscht, wie auch der Schreibstil an manchen Stellen, oder auch die Dialoge zu gestelzt. Es tut mir furchtbar leid, da ich wie gesagt Teil 1 wirklich gerne hatte, aber der Rest der Reihe war eher zu vergessen. *schade* Aber ich denke nicht, dass ich noch mal etwas von dieser Autorin lesen werde.
May 10, 2012
There could be no other ending for this series :D
Please bear in mind that this is the last book in the series and the review may therefore contain spoilers for the previous books.
Let me start by saying that there could have been no other possible ending for his series. Although in some ways it can be seen as predictable the accomplishment in bringing all the elements together for the ending was unexpected and should not be diminished. As I stated in my review of Exile all the clues are placed within the narrative to pick up on, oh the benefit of hindsight is a powerful thing.
My favorite thing about this book was the way 'humans' are depicted. Generally dismissed by both angels and demons as inferior; their ingenuity, resourcefulness, adaptability and perseverance are the qualities lacking in the angels and demons; it is these human qualities that really shine through the narrative aiding the fight for good exponentially.
Seeing the world as the devils playground is shudder inducing yet it is nice in a way to be able to lay the blame of the worlds atrocities on the shoulders of an external entity rather than mankind's ability to destroy, hate and hurt.
The way in which the peripheral characters from the previous books that were able to 'see' Mercy for who she really was plays a vital part in the plot in this book. Providing a very clever way of advancing the plot, tying up loose plot threads and developing all the characters. It also highlighted the point that Mercy had touched the lives of the people around her at a fundamental level.
The different countries used in the setting were richly described adding to the world building. It really did feel as if you were seeing the countries through the eyes of the characters themselves. It really did bring the saying ' You can travel the world in a book' to technicolor life. The inclusion of the native Peruvian tribe added depth to the narrative. The detail into their lifestyle and belief system was a comprehensive addition to both the imagery and the plot.
Although I really enjoyed the series I can appreciate the complaints about the large holes within the plot. For one thing Mercy is initially portrayed as Luc's consort in all things evil for which she has to atone. Althugh this plot thread is used extensively in the first two books it did fizzle out in the latter part of the series replaced by a promise that Luc made Mercy before The Fall that binds them together. Again this is another gap in the plot as the promise that binds Luc to Mercy is never fully revealed. Also the reason for keeping Mercy's true name hidden is not fully explained, yes we know something bad will happen but what, to who and why?
So yes the series isn't perfect but it is heart-warming, action packed and optimistic for the future of mankind. For these reason alone its well worth reading.
Please bear in mind that this is the last book in the series and the review may therefore contain spoilers for the previous books.
Let me start by saying that there could have been no other possible ending for his series. Although in some ways it can be seen as predictable the accomplishment in bringing all the elements together for the ending was unexpected and should not be diminished. As I stated in my review of Exile all the clues are placed within the narrative to pick up on, oh the benefit of hindsight is a powerful thing.
My favorite thing about this book was the way 'humans' are depicted. Generally dismissed by both angels and demons as inferior; their ingenuity, resourcefulness, adaptability and perseverance are the qualities lacking in the angels and demons; it is these human qualities that really shine through the narrative aiding the fight for good exponentially.
Seeing the world as the devils playground is shudder inducing yet it is nice in a way to be able to lay the blame of the worlds atrocities on the shoulders of an external entity rather than mankind's ability to destroy, hate and hurt.
The way in which the peripheral characters from the previous books that were able to 'see' Mercy for who she really was plays a vital part in the plot in this book. Providing a very clever way of advancing the plot, tying up loose plot threads and developing all the characters. It also highlighted the point that Mercy had touched the lives of the people around her at a fundamental level.
The different countries used in the setting were richly described adding to the world building. It really did feel as if you were seeing the countries through the eyes of the characters themselves. It really did bring the saying ' You can travel the world in a book' to technicolor life. The inclusion of the native Peruvian tribe added depth to the narrative. The detail into their lifestyle and belief system was a comprehensive addition to both the imagery and the plot.
Although I really enjoyed the series I can appreciate the complaints about the large holes within the plot. For one thing Mercy is initially portrayed as Luc's consort in all things evil for which she has to atone. Althugh this plot thread is used extensively in the first two books it did fizzle out in the latter part of the series replaced by a promise that Luc made Mercy before The Fall that binds them together. Again this is another gap in the plot as the promise that binds Luc to Mercy is never fully revealed. Also the reason for keeping Mercy's true name hidden is not fully explained, yes we know something bad will happen but what, to who and why?
So yes the series isn't perfect but it is heart-warming, action packed and optimistic for the future of mankind. For these reason alone its well worth reading.
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September 18, 2012Rating: 1 Star
I can hardly believe I used loved this series when it began. What was wrong with me? Fury is by far one of the most cringe worthy books I have read. With its overplayed romance and long multi-paragraphed dialogues, it's a wonder I didn't light the book on fire after I was done. Let me tell you one thing, I love setting things on fire. The way the fire dances around and turns whats under it black, its just so captivating. But I have yet to set a book on fire. I probably won't anytime soon since I can't afford owing the library any more money..
Anyways, I'll break the review into a few parts starting with the 'Plot'. (Keep in mind this is just a review for 'Fury' not any of the prequels, though I may mention them)
Fury starts off pretty much where Muse (the third book) left you, and ends as shitty as possible. I'll try not to spoil anything, but the basic plot image-vibe I got from the beginning of the story was two hobo-looking couples (think really grimy and tattered) running slow-mo from an explosion with a few angels trailing behind them. But after I got past five dozen pages or so my image-vibe completely changed, it became this scuffle on the top of a enormous building with huge glowing muscular women and men fighting purple horned people and this puny guy futilely trying to do something but intimately falling off the building. None of these actually happened as I imagined, but those images never did fade. A huge issue about the plot would be the romance, it's so disgusting anɖ unneeded it just makes me want to take over the writer's spot anɖ kill off the 'pathetic one'. Lets compare their romance to Twilight. Twilight is a book that focuses mainly on romance, therefore it's conflicts are usually relating to love triangles or major cockblockers anɖ/or little conflicts between the main couple ( your missing out on major shit if you haven't read this. Regardless of your opinion Twilight is a must read for all YA readers, its a book to openly hate on or whatever you wish). However, the Mercy series does not need "Romance" at all to function as a good book, it would have probably fared better in my opinion if Mercy fell in love with one of the angels that have had their unrequited love for ages. If I were to rate story but itself it would get a 1/5, and the one star would be from the influence of previous books in the series.
Next, "Character"
Holy fuck they pissed me off. Let's start with Mercy. Since the beginning of the entire series I thought Mercy was mentally lacking; completely blinded by her selfishness anɖ inner turmoil. One, If she had returned to her heaven/'home' instead of desperately clinging onto something so pathetic, none of the major calamities could have actually happened. Two, if she didn't complain or have to explain in huge paragraphs the story of her experiences, and what she has learned, to the pathetic one or all the angels this would have been a lot less exasperating to read. Three, if she wasn't so lovesick all the time, putting her need to be with the pathetic one over the survival of the world, angels, and ultimately him, this story would have been a LOT more engaging anɖ a LOT less skimming anɖ barfing.
Next, the Pathetic One (coughryancough). He's just plain pathetic, he doesn't want to abandon Mercy when clearly he's the reason Mercy is in precarious situations most of the time. He doesn't want to help Mercy anɖ just leave when obviously what he's up against is over his head. The writer tries way to hard in making him useful, she even tried making the pathetic one the 'brains' of the operation by letting him give the angels anɖ idea, but that quickly failed since he wasn't that smart of a fellow anɖ it was out of his character to be a military strategist. I would kill him off. Literally, if I was the writer I would make him die the best possible way anɖ make Mercy like one of the angels (or Ryan revive or something but that's sorta lame). That way I get strong responses in sorrow anɖ sympathy.
Lastly, the angels. They are stupid. They are stubborn. They are weak. They are stupid. They have not smartened up the past century anɖ still believe charging straight into a trap glowing like there's no tomorrow anɖ still succeeding in rescue.
If I only graded character, 0.5/5, the 0.5 for having Mercy be quite aƞ interesting character in the previous books (not so much now)
Enjoyment 1/5
Usually when I read a book I'm totally engrossed till the end anɖ I don't notice literary problems or dislikes. It's just... reading, I don't try to criticize I just try to see the story. But with Fury, I constantly lose my train of 'imagination' or whatnot anɖ end up staring at the huge fuckig paragraph of Mercy talking about what she learnt from her pain, anɖ then a few pages after the same things happen.
This concludes an overall rating of 1/5.
I'm sorry for my runon sentences, my repetitive language, and anɖ terrible grammar at some points. It's late, I have school, anɖ I'm way to lazy to proofread. Maybe I will do that some other time.
I can hardly believe I used loved this series when it began. What was wrong with me? Fury is by far one of the most cringe worthy books I have read. With its overplayed romance and long multi-paragraphed dialogues, it's a wonder I didn't light the book on fire after I was done. Let me tell you one thing, I love setting things on fire. The way the fire dances around and turns whats under it black, its just so captivating. But I have yet to set a book on fire. I probably won't anytime soon since I can't afford owing the library any more money..
Anyways, I'll break the review into a few parts starting with the 'Plot'. (Keep in mind this is just a review for 'Fury' not any of the prequels, though I may mention them)
Fury starts off pretty much where Muse (the third book) left you, and ends as shitty as possible. I'll try not to spoil anything, but the basic plot image-vibe I got from the beginning of the story was two hobo-looking couples (think really grimy and tattered) running slow-mo from an explosion with a few angels trailing behind them. But after I got past five dozen pages or so my image-vibe completely changed, it became this scuffle on the top of a enormous building with huge glowing muscular women and men fighting purple horned people and this puny guy futilely trying to do something but intimately falling off the building. None of these actually happened as I imagined, but those images never did fade. A huge issue about the plot would be the romance, it's so disgusting anɖ unneeded it just makes me want to take over the writer's spot anɖ kill off the 'pathetic one'. Lets compare their romance to Twilight. Twilight is a book that focuses mainly on romance, therefore it's conflicts are usually relating to love triangles or major cockblockers anɖ/or little conflicts between the main couple ( your missing out on major shit if you haven't read this. Regardless of your opinion Twilight is a must read for all YA readers, its a book to openly hate on or whatever you wish). However, the Mercy series does not need "Romance" at all to function as a good book, it would have probably fared better in my opinion if Mercy fell in love with one of the angels that have had their unrequited love for ages. If I were to rate story but itself it would get a 1/5, and the one star would be from the influence of previous books in the series.
Next, "Character"
Holy fuck they pissed me off. Let's start with Mercy. Since the beginning of the entire series I thought Mercy was mentally lacking; completely blinded by her selfishness anɖ inner turmoil. One, If she had returned to her heaven/'home' instead of desperately clinging onto something so pathetic, none of the major calamities could have actually happened. Two, if she didn't complain or have to explain in huge paragraphs the story of her experiences, and what she has learned, to the pathetic one or all the angels this would have been a lot less exasperating to read. Three, if she wasn't so lovesick all the time, putting her need to be with the pathetic one over the survival of the world, angels, and ultimately him, this story would have been a LOT more engaging anɖ a LOT less skimming anɖ barfing.
Next, the Pathetic One (coughryancough). He's just plain pathetic, he doesn't want to abandon Mercy when clearly he's the reason Mercy is in precarious situations most of the time. He doesn't want to help Mercy anɖ just leave when obviously what he's up against is over his head. The writer tries way to hard in making him useful, she even tried making the pathetic one the 'brains' of the operation by letting him give the angels anɖ idea, but that quickly failed since he wasn't that smart of a fellow anɖ it was out of his character to be a military strategist. I would kill him off. Literally, if I was the writer I would make him die the best possible way anɖ make Mercy like one of the angels (or Ryan revive or something but that's sorta lame). That way I get strong responses in sorrow anɖ sympathy.
Lastly, the angels. They are stupid. They are stubborn. They are weak. They are stupid. They have not smartened up the past century anɖ still believe charging straight into a trap glowing like there's no tomorrow anɖ still succeeding in rescue.
If I only graded character, 0.5/5, the 0.5 for having Mercy be quite aƞ interesting character in the previous books (not so much now)
Enjoyment 1/5
Usually when I read a book I'm totally engrossed till the end anɖ I don't notice literary problems or dislikes. It's just... reading, I don't try to criticize I just try to see the story. But with Fury, I constantly lose my train of 'imagination' or whatnot anɖ end up staring at the huge fuckig paragraph of Mercy talking about what she learnt from her pain, anɖ then a few pages after the same things happen.
This concludes an overall rating of 1/5.
I'm sorry for my runon sentences, my repetitive language, and anɖ terrible grammar at some points. It's late, I have school, anɖ I'm way to lazy to proofread. Maybe I will do that some other time.
August 10, 2015
Full series review here:
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September 13, 2015
Who would have expected the last book of this series to be my favourite book in the series? Oh my gosh, I cannot even begin to comprehend what I am feeling now. All these emotions within me.
I'm feeling hyped because the book was SO good! Even the word good feels like an understatement to the book. Fury was so fast paced, it literally felt like I couldn't catch my breath when reading it!
Yet at the same time, I feel so tired after finishing the book. Fury had been SO descriptive, it was like for the past 4 days, I had a whole bunch of heavy information thrown in my face.
And can we please give a round of an applause for the beautiful love story of Ryan and Mercy? Their love is so beautiful, so pure it makes me sad I might never find love like that at all.
Spoilers WARNING! You have been warned!
However, no matter how perfect this book is to me, it indeed has a few flaws too...
Why didn't Luc die?! How come Michael couldn't use that last (quick) second moment to slice his body into two with his holy fire sword?! Why did no one avenge K'el... :(
The fact that Mercy's real name was never revealed? I. Am. Really. Upset. With. That. It was a good move, I admit. But it really upsets me not knowing Mercy's real name and that it only starts with H...
Also, couldn't the Eight do a better goodbye get together with Mercy? I mean come on! Raphael loved the girl! I need some goodbye speech between the two.
Man...this was so good but the things Rebecca Lim left out on purpose kills me from the inside.
Alright, end of spoilers.
I just need to end this emotions-overwhelming book review by thanking Rebecca Lim for some things.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for giving a closure to Gia's character. I was so afraid Mercy and Ryan will go on their journey without saying goodbye to Gia. And with Gia comes the cute Tommy. I swear Tommy is like a typical gayish stylist who happens to be everyone's best friend. I want Tommy for myself.
The individual scenes with Nuriel, Jegudiel, Selephiel and Uriel are much appreciated too.
And lastly, ANY scenes with Azraeil!
Right behind Uriel being my favourite archangel, Azraeil stands at second but really closely to first place too. Every time Mercy describes Azraeil's long silver hair, tall physique and blue eyes. I cannot help but imagine him to be...
Legolas~ *inserts heart-shaped eyes*
For that Rebecca, I absolutely thank you wholeheartedly!
I personally call The Mercy Series a heavy-duty series because of how descriptive it can get. Rebecca really brought the 'show not tell' writing tactic to a whole new level. However if you can get through high fantasy books, this series is really nothing. I say pick it up because this series doesn't get enough recognition!
I'm feeling hyped because the book was SO good! Even the word good feels like an understatement to the book. Fury was so fast paced, it literally felt like I couldn't catch my breath when reading it!
Yet at the same time, I feel so tired after finishing the book. Fury had been SO descriptive, it was like for the past 4 days, I had a whole bunch of heavy information thrown in my face.
And can we please give a round of an applause for the beautiful love story of Ryan and Mercy? Their love is so beautiful, so pure it makes me sad I might never find love like that at all.
Spoilers WARNING! You have been warned!
However, no matter how perfect this book is to me, it indeed has a few flaws too...
Why didn't Luc die?! How come Michael couldn't use that last (quick) second moment to slice his body into two with his holy fire sword?! Why did no one avenge K'el... :(
The fact that Mercy's real name was never revealed? I. Am. Really. Upset. With. That. It was a good move, I admit. But it really upsets me not knowing Mercy's real name and that it only starts with H...
Also, couldn't the Eight do a better goodbye get together with Mercy? I mean come on! Raphael loved the girl! I need some goodbye speech between the two.
Man...this was so good but the things Rebecca Lim left out on purpose kills me from the inside.
Alright, end of spoilers.
I just need to end this emotions-overwhelming book review by thanking Rebecca Lim for some things.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for giving a closure to Gia's character. I was so afraid Mercy and Ryan will go on their journey without saying goodbye to Gia. And with Gia comes the cute Tommy. I swear Tommy is like a typical gayish stylist who happens to be everyone's best friend. I want Tommy for myself.
The individual scenes with Nuriel, Jegudiel, Selephiel and Uriel are much appreciated too.
And lastly, ANY scenes with Azraeil!
Right behind Uriel being my favourite archangel, Azraeil stands at second but really closely to first place too. Every time Mercy describes Azraeil's long silver hair, tall physique and blue eyes. I cannot help but imagine him to be...
Legolas~ *inserts heart-shaped eyes*
For that Rebecca, I absolutely thank you wholeheartedly!
I personally call The Mercy Series a heavy-duty series because of how descriptive it can get. Rebecca really brought the 'show not tell' writing tactic to a whole new level. However if you can get through high fantasy books, this series is really nothing. I say pick it up because this series doesn't get enough recognition!
July 30, 2014
In the electric conclusion to Mercy's journey, she finds herself in the middle of an impossible situation.
Mercy has been through Hell and back, and just when the thought things were improving, they only seem to get even worse. Not just for her, for her love, Ryan who is only human and in a battle between good and evil, there is a chance at death occurring.
Mercy's journey between this series has not been an easy one. It has been confusing, frustrating, but also life changing full of revelations.
The shocks of the previous books are nothing compared to everything that transpires in this one. Not only do we find out who Mercy really is (But unfortunately we never did find out her true name, but I don't think its important in the long run), but there was discoveries about the EIGHT and Luc (Lucifer) and her role she played in Heaven and Hell.
The relationship between Mercy and Ryan has gone from strength to strength. It started in MERCY when they met and then only built over the next few books. The love he has for her was so powerful to be able to see through illusions and know who she is, even if she is even in another body.
In FURY, Mercy is finally able to explore her feelings for him, now she has her memories back and knows the truth about Luc. She no longer can feel guilty for something that she has a right to feel in the first place.
No matter who or what tries to come between them... they always stick together as they are each others lifeline. The very thing that gets them through everything.
Mercy herself grew as a person/angel throughout the series. She started off unsure of what was going on and scared. She transformed into this person who was no longer frightened or even feared the EIGHT or even Luc. Anger and Fury can change a person and make them into such a strong person that no matter what anyone tries to say... that is the one thing that can fuel a soul. That and love.
I really loved how everything came together in the end of this book. I had no idea how this series would even, or whether Ryan and Mercy would find some sort of happy ending which they so deserved. There was certainly a chance people could die, or things be done for the 'greater purpose.'.
I was happy with how it ended and the things that happened. It was definitely the perfect ending to an amazing series.
The Angel genre is quite popular these days and a lot of books tend to get the same feel to it. But not this series.
I love that Rebbecca has put her own spin on the genre and made it out to be something special. Such a talent, she is. The way she writes makes you believe in everything that is happening just as if you were there witnessing the very acts and actions that take place.
I will surely miss this series, but I look forward to what Rebecca has in store for her next project.
Rating: 5/5
Mercy has been through Hell and back, and just when the thought things were improving, they only seem to get even worse. Not just for her, for her love, Ryan who is only human and in a battle between good and evil, there is a chance at death occurring.
Mercy's journey between this series has not been an easy one. It has been confusing, frustrating, but also life changing full of revelations.
The shocks of the previous books are nothing compared to everything that transpires in this one. Not only do we find out who Mercy really is (But unfortunately we never did find out her true name, but I don't think its important in the long run), but there was discoveries about the EIGHT and Luc (Lucifer) and her role she played in Heaven and Hell.
The relationship between Mercy and Ryan has gone from strength to strength. It started in MERCY when they met and then only built over the next few books. The love he has for her was so powerful to be able to see through illusions and know who she is, even if she is even in another body.
In FURY, Mercy is finally able to explore her feelings for him, now she has her memories back and knows the truth about Luc. She no longer can feel guilty for something that she has a right to feel in the first place.
No matter who or what tries to come between them... they always stick together as they are each others lifeline. The very thing that gets them through everything.
Mercy herself grew as a person/angel throughout the series. She started off unsure of what was going on and scared. She transformed into this person who was no longer frightened or even feared the EIGHT or even Luc. Anger and Fury can change a person and make them into such a strong person that no matter what anyone tries to say... that is the one thing that can fuel a soul. That and love.
I really loved how everything came together in the end of this book. I had no idea how this series would even, or whether Ryan and Mercy would find some sort of happy ending which they so deserved. There was certainly a chance people could die, or things be done for the 'greater purpose.'.
I was happy with how it ended and the things that happened. It was definitely the perfect ending to an amazing series.
The Angel genre is quite popular these days and a lot of books tend to get the same feel to it. But not this series.
I love that Rebbecca has put her own spin on the genre and made it out to be something special. Such a talent, she is. The way she writes makes you believe in everything that is happening just as if you were there witnessing the very acts and actions that take place.
I will surely miss this series, but I look forward to what Rebecca has in store for her next project.
Rating: 5/5
July 15, 2012
Contain spoilers!!
Reasons I think this book was a little bit crap:
1. We never actually get to know Mercy's real name (although I looked it up later and I think it's probably
2. What the hell happened with the war? Has it ended because of Mercy's (dumb!) descision?
WHAT IS GOING ON??
When I first started reading the book I couldn't put it down! I absolutely loved it. I loved how Rebecca Lim writes it in terms of language and it's very descriptive! I admit I was starting to get a little annoyed with the Mercy/Ryan relationship. She threatened to leave about three times and he kept moaning tht he wasn't needed, only to tag along anyway, slowing Mercy down all the while. You can see why Uriel got a little annoyed with him!
Then the book reached its anti-climatic end. I really felt for Rapheal when he kneeled down in front of who he though t was Mercy, and actually really wanted them to end up together! (I always have that problem in books: I want the main character to end up with the peron they obviously won't end up with!) Then a tinie tiny battle commences. Azreil gives Mercy a choice, she's changed (which I think is a real shame because she was a great archangel), Luc leaves, the other angels leave and... END!
To be quite honest, I actually feel like, why did I bother with this series in the first place?
Reasons I think this book was a little bit crap:
1. We never actually get to know Mercy's real name (although I looked it up later and I think it's probably
2. What the hell happened with the war? Has it ended because of Mercy's (dumb!) descision?
WHAT IS GOING ON??
When I first started reading the book I couldn't put it down! I absolutely loved it. I loved how Rebecca Lim writes it in terms of language and it's very descriptive! I admit I was starting to get a little annoyed with the Mercy/Ryan relationship. She threatened to leave about three times and he kept moaning tht he wasn't needed, only to tag along anyway, slowing Mercy down all the while. You can see why Uriel got a little annoyed with him!
Then the book reached its anti-climatic end. I really felt for Rapheal when he kneeled down in front of who he though t was Mercy, and actually really wanted them to end up together! (I always have that problem in books: I want the main character to end up with the peron they obviously won't end up with!) Then a tinie tiny battle commences. Azreil gives Mercy a choice, she's changed (which I think is a real shame because she was a great archangel), Luc leaves, the other angels leave and... END!
To be quite honest, I actually feel like, why did I bother with this series in the first place?
April 3, 2017
Soooo parts of this was excellent, but I kind felt like the ending was too easy, like a cop-out? I wanted there to be more (dare I say it? More problems and obstacles?) There was also too much of it. So dragging that I kind of grew bored. Overall, it was a good ending and I liked how most of the Archangels spoke with such reverence.
May 29, 2012
3.5 stars
Mercy has finally broken free from the curse that's trapped her for thousands of years. She's grown a lot of the course of this series and it was nice to see her finally come into power, filled with the knowledge of who she is, where she's come from and how things have shifted since the day she fell from heaven. She's a girl, an angel, with a purpose; fueled by a need for vengeance, making a stand against a man she once trusted and fighting for her own right to live and love.
Although she is selfish in her want to stay on earth. Luc's reign of horror may end if she just returned to Heaven. Is her love for one human boy really worth the lives of scores of humans? I suppose it shows how... human she's become. We don't always see the bigger picture when we're consumed by what's in front of us, especially when it's love. Yes, the consequences are on a much grander scale, but she's had her life dictated to her by so many, for so long and now she's finally taken back her choice. I can grant her understanding that she wants love, wants to think of herself rather than the world. But even so, I find it hard to believe Luc would lay down and stop being an ass just because Mercy is locked away safely in Heaven. I'd bet my out-of-shape wings that he'd be hunting down Ryan and his family to use as bait. So either way, returning to Heaven or staying on earth, I felt as though both options have the potential for d-o-o-m.
Those who were swept up in Mercy and Ryan's complicated romance will be pleased to know Ryan features heavily this time around. We haven't seen him this much since the first book, only catching teasing glimmers of him in Exile and Muse. While it was nice to finally see some progression and one-on-one time between him and Mercy, even if it was marred by that potential end-of-the-world problem (as if having your girlfriend body hop wasn't enough, the devil has to add his own drama to the relationship), I do wish there was just a little less angst between them. I totally understand it, I'm just saying I got the point loud and clear with the, "You can't help me, you're just human." and "I'm just human, I'm not as awesome as you." conversations (I'm paraphrasing, can you tell?). At times I think it would have been better for him to just stay behind, because Luc is raging war on the WORLD, wiping out entire cities, Ryan doesn't really stand much of a chance going against him or his minions in his squishy mortal body. But his humanity and simple logic do prove useful among some high-and-mighty unearthly beings.
I had so much trouble writing this review, because when I set the book down, I really enjoyed the ride it took me on. Had this been just a middle book, I'd be quite happy to rate it 4 shiny golden apples, but it's the finale of a series that I've become invested in and so I expected more. There was a huge build up to the conclusion, but it didn't fulfill on it's promise. I was anticipating a climax akin to what we saw in Muse. Unfortunately, Fury went out on a much quieter note, rather than an apocalyptic-bang. Some will like it, for sure, but those who thrive on action and war will be disappointed. I did like how things ended for Mercy, though, she deserved the fate awarded to her and I like the way in which she received it. I was also hoping for some big surprise as to why Luc and Ryan look so alike. But aside from a comment Mercy makes on her own twin-like appearance to Uriel, we get nothing. I really wish I hadn't built that up to be more important than it actually was.
I do love how the series covers such a global backdrop - from California to Australia to Milan, and now in Fury, we trek across more foreign land, made easy by Mercy's wings and the awesome man-made invention of the 'plane', which spares Ryan from holy-crap-my-girlfriend-is-an-angel-and-she-is-flying-me-across-a-freaking-continent Motion Sickness. As I said above, while this wasn't my favourite installment, I still enjoyed the novel and would definitely recommend this series to others. Rebecca has beautiful writing, she's brought a really fresh edge to the angel genre in YA and I love how she's slowly unveiled the unique mythology. I look forward to seeing whatever stories she has in store for readers next, because she is definitely the kind of talent I want to add further to my shelves!
Mercy has finally broken free from the curse that's trapped her for thousands of years. She's grown a lot of the course of this series and it was nice to see her finally come into power, filled with the knowledge of who she is, where she's come from and how things have shifted since the day she fell from heaven. She's a girl, an angel, with a purpose; fueled by a need for vengeance, making a stand against a man she once trusted and fighting for her own right to live and love.
Although she is selfish in her want to stay on earth. Luc's reign of horror may end if she just returned to Heaven. Is her love for one human boy really worth the lives of scores of humans? I suppose it shows how... human she's become. We don't always see the bigger picture when we're consumed by what's in front of us, especially when it's love. Yes, the consequences are on a much grander scale, but she's had her life dictated to her by so many, for so long and now she's finally taken back her choice. I can grant her understanding that she wants love, wants to think of herself rather than the world. But even so, I find it hard to believe Luc would lay down and stop being an ass just because Mercy is locked away safely in Heaven. I'd bet my out-of-shape wings that he'd be hunting down Ryan and his family to use as bait. So either way, returning to Heaven or staying on earth, I felt as though both options have the potential for d-o-o-m.
Those who were swept up in Mercy and Ryan's complicated romance will be pleased to know Ryan features heavily this time around. We haven't seen him this much since the first book, only catching teasing glimmers of him in Exile and Muse. While it was nice to finally see some progression and one-on-one time between him and Mercy, even if it was marred by that potential end-of-the-world problem (as if having your girlfriend body hop wasn't enough, the devil has to add his own drama to the relationship), I do wish there was just a little less angst between them. I totally understand it, I'm just saying I got the point loud and clear with the, "You can't help me, you're just human." and "I'm just human, I'm not as awesome as you." conversations (I'm paraphrasing, can you tell?). At times I think it would have been better for him to just stay behind, because Luc is raging war on the WORLD, wiping out entire cities, Ryan doesn't really stand much of a chance going against him or his minions in his squishy mortal body. But his humanity and simple logic do prove useful among some high-and-mighty unearthly beings.
I had so much trouble writing this review, because when I set the book down, I really enjoyed the ride it took me on. Had this been just a middle book, I'd be quite happy to rate it 4 shiny golden apples, but it's the finale of a series that I've become invested in and so I expected more. There was a huge build up to the conclusion, but it didn't fulfill on it's promise. I was anticipating a climax akin to what we saw in Muse. Unfortunately, Fury went out on a much quieter note, rather than an apocalyptic-bang. Some will like it, for sure, but those who thrive on action and war will be disappointed. I did like how things ended for Mercy, though, she deserved the fate awarded to her and I like the way in which she received it. I was also hoping for some big surprise as to why Luc and Ryan look so alike. But aside from a comment Mercy makes on her own twin-like appearance to Uriel, we get nothing. I really wish I hadn't built that up to be more important than it actually was.
I do love how the series covers such a global backdrop - from California to Australia to Milan, and now in Fury, we trek across more foreign land, made easy by Mercy's wings and the awesome man-made invention of the 'plane', which spares Ryan from holy-crap-my-girlfriend-is-an-angel-and-she-is-flying-me-across-a-freaking-continent Motion Sickness. As I said above, while this wasn't my favourite installment, I still enjoyed the novel and would definitely recommend this series to others. Rebecca has beautiful writing, she's brought a really fresh edge to the angel genre in YA and I love how she's slowly unveiled the unique mythology. I look forward to seeing whatever stories she has in store for readers next, because she is definitely the kind of talent I want to add further to my shelves!
February 2, 2015
Pre-review: I'm curious. Will Rebecca Lim finally reveals the true identity of Mercy as...Jesus Christ himself or Sophia (the female side of God)?
It's just a wild guess. ^_^
Actual review here:
Sweet Lord! I'm pissed, I'm so pissed. What had happened to this angel series that shows an amount of potential? This finale of Mercy series is just mind-blowingly underwhelming and silly.
The story of Mercy plays out like this: Mercy is an exiled angel who is doomed to inhabit the bodies of different female mortals throughout millenniums, but she has no memory of her past before the exile, nor does she know the reason why she has to endure this 'punishment'; she only knows there're the mysterious Eight (the eight most powerful angels) searching for her and her mysterious lover is also looking for her. In the middle of it, Mercy is now attracted to a mortal young man, Ryan, whose younger sister she had helped rescued.
The first book is satisfying enough, it's refreshing to see an angel YA novel coming up with a new angle (the part about Mercy living through countless of previous lives inhabiting different female bodies); whilst the third book answers the reasons for Mercy's 'punishment' and reveals the true intentions of the angels and the demons. I enjoy these books quite well.
But in Fury, this fourth and final book of the series, things fall apart. Here're the reason why:
(1) the love interest, Ryan, is useless and annoying. Ryan, you are of no use in this struggle between angels and demons, just go home already!
(2) the romance between Mercy and Ryan: I don't even want to talk about it. Oh, the horror.
(3) the angel and demon myths: the myths are paper-thinned in this book. Something is wrong.
(4) the anti climactic ending: God, it's the mother of all anti climactic endings. Trust me on this one!
1.5 stars for all the ruined potential.
It's just a wild guess. ^_^
Actual review here:
Sweet Lord! I'm pissed, I'm so pissed. What had happened to this angel series that shows an amount of potential? This finale of Mercy series is just mind-blowingly underwhelming and silly.
The story of Mercy plays out like this: Mercy is an exiled angel who is doomed to inhabit the bodies of different female mortals throughout millenniums, but she has no memory of her past before the exile, nor does she know the reason why she has to endure this 'punishment'; she only knows there're the mysterious Eight (the eight most powerful angels) searching for her and her mysterious lover is also looking for her. In the middle of it, Mercy is now attracted to a mortal young man, Ryan, whose younger sister she had helped rescued.
The first book is satisfying enough, it's refreshing to see an angel YA novel coming up with a new angle (the part about Mercy living through countless of previous lives inhabiting different female bodies); whilst the third book answers the reasons for Mercy's 'punishment' and reveals the true intentions of the angels and the demons. I enjoy these books quite well.
But in Fury, this fourth and final book of the series, things fall apart. Here're the reason why:
(1) the love interest, Ryan, is useless and annoying. Ryan, you are of no use in this struggle between angels and demons, just go home already!
(2) the romance between Mercy and Ryan: I don't even want to talk about it. Oh, the horror.
(3) the angel and demon myths: the myths are paper-thinned in this book. Something is wrong.
(4) the anti climactic ending: God, it's the mother of all anti climactic endings. Trust me on this one!
1.5 stars for all the ruined potential.
July 30, 2012
I rated the other three books 5 stars, but after reading the shittiest ending ever, I had to rate Fury 2 stars. I was so subdued to this book that I couldn't stop reading! Then the ending happened and ruined the entire series for me! Ryan was so frikken annoying, there was no need for him at all, it felt as if there love was forced by Rebbca Lim. Uriel was always saying that Ryan was slowing them down, he couldn't help, yet Ryan kept staying and getting in the bloody way! Her name was even revealed! WTF! Ugh, Rebecca, you just ruined the series for me with this bloody ending, her turning human? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! SHE WAS BETTER BEING AN ANGEL, SHE ShOULD HAVE STAYED ONE! But noooo, you go and ruin it with the human thingy bla bla bla. When I read the ending, I threw my book on the ground, screaming, swearing, cursing the frikken bloody plot ending!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Words can't describe how pisse of I was!
We barely got to see Mercy for who she really was, who she was, we never got to see how powerful she really was, never got to see her entire potential, all of this because of that frikken ass stupid love dork Ryan! Him thinking he could help, him thinking he was important, him thinking this was his battle, and Mercys bloody persisting for him to stay!!!!!!!!! Why did the ending have to be like this? She choose frikken Ryan over her brethren! Micheal, Uriel, Raphael, Jeremiel, all of them for a frikken love sick cause"/
If there is another book, it better be vloody good. BYEEE
We barely got to see Mercy for who she really was, who she was, we never got to see how powerful she really was, never got to see her entire potential, all of this because of that frikken ass stupid love dork Ryan! Him thinking he could help, him thinking he was important, him thinking this was his battle, and Mercys bloody persisting for him to stay!!!!!!!!! Why did the ending have to be like this? She choose frikken Ryan over her brethren! Micheal, Uriel, Raphael, Jeremiel, all of them for a frikken love sick cause"/
If there is another book, it better be vloody good. BYEEE
October 24, 2012
Wow, most epic ending ever!
Fury is the final installment of Rebecca's Mercy series and I tell you, what an amazing journey it has been. The whole concept and storyline of Mercy's plight was a joy to experience.
So many twists and turns, so many surprises and secrets. Rebecca's writings are almost poetic as she pulls you along from book to book revealing as she goes how Mercy ended up in these bodies and what she has to battle to survive.
Awesome series, awesome characters that you will fall in love with. Congratulations Rebecca on a fantastic and epic ending.
Fury is the final installment of Rebecca's Mercy series and I tell you, what an amazing journey it has been. The whole concept and storyline of Mercy's plight was a joy to experience.
So many twists and turns, so many surprises and secrets. Rebecca's writings are almost poetic as she pulls you along from book to book revealing as she goes how Mercy ended up in these bodies and what she has to battle to survive.
Awesome series, awesome characters that you will fall in love with. Congratulations Rebecca on a fantastic and epic ending.
January 16, 2012
If you've got the third book you'll see the actual cover in the back. (:
February 9, 2024
For anyone who's ever wondered, why is the guy always the weirdly long-lived, all-powerful immortal one in young adult romantasy series -- well, Mercy breaks that mold with both hands.
The challenge?
It's hard to keep the tension high when lovers are united in any series. Rebecca Lim does her damnedest in this fourth instalment in the Mercy series, but Mercy and Ryan are less interesting to me than Mercy's eternal entrapment as a fallen angel separated from her kin.
I liked parts of this episodic journey better than others. Mercy and Ryan's arguments are circular and repetitive, and the payoff the series has been teasing by making Mercy a nesting doll inside a serious of souls doesn't have the gut punch I was hoping for.
I did like Mercy's relationships with her spiritual brothers, and Gia, who we met in Book III, is a welcome visitor.
The climax leans a little harder to the deux ex machina end of the pool than I was expecting. Given the title, I was expecting the vibe to be more of a brawl.
I have the last book and plan to finish the series. It's always weird in a way I don't fully expect.
The challenge?
It's hard to keep the tension high when lovers are united in any series. Rebecca Lim does her damnedest in this fourth instalment in the Mercy series, but Mercy and Ryan are less interesting to me than Mercy's eternal entrapment as a fallen angel separated from her kin.
I liked parts of this episodic journey better than others. Mercy and Ryan's arguments are circular and repetitive, and the payoff the series has been teasing by making Mercy a nesting doll inside a serious of souls doesn't have the gut punch I was hoping for.
I did like Mercy's relationships with her spiritual brothers, and Gia, who we met in Book III, is a welcome visitor.
The climax leans a little harder to the deux ex machina end of the pool than I was expecting. Given the title, I was expecting the vibe to be more of a brawl.
I have the last book and plan to finish the series. It's always weird in a way I don't fully expect.
October 28, 2012
What can I say. This series has been epic, one of a kind even.
Throughout the whole of this series Rebecca has yanked my imagination into another realm of awesomeness. Mercy's struggles and body changes were amazing to say the least. And the ending, hello!
A good series haunts you even when you are awake and Mercy and Ryan were with me at every turn. I will definitely be visiting this series again in the near future.
Throughout the whole of this series Rebecca has yanked my imagination into another realm of awesomeness. Mercy's struggles and body changes were amazing to say the least. And the ending, hello!
A good series haunts you even when you are awake and Mercy and Ryan were with me at every turn. I will definitely be visiting this series again in the near future.
December 23, 2012
I've been reading a fair few angel books lately because my NaNo novel is about angels and it always gets me curious to know how a writer resolves the angel/human love equation. Unfortunately, I was severely disappointed with the way this book ended and it's a testament to Rebecca Lim's extraordinary way with words that I managed to finish reading this one at all.
The Plot:
I don't think I'm the only reader who has mentioned the anti climatic way Fury ended and how upset it made them after the incredible first three books in this series. I was three quarters of the way through when I finally realised what was bugging me so much. It was the phenomenon of a lot of doing but not much actually happening. In my opinion too much time was spent on the minor details, to the point where everything became mundane. Lim does an incredible job of building up the suspense but when it came down to the actual nitty gritty, I felt like the easy way out was taken and it all pitched on a word or a choice to be made rather than anything proactive on the part of the characters. I've always maintained that Lim is the only author I've read so far who has been able to convey the magnitude of what's at stake when angels are involved. To have so much build up only to have the ending fizzle out in a page felt like an insult.
The Characters:
This for me was by far the most disappointing aspect of Fury. Where I found Mercy to be a gritty, gutsy heroine in previous books, in Fury she came off as selfish and I'm so sad to say, a bit of a Mary-Sue. For all intents, she wasn't exactly blameless in her own exile and yet she and the other angels treated the situation like she was the one who was completely wronged. Almost all the other angels were her close friends or people who cared about her so much that they would give their lives for her. I counted at least three other angels who were in love with her for no reason that I could discern. She certainly was never described as being particularly beautiful, nice or caring. She of course had super special powers that the other angels couldn't fathom and was able to save everyone with a single word.
Then we come to Ryan. I so adored him in Mercy. He was a bit unbelievable but still charming in Exile and in Muse I was anxious for him to catch up to Mercy so that I could get a glimpse of what their relationship would be like when the two were finally able to spend more than a few minutes together. Now I wish their love was a tragic one that could never come to pass. There was a real disconnect between the Ryan that we were introduced to in the first book as opposed to the Ryan that surface in Fury. On the one hand, Lim did an amazing job of getting across how utterly useless humans are in the celestial fight between the warring angels. On the other, it thoroughly irritated me that despite not contributing in any meaningful way, Ryan became a whiny little girl intent on dragging at Mercy's coat tails until she gave in and risked many lives to allow him to follow her. The romance between the two verged on nauseating yet still managed to be essentially shallow.
The Final Verdict:
I know it doesn't sound like I enjoyed this book much and for the most part I did have to put it down and pick it back up again several times. The thing that saved it for me was the writing. Even though this wasn't my favourite book of all time I am going to miss the beautiful writing. If only the rest of the book was of similar quality.
The Plot:
I don't think I'm the only reader who has mentioned the anti climatic way Fury ended and how upset it made them after the incredible first three books in this series. I was three quarters of the way through when I finally realised what was bugging me so much. It was the phenomenon of a lot of doing but not much actually happening. In my opinion too much time was spent on the minor details, to the point where everything became mundane. Lim does an incredible job of building up the suspense but when it came down to the actual nitty gritty, I felt like the easy way out was taken and it all pitched on a word or a choice to be made rather than anything proactive on the part of the characters. I've always maintained that Lim is the only author I've read so far who has been able to convey the magnitude of what's at stake when angels are involved. To have so much build up only to have the ending fizzle out in a page felt like an insult.
The Characters:
This for me was by far the most disappointing aspect of Fury. Where I found Mercy to be a gritty, gutsy heroine in previous books, in Fury she came off as selfish and I'm so sad to say, a bit of a Mary-Sue. For all intents, she wasn't exactly blameless in her own exile and yet she and the other angels treated the situation like she was the one who was completely wronged. Almost all the other angels were her close friends or people who cared about her so much that they would give their lives for her. I counted at least three other angels who were in love with her for no reason that I could discern. She certainly was never described as being particularly beautiful, nice or caring. She of course had super special powers that the other angels couldn't fathom and was able to save everyone with a single word.
Then we come to Ryan. I so adored him in Mercy. He was a bit unbelievable but still charming in Exile and in Muse I was anxious for him to catch up to Mercy so that I could get a glimpse of what their relationship would be like when the two were finally able to spend more than a few minutes together. Now I wish their love was a tragic one that could never come to pass. There was a real disconnect between the Ryan that we were introduced to in the first book as opposed to the Ryan that surface in Fury. On the one hand, Lim did an amazing job of getting across how utterly useless humans are in the celestial fight between the warring angels. On the other, it thoroughly irritated me that despite not contributing in any meaningful way, Ryan became a whiny little girl intent on dragging at Mercy's coat tails until she gave in and risked many lives to allow him to follow her. The romance between the two verged on nauseating yet still managed to be essentially shallow.
The Final Verdict:
I know it doesn't sound like I enjoyed this book much and for the most part I did have to put it down and pick it back up again several times. The thing that saved it for me was the writing. Even though this wasn't my favourite book of all time I am going to miss the beautiful writing. If only the rest of the book was of similar quality.
November 11, 2016
Oooh, fourth (I realise I called it a trilogy in my review of Mercy--woops) book in the series! I loved it. Rebecca Lim's brilliant writing coupled with an action-packed story!
I really love how pissed off Mercy is in this book and how she uses her anger and concern for her captured Elohim siblings to kick serious ass. I really enjoyed that her weapon of choice was a set of guns imbued with angelic power which to me was the perfect metaphor for how her experiences have shaped her into a creature both angelic and human in some respects.
I also liked that now that Mercy is free of human hosts, she can really unleash hell, as it were, and use the extent of her Angelic powers.
I am curious to read what others have said about the ending of this novel, as I thought it was pretty much the best solution to Mercy's I-love-Ryan-but-can't-be-with-him-because-I'm-an-immortal-angel dilemma and very well orchestrated.
My qualms with the story were the back and forth feel of Mercy's attitude towards Ryan. So many times she kept saying that he didn't have to be there with her, it wasn't safe for him, it wasn't fair on him etc. and then on the other hand kept putting him in unnecessary danger or neglecting him (poor Ryan nearly died so many times :P). I guess this is indicative of her own struggle to reconcile her desires with what she thinks is right by everyone and also shows that she doesn't quite understand humans yet.
I would also liked to have seen more evidence for why Ryan and Mercy are so in love. Aside from Mercy saving his sister's life, Ryan and Mercy don't have a lot in common, and for all that they lack in common they don't necessarily love what's different in the other, such as Ryan getting freaked out by the flying and going invisible etc and Mercy doesn't seem particularly to love Ryan for his human normal-ness or anything. Mercy isn't the soft cuddly type to love someone because they are weaker than her.We know Mercy likes attractive people, yet, compared with the angels in her life, how could a human stack up (especially a sleep and food deprived one who is so often on the brink of death? :P)?
Also, something I wanted answers to: why exactly are Luc and Ryan so identical???
And what exactly is Mercy's true name???
I need answers! Haha. Please write another book?
P.S. I might mention that either I am a total idiot,/not very familiar with Abrahamic mythology or Rebecca did a very clever job to make the Luc = Lucifer connection subtle enough so that I didn't guess he was the devil until the book literally spelt it out. I like to think it's the latter!
I really love how pissed off Mercy is in this book and how she uses her anger and concern for her captured Elohim siblings to kick serious ass. I really enjoyed that her weapon of choice was a set of guns imbued with angelic power which to me was the perfect metaphor for how her experiences have shaped her into a creature both angelic and human in some respects.
I also liked that now that Mercy is free of human hosts, she can really unleash hell, as it were, and use the extent of her Angelic powers.
I am curious to read what others have said about the ending of this novel, as I thought it was pretty much the best solution to Mercy's I-love-Ryan-but-can't-be-with-him-because-I'm-an-immortal-angel dilemma and very well orchestrated.
My qualms with the story were the back and forth feel of Mercy's attitude towards Ryan. So many times she kept saying that he didn't have to be there with her, it wasn't safe for him, it wasn't fair on him etc. and then on the other hand kept putting him in unnecessary danger or neglecting him (poor Ryan nearly died so many times :P). I guess this is indicative of her own struggle to reconcile her desires with what she thinks is right by everyone and also shows that she doesn't quite understand humans yet.
I would also liked to have seen more evidence for why Ryan and Mercy are so in love. Aside from Mercy saving his sister's life, Ryan and Mercy don't have a lot in common, and for all that they lack in common they don't necessarily love what's different in the other, such as Ryan getting freaked out by the flying and going invisible etc and Mercy doesn't seem particularly to love Ryan for his human normal-ness or anything. Mercy isn't the soft cuddly type to love someone because they are weaker than her.We know Mercy likes attractive people, yet, compared with the angels in her life, how could a human stack up (especially a sleep and food deprived one who is so often on the brink of death? :P)?
Also, something I wanted answers to: why exactly are Luc and Ryan so identical???
And what exactly is Mercy's true name???
I need answers! Haha. Please write another book?
P.S. I might mention that either I am a total idiot,/not very familiar with Abrahamic mythology or Rebecca did a very clever job to make the Luc = Lucifer connection subtle enough so that I didn't guess he was the devil until the book literally spelt it out. I like to think it's the latter!
August 25, 2018
This book was amazing. I finally read it (I've had it on my bookshelf for months, because by the time I got the money to buy it, I had forgotten lots of what happened in the previous book) after rereading Mercy, Exile, and Muse.
This book was wonderful. We got to see Mercy and Ryan have their relationship ups and downs, with their usual fighting. We saw Mercy and some of her brethren reunite, and it was beautiful (chapter 21 is my favorite!). There was a journey across even more of the world, and things finally came to a final head with Luc vs. Micheal. No spoilers here, but the ending was surprising and awesome!
Overall, this book, this series, have been wonderful looks at humanity, and what it means to have free will, and choices, and also good looks at the hardships and hopes that we have. I like that, quite a lot. This book was beautiful and heart wrenching in equal measure, and I will be rereading this series, as I have done with the other three books, time and time again. 5 stars.
This book was wonderful. We got to see Mercy and Ryan have their relationship ups and downs, with their usual fighting. We saw Mercy and some of her brethren reunite, and it was beautiful (chapter 21 is my favorite!). There was a journey across even more of the world, and things finally came to a final head with Luc vs. Micheal. No spoilers here, but the ending was surprising and awesome!
Overall, this book, this series, have been wonderful looks at humanity, and what it means to have free will, and choices, and also good looks at the hardships and hopes that we have. I like that, quite a lot. This book was beautiful and heart wrenching in equal measure, and I will be rereading this series, as I have done with the other three books, time and time again. 5 stars.
July 11, 2012
umm, anyone else find this a let down?? actually i know a lot of people did. Me included. The only reason i read this was so i could find out what happens to Mercy and Ryan and well, i felt like i owed it Aussies to finish it. I did not enjoy this as much as the other books, and frankly, i didn't even enjoy the other books that much. Nothing against Rebecca Lim, but the writing wasn't very good, and the story didn't seem to flow. sorry, but i did not enjoy this series that much.
March 31, 2016
I gave this book three stars because I simply couldn't like it as much as the first three in the series. I found myself annoyed at Mercy quite a lot despite not feeling that way much during the other books of the series. I don't know, maybe it's because she was pretending to be someone else the other times. The story line was really quite good with lots of interesting and likable characters but I found the ending, while good, to be a bit underwhelming.
September 20, 2015
Ryan and Mercy a matched made in heaven, they are both from different worlds yet there love is stronger then any existing thing. Ryan families in danger and Mercy is still trying to figure out what she can do. They face alot of problem together, although Mercy tells Ryan to flee to safety yet he follows her still. The moment comes for her to choose between immortality or normal boring earth life?
June 9, 2014
Beautiful ending to a beautiful series!
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August 7, 2015Best plot twist ending for this book. Makes you have some faith in the unexpected.
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