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A review by jaynellewags
Mercy by Debra Anastasia
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Honestly, this book was everything that I needed. Touch her and die, a sweet stalker (yes that does exist in books), funny side characters, and some childhood trauma to round out the story.
Becca is a bartender/waitress at a bar in town with her best friend Henry. Becca has an addiction to a claw machine app where she wins way too many stuffed animals. Her mom is constantly pushing men on her and she's just trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life.
Nix, or Mercy if you need him to do a job, is the man behind the screen, or more specifically the claw machine app. He has been watching and taking care of Becca since she called out his father in the grocery store- on arguable the worse day of his life.
Nix has Animal who is his family after he lived in a children's home during his teenage years and he has the names that are written on his heart. He watches them to make sure that nothing happens to them, and he is patiently counting down the days until he can find his dad and kill him for what he did.
When Nix finally comes face to face with his obsession, Becca, and she falls for him too-everything blows up. His dad is back in town and he knows about Becca. Becca is dealing with her new relationship while finding out that her mom has breast cancer, and she may have someone who is trying to hurt her.
-Thoughts-
I really enjoyed this story. The spice was definitely there. Animal and Henry were the perfect about of serious and comedic relief to go along with the very intense story line that the author wrote. I know that Nix was a stalker but he was sweet and he very clearly loved Becca. I mean he made a claw machine game for her and invested all the money she spent- a stand up dude IMO. I like the culmination of Nix's dad storyline and how that played out.
I really enjoy when a dark romance tugs on my heart strings and has a HEA. I will definately be looking into the next two books in this series.
Becca is a bartender/waitress at a bar in town with her best friend Henry. Becca has an addiction to a claw machine app where she wins way too many stuffed animals. Her mom is constantly pushing men on her and she's just trying to figure out what she wants to do with her life.
Nix, or Mercy if you need him to do a job, is the man behind the screen, or more specifically the claw machine app. He has been watching and taking care of Becca since she called out his father in the grocery store- on arguable the worse day of his life.
Nix has Animal who is his family after he lived in a children's home during his teenage years and he has the names that are written on his heart. He watches them to make sure that nothing happens to them, and he is patiently counting down the days until he can find his dad and kill him for what he did.
When Nix finally comes face to face with his obsession, Becca, and she falls for him too-everything blows up. His dad is back in town and he knows about Becca. Becca is dealing with her new relationship while finding out that her mom has breast cancer, and she may have someone who is trying to hurt her.
-Thoughts-
I really enjoyed this story. The spice was definitely there. Animal and Henry were the perfect about of serious and comedic relief to go along with the very intense story line that the author wrote. I know that Nix was a stalker but he was sweet and he very clearly loved Becca. I mean he made a claw machine game for her and invested all the money she spent- a stand up dude IMO. I like the culmination of Nix's dad storyline and how that played out.
I really enjoy when a dark romance tugs on my heart strings and has a HEA. I will definately be looking into the next two books in this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Cancer