Synopsis
They called us the Mercies, or sometimes the Boneless Mercies. They said we were shadows, ghosts, and if you touched our skin we dissolved into smoke ...
Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are Boneless Mercies – death-traders, hired to kill quickly, quietly and mercifully. It is a job for women, and women only. Men will not do this sad, dark work.
Frey has no family, no home, no fortune, and yet her blood sings a song of glory. So when she hears of a monster slaughtering men, women, and children in a northern jarldom, she decides this the Mercies’ one chance to change their fate.
But glory comes at a price …
An epic YA fantasy set in a breathtaking new world, this is perfect for fans of V.E.Schwab, Leigh Bardugo, Laini Taylor and Melinda Salisbury
Review
I received with thanks an ARC copy of The Boneless Mercies
from Simon & Schuster UK Children’s and Netgalley.
This is my true and honest review of The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke. This was published on 4th October 2018.
This is my true and honest review of The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke. This was published on 4th October 2018.
This is a dark YA fantasy based on the poem Beowulf.
I have some knowledge of the poem and this was an interesting take on it. The group
of Boneless Mercies are a tough group of ladies and it is was nice to read
about kickass females not beholding to men. But for me I found I would have liked
to have seen more world building and more knowledge about the magic system that
is portrayed by characters in the story. It was okay but I did wish for more. I
may pick up book two when it’s released. This is great if you love dark, brutal
YA fantasies.
PS The UK cover for this book is stunning.
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