Friday, April 8, 2011

Book Review: Mercy by Rebecca Lim

Mercy is not sure what or who she is - all she knows is that she jumps from body to body.  This time, she occupies the body of Carmen, a teen singer on a trip with her choir.  Carmen is placed into a host family full of grief - their daughter, also a singer, has been missing for more than a year.  Mercy must play the part of Carmen and try to solve the mystery of the missing girl, all while searching for an immortal love that visits her only in her dreams.

This story reminded me a lot of the 80s TV show Quantum Leap - in that Mercy seems to jump into bodies to set things right for the people involved.  Though the novel touches on Mercy's past and her identity, the main plot centers on preparing for a musical performance and sleuthing.  I loved that Mercy could add an extra dimension to her voice to literally make Carmen sing like an angel.  The descriptions of their choir practices really made me wish I could listen in!

The mystery was also very satisfying and surprising.  At the end, we finish with Carmen's story, but we can also look forward to Mercy inhabiting other bodies as the series continues.

MERCY is available in Australia now and will be published in hardcover in the US next month. Find out more about the author.

6 comments:

Theresa Milstein said...

This sounds really intriguing. I'm going to look this book up and add it to my list.

bermudaonion said...

You're not old enough to remember Quantum Leap! We really liked that show, so I'll have to look for this book.

Michelle said...

I remember Quantum Leap! Great show. Sounds like this is an interesting book. I may have to give it a try.

carma_bee said...

I bought this book a few months ago but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet. I have the edition with the other cover though, and I really love that cover. I think I'll read this one next!

Trisha said...

I adored Quantum Leap, so that alone makes me want to give this one a try.

Rhiannon Hart said...

I have not seen this on shelves here! Reminds me of Quantum Leap too. Great sounding premise.