345 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529005141
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 06 February 2020
Description
For readers of Circe and The Handmaid’s Tale, Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Mercies is a story about a love that could prove as dangerous as it is powerful.Winter, 1617. The sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardø is thrown into a reckless...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,412 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
sad 68%
tense 55%
challenging 24%
reflective 22%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 14%
informative 12%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 35% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 43% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Religious bigotry, MisogynyModerate
Rape, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse
345 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529005141
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 06 February 2020
Description
For readers of Circe and The Handmaid’s Tale, Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Mercies is a story about a love that could prove as dangerous as it is powerful.Winter, 1617. The sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardø is thrown into a reckless...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,412 reviews
Moods
emotional 72%
sad 68%
tense 55%
challenging 24%
reflective 22%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 14%
informative 12%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 35% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 43% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Religious bigotry, MisogynyModerate
Rape, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse