Release Day: February 22nd, 2011
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Publisher: Harpercollins
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Pages: 336pgs
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The Story
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The Summer King is missing; the Dark Court is bleeding; and a stranger walks the streets of Huntsdale, his presence signifying the deaths of of powerful fey.
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Aislinn tends to the Summer Court, searching for her absent King and yearning for Seth. Torn between his new Queen and his old love, Keenan works from afar to strengthen his court against the coming war. Donia longs for fiery passion even as she coolly readies the Winter Court for battle. And Seth, sworn brother of the Dark King and heir to the High Queen, is about to make a mistake that could cost his life.
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Love, despair, and betrayal ignite the Faery Courts, and in the final conflict, some will win...and some will lose everything.
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The Review
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If you haven't reading anything by Melissa Marr - where have you BEEN?! Melissa Marr is one of my favourite young adult authors, not only because she writes fantastic faery stories, but the fact that she writes with every bit of emotion and intensity, which is beautifully done in this last installment of the WICKED LOVELY series! I could not have asked for a better conclusion than Darkest Mercy. It went beyond my expectations! Also, I found myself a little sad too, seeing as these characters have reached the end of their journey.
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It's no secret to tell you that I've been in love with Aislinn, Keenan, and Seth's story from the very beginning. They are the kind of characters that have sense of realism - not the faery part of course, but with their wide range of personalities, and their differences in strengths and weaknesses. Aislinn is hard and bright, Keenan is is a fool in love (which we already know), Donia is all about strength, Bananach is just CRAZY in my opinion, and as for my dear old Seth (my favourite character) is just so driven and the purest guy on earth! I love him. Though each of these characters make mistakes along the way - some you just want to strangle them to death for - but they are still able to come through on top and surprise you! Keenan for example surprised me alot in this book, what with he was willing to do for his court! Let's just say Melissa Marr is a genius when it comes to writing about self-sacrifice and pushing her characters to fight to the limit!
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Without giving away spoilers, I will say that everything in Darkest Mercy is how you want every book to end and I don't think I would change a thing! Darkest Mercy is beautifully written and if you're one of those readers hmmm-ing and ahhh-ing over reading these books, please DO! They are fantastic YA reads!
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The Rating
4/5 stars
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