Mercy by Rebecca Lim

This isn't a particular book that I would choose to read but my mum bought it for me and after reading the first few chapters I was already deeply enticed by the magic that lay beyond the words...

An angel searching for answers, for her destiny...

Mercy is an angel, doomed to return repeatedly to earth, taking on a new human form each time she does.In this book, Mercy wakes in a school bus heading toward a place called Paradise. In Paradise , Mercy meets Ryan, an eighteen -year-old whose sister was kidnapped 2 years ago and is presumed dead. When another girl is also taken, she knows she has to act quickly and use extraordinary powers to rescue her, even if it means exposing her true identity.

Review
To expand in more detail, Mercy wakes up in the body of girl named Carmen Zappacosta. When the bus she is on arrives in paradise Mercy is taken into the home of Stuart and Louisa Daley with their son Ryan. Their daughter, Lauren, was kidnapped 2 years ago and Ryan is the only one who still believes she's alive. Mercy wants to help him find her and throughout the story they have many suspicions as to who might have kidnapped Lauren. Then news crops up of another kidnap and Ryan and Mercy recognise the link between Lauren and the girl in the paper, Jennifer Appleton. They both had a musical talent for singing... Mercy and Ryan investigate further with no success. Then unexpectedly, Mercy comes face to face with the kidnapper which is not at all who they expected...

An extract from the book I found particularly interesting was:

"There's something very wrong with me.

I can't remember who I am or how old I am, or even how I got here. All I know is that when I wake up, I could be any age and anyone, all over again. It is always this way."

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My favourite character is Ryan because he becomes a great friend to Mercy and together they work well. I like they way he cares for his sister so much and still has hope left that she's alive. In the end, when he finds out who Mercy really is, he finds it hard to say goodbye and realises how much he will miss her.

I would give this book four stars because although I enjoyed there were some parts in the book that I found confusing.

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