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A review by imisabelmary
The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau
3.0
Thank you to Solaris and NetGalley for this ARC!
The Serpent Called Mercy is certainly a great debut! I loved the concept and the characters, and I genuinely found myself laughing at some of the interactions involving Shunvi and Ilden. The action was well written and kept me hooked, especially in the latter stages where the stakes were constant. The only letdown for me was that I personally found the first half of the book too heavy with rushed info-dumping, particularly in dialogue which felt very stilted and at times awkward to read. However, it didn’t stop me from enjoying the story, and these issues were mostly smoothed over in the latter half after the world had been established.
The Serpent Called Mercy is certainly a great debut! I loved the concept and the characters, and I genuinely found myself laughing at some of the interactions involving Shunvi and Ilden. The action was well written and kept me hooked, especially in the latter stages where the stakes were constant. The only letdown for me was that I personally found the first half of the book too heavy with rushed info-dumping, particularly in dialogue which felt very stilted and at times awkward to read. However, it didn’t stop me from enjoying the story, and these issues were mostly smoothed over in the latter half after the world had been established.