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A review by billblume
The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke
4.0
Rating this book was a tough call for me, because it’s really more like 4.5 stars for me. Tucholke made me care for Frey and her band of Mercies. My only real gripe with them is the lone guy in their ranks, Trigve. He really serves no purpose to the plot, and seems to provide little more than the book equivalent of “eye candy.”
At first, I found the portion of the book devoted to the Sea Witches and the Cut-Queen to seem like unnecessary padding, but as the Mercies get to Blue Vee to hunt the beast, I appreciated how that fit into the story. In many ways, the Mercies need that conflict to provide them with Viking “street cred” once they are introduced to Blue Bee’s ruler Jarl Roth.
Speaking of Roth, he’s part of why I found Trigve unnecessary, because the chemistry between Frey and Roth is so good that it made me fear Frey would ditch Roth in favor of Trigve.
Despite my remarks about the witches subplot, I still wish the story could have gotten to Blue Vee quicker. That’s about the only reason I’m not giving this five stars.
A friend recommended this book to me as a gender-bent “13th Warrior,” and it’s accurate. I love that film, so this book was enjoyable for me.
At first, I found the portion of the book devoted to the Sea Witches and the Cut-Queen to seem like unnecessary padding, but as the Mercies get to Blue Vee to hunt the beast, I appreciated how that fit into the story. In many ways, the Mercies need that conflict to provide them with Viking “street cred” once they are introduced to Blue Bee’s ruler Jarl Roth.
Speaking of Roth, he’s part of why I found Trigve unnecessary, because the chemistry between Frey and Roth is so good that it made me fear Frey would ditch Roth in favor of Trigve.
Despite my remarks about the witches subplot, I still wish the story could have gotten to Blue Vee quicker. That’s about the only reason I’m not giving this five stars.
A friend recommended this book to me as a gender-bent “13th Warrior,” and it’s accurate. I love that film, so this book was enjoyable for me.