Thursday, February 20, 2014

Review of Heart of Mercy By C.C. Marks @CherieMarks




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Heart of Mercy
The Mercy Series #2
By C.C. Marks

Goodreads Summary:

Charlie Little exists in a dangerous world. Her best chance of survival is to disguise herself as a boy and guard her secrets well. Yet just when things can’t possibly get worse, they spin completely out of control.

With Zeke and her sister Star by her side and the fresh memory of Thomas’s kiss still on her lips, she narrowly escapes the horrid plans of Jonas Bannon, a monster of a human being. Forfeiting the safety of the community, they leave and begin the search for the city of Mercy, the one secure place Charlie knows. However, as she struggles to reach her sanctuary, doubts creep in that anywhere is truly safe. If the Draghoul don’t get them, the human scavengers just might, and the assumption Mercy is a place of protection could be the most dangerous risk of all.

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Excerpt:

 

Sleeping soundly just wasn’t an option. I woke almost every hour. A couple times, I went to the door of the locked room and looked through the dingy window. Zeke slept fitfully as sweat poured down his face and neck, soaking his clothing. At one point, weakness nearly overcame me, and I wrapped my fingers around the cool metal of the key, reached for the lock with shaking hands, but stopped. I forced myself to lie back down and not think about the infection coursing through Zeke’s body, changing him forever into something unrecognizable, like my mother, like Snap’s mother, and so many other people.  

Light streamed through the upper window before I opened my eyes again, and the events of yesterday came rushing back to the forefront of my mind. I brought my hands up and covered my face as the emotions came too. I felt so guilty. So very, very guilty. I’d tried to save Zeke but had doomed him to a horrible death instead. How much worse could it get?



My Review:

I received a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.

Charlie Little has a secret that she must keep hidden. Charlie's secret is that she is a girl. But everyone thinks she is a boy. Charlie had to disguise herself has a boy in order to survive. If anyone finds out that she is a girl she will be thrown out of the Community. But Thomas and Zeke will do whatever it takes to keep her alive even if it means putting their own selves at risk or die trying. When the leader of the community Jonas Bannon finds out Charlie's secret she is forced to leave and go outside the walls of the community where the Draghoul or the undead are. Draghoul are monsters that were once human. They have long claws for finger nails and razor sharp teeth. They go into hiding during the day but at night they come out to feed on the living. The one thing you don't want is never ever get bitten or scratched by a Draghoul if you don't want to become one of them.

Charlie, Zeke and Star (Charlie's baby sister) all head out to find a safe place to live. They are trying to find a place called Mercy. Charlie believes that Mercy is their only hope and they will be safe from all of the monsters. They believe that at Mercy they will find a cure for the virus that turns people into Draghoul when they die. But once outside the walls of the community they find out real quick like that the Draghoul are not the only monsters that they have to worry about. There are humans out there that will kill them just as fast as or faster than a Draghoul if they are not careful.

All Charlie wants is to get Star and Zeke to Mercy where they will be safe and they will not have to worry about where their next meal is coming from or worry about the Draghoul or the bad people either. Charlie will protect them both with her own life. She also wants to bring help to all the people they left behind at the community as well especially Thomas. Charlie cares about Thomas a whole lot. Charlie is in love with Thomas but she is afraid that she may never see him again. Thomas has known from day one that Charlie was a girl and not a boy but he never told anyone not even his own father. He knew if he told then Charlie would be sent back to the outside. Women are not allowed inside the community.

About a year ago I was searching for something on the internet and I ran across this website that had this short story eBook that I could download for free. This book was called Mercy. After reading the summary I just had to give it a try and I am so glad I did. While I loved the short story called Mercy it was not long enough and I wanted to know more about Charlie and how she came to be at the community and about the Draghoul as well. Luckily I did not have to wait too long before Cherie contacted me about reading the first book in The Mercy Series. Can you image how ecstatic I was to hear that I was going to get to find out more about Charlie and her little sister Star?

I have truly 100% loved reading about Charlie, Zeke, Thomas and little Star and can't wait to read more. If you love reading apocalyptic books then you will love the new/different twist that C.C. Marks has put on the walking dead people in The Mercy Series. If you have not read any of this series yet then I recommend that you do and while you would probably want to start with Edge of Mercy I do suggest that you read the short story Mercy as well as it is a great read that won't take you long to read and is well worth it. So why don't you go pick up your copies today and follow along with Charlie, Star, Thomas and Zeke on their journey with the undead.



About The Author:

It all started with an old fashioned typewriter. When my family brought it home, I knew what I wanted to do. All those stories rolling around in my head could finally get out. The press and click of the keys were satisfying in their own right, but when I pulled out a finished page, I knew this was for me. Since then, I 've graduated to a laptop, but the stories still find a way out.

I’m a breast cancer survivor, a teacher, a wife, a mother, and from the very beginning—a storyteller. Always a hint humorous and honest to a fault, I love to make people laugh, smile, and have “a-ha” moments. My goal in life is to achieve tact and stop procrastinating. The battle wages on.

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