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A review by alanadcr
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was an odd, wildly creative world and fun romance. There is too much to get into in detail for this review so I'll broad stroke it. Here, Bannen has created a world with gods old and new, portals, zombie like "dunges", and marshals that protect.
I wanted to like this one more than I did and I feel bad about it. I was a big fan of the world building here and would happily delve back into a story like this. Much like other epistolary type romances that I've read in the past, this one was thoroughly enjoyable during the letters. I loved Mercy's family (for the most part) and their bond was one I haven't seen much since the Moore family from The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller.
All that said, I teetered on DNFing around 65%. I really struggled with the lies by omission on Hart's behalf. Especially because it was such a silly thing to not disclose. And while I started off really enjoying Mercy, she quickly got on my nerves. Hart had some fabulous character growth but I didn't feel like Mercy kept up her end.
Ultimately, I'm glad I powered through with this one because I got to see the rest of Hart's growth and some of the explanations to questions I had. I will definitely read Bannen in the future!
I wanted to like this one more than I did and I feel bad about it. I was a big fan of the world building here and would happily delve back into a story like this. Much like other epistolary type romances that I've read in the past, this one was thoroughly enjoyable during the letters. I loved Mercy's family (for the most part) and their bond was one I haven't seen much since the Moore family from The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller.
All that said, I teetered on DNFing around 65%. I really struggled with the lies by omission on Hart's behalf. Especially because it was such a silly thing to not disclose. And while I started off really enjoying Mercy, she quickly got on my nerves. Hart had some fabulous character growth but I didn't feel like Mercy kept up her end.
Ultimately, I'm glad I powered through with this one because I got to see the rest of Hart's growth and some of the explanations to questions I had. I will definitely read Bannen in the future!