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Mercy is the story of girl/ angel
who has fallen; she has no memory of where she came from, she has no
body of her own, and the only thing that she remembers are her physical
features. Since she does not have her own body she is forced to dosomethingunnatural:
inhabit other people’s bodies and sort of take over their lives. While she is
the body of the stranger, that person has no idea what is going on, and, when
they come back, have no recollection of what happened — in other words it is as
if they are asleep. She has no control over what person she will inhabit next or
for how long. The only thing that remains constant in Mercy’s shifting life is
Luc. A guy/angel that appears in her dream, she loves him. Luc keeps telling
her that she should find him but she does not know how to do that, or where to
start.
Carmen is the new host body for Mercy; she is a young
teenage girl who is a prodigal soprano singer, and on a student exchange
program with Paradise High. Carmen’s host family turns out be a family that is
going through some tough times. Lauren the youngest daughter and twin sister of
Ryan Daley has been missing for two years, almost every body presumes that she
is dead except for Ryan. Carmen/ Mercy, aside from inhabiting other peoples’
bodies, can also sense their emotions and by touching them has a glimpse of their
memories. By using these powers she believes Ryan and begins to help him. Luc
tells her that she should not get involved in the problems of the Daley family,
but he does not tell her why. Mercy however is a strong heroine who ignores
what he says and helps out anyway. In the process of helping Ryan she begins to
feel something for him, however she knows that she should avoid it because she
is not going to be around forever.
When I first found this book I thought that
it was YA paranormal romance. But after I finished reading it I came to
conclusion that, although it does have some romantic aspects, it is mostly a
mystery thriller book that follows a girl finding her identity, trying to
figure out who she is (literally), and helping Ryan find his sister Lauren. I
would personally not recommend this book to read because when it begins it
seems interesting enough to pick up. However, like every book you must wait for
it to build to get really good. Although most books are like this, I felt that
the book took a long time to get to climax because it spent a lot of time
describing Mercy and her inner thoughts. The really good part came around the
last eighty pages. The ending of the book was my favorite part but at the same
time my least favorite because it left me at the climax of the action. I guess
I am going to have to read the next book to see what happens to Mercy.
Written by Gilma Velasquez
