A review for Exile (Mercy #2) by Rebecca Lim

Published Date: May 12th, 2011
Finished Date: July 27th, 2011
Source: From Publisher for Review
Format: Paperback
Pages: 292
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The Blurb from Goodreads: Mercy’s search continues ... Mercy is an angel with a shattered memory, exiled from heaven for a crime she can’t remember committing. 

So when she ‘wakes’ inside the body and life of eighteen-year-old Lela Neill, Mercy has only limited recall of her past life. Her strongest memories are of Ryan, the mortal boy who’d begun to fall for her – and she for him. Mercy soon discovers that circumstances have forced Lela into waitressing at the Green Lantern, a busy city café frequented by suits, cab drivers, strippers, backpackers and the homeless, while caring for her terminally ill mother. Just as Mercy is adjusting to Lela’s life, her beloved, Luc, reappears in her dreams, and she begins to glimpse her true nature and true feelings for Ryan. What she does not know is that her attempts to contact Ryan may have explosive consequences for everyone around her. Meanwhile, ‘the Eight’ — the angelic beings responsible for her banishment — remain determined to keep Mercy and Luc apart, forever 

The Review: “It doesn’t matter if we have to wait. I haven’t stopped thinking about you since you left. I’ll wait. I’ll wait forever if I have to.” 

When I read the first book ‘Mercy’ I rated it 2 out of 5…yep just 2, I bet your wondering why I continued with the series if I only rated it a 2? Well….even though I didn’t think it was great; I still feel this series has a lot of potential. Angels are always great to read about and Mercy’s situation is completely unique and I felt that Rebecca’s work would get better with each book…..and I’m so glad I’m right. 

Exile starts with Mercy in the form of another body, that body being an Australian girl named Lela. Of course, Mercy doesn’t remember anything from her previous life and most of all she doesn’t remember Ryan. Mercy tries to get on with Lela’s life but with the arrival of her beloved Luc, Mercy starts to see glimpses of her past and slowly starts to remember Ryan. How could she forget him, the boy she loved as Carmen? Mercy is determined to find Ryan but why has Luc got a sudden interest in him and why the Eight are so determined to keep her away from Luc? 

Exile for me was a more enjoyable read than Mercy…that’s why I’ve rated this 3.5. The story takes a few interesting turns and new characters are introduced. I also felt the story developed a bit more and even though there aren’t many answers still, I think we all know that Exile was nicely set up for Muse. Not only was the story more enjoyable but I enjoyed Mercy as a character that much more too. It was nice to find out how she feels and that she finds it hard to deal with the body jumping and is desperate for some answers too. My fingers are crossed for the next book and I pray Mercy get the happy ending she wants. 

The relationship between Mercy and Ryan is completely different this time around. With her not being able to remember him and then finding out there in different countries, it takes a while for them to finally meet up. But when they do…..oh, it’s short but oh so sweet. Their reunion is full of emotion and you can really feel the love the characters have for one another. It was really nice to be able to see the connection has grown between them even though they’ve been apart. 

What I’m hoping from the next book is MORE ANSWERS! I need more! We’re heading into book 3 now and I feel that if I don’t get some answers, I’m going to go crazy. I have an idea in my head who Luc is and why what’s happening to Mercy is happening, but of course only the author can tell us. 

Overall, Exile was a much better improvement than Mercy. I’m now more than ever to find out where the author will take the series and the next release date couldn’t come soon enough. 

A review for Mercy (Mercy #1) by Rebecca Lim

Posted by Donna

Published Date: October 28th, 2010
Finished Date: March 14th, 2011
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The Blurb: Mercy doesn't realise it yet, but as she journeys into the darkest places of the human soul, she discovers that she is one of the celestial host exiled with fallen angel, Lucifer. Now she must atone for taking his side. To find her own way back to heaven, Mercy must help a series of humans in crisis and keep the unwary from getting caught up in the games that angels play. Ultimately she must choose between her immortal companion, Lucifer, and a human boy who risks everything for her love.




The Review: Mercy is the first book in an new angel series by author Rebecca Lim. 

This story follows Mercy, who wakes up on a school bus in another girls body. Mercy calls herself a soul snatcher as she inhabits another person's body until she figures out her mission on earth. As Carmen, Mercy stays with a host family as a part of a choir and soon finds out that their daughter Lauren, has been missing for almost 2 years. Realising what her mission is, Mercy begins to help Ryan to solve his sister's disappearance as he believes she is still alive.

I'll be quiet honest, when I say I still have mixed reviews about this book. I've been looking forward to reading it for quiet some time and I'm left with a little disappointment because I only managed to rate it 2 stars. I really liked the concept of Mercy's story but I think because of her confusion about who is she during most of the book, I found that I felt quiet confused too. I'm not to sure if this was done by the author intentionally or not? But for that reason, I feel I didn't really connected with Mercy that well.

I actually did enjoy the journey that Mercy takes with Ryan. I found that I enjoyed this part of the story more than Mercy's background. I felt sometimes that I was reading two different stories and would of much preferred just to read about Mercy & Ryan solving the disappearances and watching their attraction grow.

Nonetheless, I did like the story in the end. The ending for me, actually left me with a little hope that the next few books in the series will be a lot better. I'm really eager to find out what will happen next between Mercy & Ryan, especially considering Mercy will have no memory of him once she enters a new body.

I do believe that this book will be a hit within the Paranormal Romance world and even though I thought the book wasn't brilliant, I will still pick up the rest of the books in the future.

Thank You to NetGalley & Disney-Hyperion for giving me the opportunity to review Rebecca Lim's work.