A review by haylieprovencher
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

to be a girl is to be damned. its strange to think of a time where women practicing any extent of autonomy could’ve been a life or death situation. its gruesome and tragic and sad to think about all of these women who met this fate for daring to be themselves. its also tragic to think about the ways in which genocide was committed through witch trials. the hubris and fear of religion continues to reap similar consequences in the modern day, although in a different context. this wouldve been a 5 star read if not for the ending. i felt a little let down. the entire book did a beautiful job of foreshadowing and building, but the arc between ursa and maren fell flat to me. i understand that it was realistic and the most sensible ending, but
in my heart id like to think that they found each other again and lived the rest of their lives together. love really does set you free
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