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A review by desertdreamsanddarkthemes
Mercy House by Alena Dillon
4.0
“There’s always room for one more.”
Sister Evelyn
I entered for a chance to win an advanced readers edition of Mercy House a couple of months ago. Like always, I half-heartedly looked through all the free books up for grabs and entered any and all the giveaways that looked even a little intriguing. I always enter without expecting to win anything.
I entered the Mercy House giveaway because the synopsis seemed interesting enough, but really I clicked the “enter” button because the red cover with a hand reaching up to touch an angel door knocker had caught my attention more than anything else. Yes, that’s right. I judged this book by its cover. That’s why I wanted this book. I didn’t think I’d win it.
When I received this book, I was super excited to have won something. However, I was in the middle of reading The Picture of Dorian Gray and was reluctant to start when I came to the conclusion that this was going to be feminist literature (not my favorite type of reading material). So my next sin was only reading the first chapter before placing it on my nightstand and there it sat. For a month and a half.
I finished The Picture of Dorian Gray and decided to push through Mercy House like a champ. I figured I owe it to the author and the publisher to at least read the book for sending me a copy for free. I skimmed through the first chapter to refresh my memory and began the second chapter. Then I became lost.
This book had such a pull on me. I would feel excited when I finally had a moment to read; I haven’t felt that way towards a book for a few months now. It felt like ages since I have felt an emotional attachment to a book and its characters. Through this book, I felt humor, sadness, anger, love, friendship, success, failure, hate. A book with sassy nuns, even sassier young women, and an evil bishop, there isn’t much room to dislike this book. The book is so well written that when the characters succeed you feel it and when they fail, you feel that, too. I feel grateful for having read this book at all; I feel even more grateful for being one of the first to read such a beautiful work of literature. I want to thank the author and the publishing company for giving me a free copy to enjoy.
Sister Evelyn
I entered for a chance to win an advanced readers edition of Mercy House a couple of months ago. Like always, I half-heartedly looked through all the free books up for grabs and entered any and all the giveaways that looked even a little intriguing. I always enter without expecting to win anything.
I entered the Mercy House giveaway because the synopsis seemed interesting enough, but really I clicked the “enter” button because the red cover with a hand reaching up to touch an angel door knocker had caught my attention more than anything else. Yes, that’s right. I judged this book by its cover. That’s why I wanted this book. I didn’t think I’d win it.
When I received this book, I was super excited to have won something. However, I was in the middle of reading The Picture of Dorian Gray and was reluctant to start when I came to the conclusion that this was going to be feminist literature (not my favorite type of reading material). So my next sin was only reading the first chapter before placing it on my nightstand and there it sat. For a month and a half.
I finished The Picture of Dorian Gray and decided to push through Mercy House like a champ. I figured I owe it to the author and the publisher to at least read the book for sending me a copy for free. I skimmed through the first chapter to refresh my memory and began the second chapter. Then I became lost.
This book had such a pull on me. I would feel excited when I finally had a moment to read; I haven’t felt that way towards a book for a few months now. It felt like ages since I have felt an emotional attachment to a book and its characters. Through this book, I felt humor, sadness, anger, love, friendship, success, failure, hate. A book with sassy nuns, even sassier young women, and an evil bishop, there isn’t much room to dislike this book. The book is so well written that when the characters succeed you feel it and when they fail, you feel that, too. I feel grateful for having read this book at all; I feel even more grateful for being one of the first to read such a beautiful work of literature. I want to thank the author and the publishing company for giving me a free copy to enjoy.