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A review by chloe_fantasy
The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau
4.0
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and honestly review an advanced reader’s copy of this book.
I loved how this wasn’t your typical fantasy with a plot of romance is some form, it is a story about the platonic relationship between Lythlet and Desil, we see their struggles together, their wins together and also their individual struggles.
The world building is so thorough and expands as the story progresses, bringing in new information that can leave you with a new understanding with how there a big divide with the north being the rich, the south being home to the slums and the forgotten city being home to the unregistered.
I was hooked waiting to see what creature they would be forced to fight in the arena and I was even more shocked at what they had to fight on their 12th match. The writing for the matches was in a way that made me feel like I was with the duo fighting their monsters, I felt the same fear and elevation as they did.
This book really highlights the corruption and politics that many in their everyday lives can relate to. The corruption and politics were written very well and the way the author highlights this through Lythlet’s past and her present.
The book was very slow in the middle and I struggled to push through at times, the start and end was strong and more fast paced, I felt like some parts of the middle could of been cut or shortened as they didn’t feel like they added to the story.
Overall it was a pretty strong standalone and I can’t wait to see what else the author can create, whether it be set in this world or a new one.
I loved how this wasn’t your typical fantasy with a plot of romance is some form, it is a story about the platonic relationship between Lythlet and Desil, we see their struggles together, their wins together and also their individual struggles.
The world building is so thorough and expands as the story progresses, bringing in new information that can leave you with a new understanding with how there a big divide with the north being the rich, the south being home to the slums and the forgotten city being home to the unregistered.
I was hooked waiting to see what creature they would be forced to fight in the arena and I was even more shocked at what they had to fight on their 12th match. The writing for the matches was in a way that made me feel like I was with the duo fighting their monsters, I felt the same fear and elevation as they did.
This book really highlights the corruption and politics that many in their everyday lives can relate to. The corruption and politics were written very well and the way the author highlights this through Lythlet’s past and her present.
The book was very slow in the middle and I struggled to push through at times, the start and end was strong and more fast paced, I felt like some parts of the middle could of been cut or shortened as they didn’t feel like they added to the story.
Overall it was a pretty strong standalone and I can’t wait to see what else the author can create, whether it be set in this world or a new one.