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A review by pauradisparire
The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau
5.0
While this book is definitely not perfect, it had me caught in it's grip. The main character was written so well, I loved how real all the relationships felt and how real the conflicts were.
All the character development was soooo good.
I love a protagonist who's socially weird and funny looking, but her plot isn't to become pretty or socially adept, she learns to be confident the way she is, and that's so beautiful to me.
I wish we would've gotten more on the worldbuilding aspect though. The pantheon seemed so interesting to me, but we barely touched the surface on that. Also, the magic system hardly made sense and seemed more of an afterthought. The beasts weren't as spectacular as I thought, but I still loved them and I loved how Lythlet could use her wit, time and time again.
Overall, while it feels like the author may have wanted to do too much in just one book, the writing and the characters are so good it's a 10/10 for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and DAW for this e-ARC.
All the character development was soooo good.
I love a protagonist who's socially weird and funny looking, but her plot isn't to become pretty or socially adept, she learns to be confident the way she is, and that's so beautiful to me.
I wish we would've gotten more on the worldbuilding aspect though. The pantheon seemed so interesting to me, but we barely touched the surface on that. Also, the magic system hardly made sense and seemed more of an afterthought. The beasts weren't as spectacular as I thought, but I still loved them and I loved how Lythlet could use her wit, time and time again.
Overall, while it feels like the author may have wanted to do too much in just one book, the writing and the characters are so good it's a 10/10 for me.
Thank you to NetGalley and DAW for this e-ARC.