What a gem of a book! I started reading Mercy on Friday night and finished it by Sunday afternoon. I didn't want to put my kindle down. The story begins with a 13 year old boy named Chad. Chad lives in Philadelphia and walks to school each weekday. On his way home from school, Chad notices a girl in a cellar who is ziptied to a pipe. Chad keeps walking but can't get image of the girl out of his mind. After a few sleepless nights and doing some surveillance, Chad decides he is going to rescue the girl. Chad has no idea that this rescue will set off a chain of supernatual events that he never thought would be possible.

The story is very unique and you learn quick that everything is not as it seems. The characters were hands down my favorite part of the story. The book starts out in Chad's perspective then shifts to the perspective of two brothers named Jack and Ryan and Jack's wife Rina. I genuinely cared about each of these characters and was rooting for them throughout the book. Also, I absolutely loved Chad's best friend T. He is the kind of best friend that we all need. I was overall impressed with Mercy. The story kept me on the edge of my seat and the characters were the heart of the story. I was very satisfied with the ending and felt that there were no loose ends. I did notice a few editing errors and some repeated sentences. That could be due to the different perspectives though. Those few errors were not enough to change my rating, 5 stars from me!