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Mercy by Ian Haramaki

4 reviews

rayneelee's review

dark lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Interesting concept- poor execution. The characterizations of the two main lead felt inconsistent and all over the place. The dialogue felt too modern and conflicted with the setting, which was underdeveloped and confusing. The main plot doesn’t really start until around 70% of the way through the book. Way too much telling instead of showing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Homophobia, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

maximauve's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Bullying

elliottjunkyard's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Grief

atlastheninth's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read this book because I loved the authors short story in "Devout" and I was not disappointed! 

This was the perfect book for me: A queer angel, pining, a bit of hurt/comfort and great character development. There even was a bit of plot, good plot! The ending was very satisfying, but still set up the story for the next book in this series and I will definitly read that too. 

 

While this is a romance book, the world-building (mostly religion-building I suppose) was nicely weaved into it. 

 

Now most of the book is told from Ilyas POV, but there are a few chapters told from Danyas. And I love both of them so much. Danya who just wants to protect Ilya, take car of him and show him how much he loves him. And Ilya who is hated by the whole village, who's never felt unconditional love, who thinks that he will die alone and unloved and who that he's not even worthy of love, let alone of Danyas. 

The pacing was great too. The slow change of Ilya from this to allowing himself to be loved was *chefs kiss*. 

Also splitting the books into two parts (a "before" and "after") and calling the first one "Night" and the second one "Day"? Genius, I love it. 

 

I have no notes. 

 

"They were both impossible men who had been hurt by so many things, trying to heal the other and find comfort in them. [...] They would come out of this together, stronger together, happier together." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia

Minor: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Death of parent

abusive parent, abusive church dynamics