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Muse (Mercy #3)

by Rebecca Lim (Goodreads Author)

3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 · rating details · 886 ratings · 103 reviews

An angel searching for answers, for her destiny…

In the third MERCY paranormal romance, Mercy wakes in a new unknown host, her love for Ryan and Luc burning stronger than ever. But who will she make the ultimate sacrifice for?

There's something very wrong with me. When I wake up, I could be anyone…

Mercy is thrust into the excessive world of fashion when she awakes in the...more

Paperback, UK Edition, 354 pages

Published October 27th 2011 by HarperCollins Children's Books

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Jan 12, 2012 Melissa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, angels-demons, favorites, kindle-ebook

This is how this book left me when I finished.

This book is my favorite out of the series so far. I think mostly because it had way more paranormal elements and action than the previous two books. I was deeply satisfied. The angels were way more prominent in this book and we learned a lot more about Mercy and the angels. Also I liked that it felt like we were finally getting answers. Things happened a lot faster than in the previous book, which killed me because it was like the light at the end...more

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Nov 05, 2011 Brodie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Muse begins with Mercy awaking in yet another new body. While the transition from body to body has grown surprisingly easier for her lately, the new life she's now living is far from smooth. She's in the body of a high-profile supermodel who can't leave the house without an entourage of paparazzi following her every move. Irina Zhivanevskaya has allowed her life to spiral so far out of control - drugs, public displays of rage and a bitchy attitude have led to countless doors in the modelling ind...more Muse begins with Mercy awaking in yet another new body. While the transition from body to body has grown surprisingly easier for her lately, the new life she's now living is far from smooth. She's in the body of a high-profile supermodel who can't leave the house without an entourage of paparazzi following her every move. Irina Zhivanevskaya has allowed her life to spiral so far out of control - drugs, public displays of rage and a bitchy attitude have led to countless doors in the modelling industry being slammed in her face. She has one shot left to make her comeback and it's up to Mercy to make it happen. This is Mercy's shortest time yet trapped in a human vessel, but her most chaotic as she juggles Irina's demanding lifestyle and her own confusing existence as answers dangle closer than ever and she's finally connecting the dots to her terrible exile.

Both men in her life - beloved angel, Luc, who she shared her heart and soul with an eternity ago and the human boy, Ryan, who she fell for during a previous life - are closing in, desperate to find her for very different reasons. Who will reach her first? And are their motivations as noble as they claim? A dark and deadly storm is brewing with the gorgeous Milan as the stunning backdrop. All along, Mercy has begged for answers and now she's finally going to get them, but not without consequences.

Destruction and mayhem descend upon Italy as heaven and hell clash in a show-stopping finale. No one will make it out unscathed. Some won't survive at all. Age-old secrets and betrayals come to light and the shocking truth of Mercy's exile is finally revealed to her... and the truth is painful. What I loved about this ending was how realistic it was. In many YA novels I've read where there are celestial forces, the big battle between good and evil is confined to one area and the general public never see these unearthly figures fight it out, never suffer the wrath of their rage. But in Muse? The grand scale is huge. The battle ground is Earth and the bad guys don't give a damn how many innocent bystanders get caught in the crossfire. It's catastrophic and will keep you glued to the pages until the very end.

Muse is by the far the best novel in the series. It felt the most paranormal compared to Mercy and Exile. Littering the pages were even more secrets, more powerful, otherworldly beings and more action that literally rocks the very foundations of the earth. And smack in the middle is Mercy, the catalyst to it all, the one who both sides will do all it takes to get their hands on. The terrible cliffhanger will leave you breathless, crazed with desperation to get your hands on the fourth and final installment of this stunning series. May 2012 cannot come soon enough!!!(less)

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Dec 08, 2011 Nafiza rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, aussie-authors

This is the first book in the Mercy series that didn't really work for me. It's not that I hated it, it's just that I expected something a bit different, something more than what I got.

In Mercy's third reincarnation, she is put in the body of a super(duper) model who is beautiful in a way that makes men silly and women sillier. She is also addicted to ~~heroin~~ a drug (all drugs? I'm not sure) and you know... meets all the stereotypes about supermodels. Like, drug addict, sexually liberated (hey,...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Madeline rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I personally really liked 'Mercy' by Rebecca Lim. It was something different to what I was expecting. Mercy was someone that I really appreciated as a character, that actually seemed like a real person (or there lack of) and didn't crap on like most of them do.
After a super good ending, I had to read the 'Exile'.

It was pretty good as well. But I took awhile to get into it and the ending was the best bit of all.
And again I had to see what was going to happen next so I read 'Muse'.

I thought that i...more

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May 28, 2012 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

"Besessen" ist der dritte Teil der Mercy-Tetralogie von Rebecca Lim und im Vergleich zu den Vorgängern nimmt die Geschichte endlich Fahrt auf. "Besessen" konnte mich daher etwas mehr überzeugen als "Erweckt". Der große Wurf ist es allerdings immer noch nicht...

Inhalt: Mercy erwacht im Körper des bildhübschen, aber durch Drogen und schlechtes Verhalten kurz vor dem Absturz stehenden Supermodels Irina in Mailand. Während sie versucht sich in Irinas Leben zurecht zu finden und Ryan aufzuspüren, suc...more "Besessen" ist der dritte Teil der Mercy-Tetralogie von Rebecca Lim und im Vergleich zu den Vorgängern nimmt die Geschichte endlich Fahrt auf. "Besessen" konnte mich daher etwas mehr überzeugen als "Erweckt". Der große Wurf ist es allerdings immer noch nicht...

Inhalt: Mercy erwacht im Körper des bildhübschen, aber durch Drogen und schlechtes Verhalten kurz vor dem Absturz stehenden Supermodels Irina in Mailand. Während sie versucht sich in Irinas Leben zurecht zu finden und Ryan aufzuspüren, suchen sie immer mehr Erinnerungen an ihr früheres Leben und merkwürdige Vorahnungen heim. Doch dieses Mal bleibt ihr nicht viel Zeit, denn die Acht sind auf dem Weg nach Mailand, um sie erneut zu verstecken, denn auch Luc, der überirdische Mann aus ihren Träumen, hat sie endlich gefunden...

Das Positive vielleicht zuerst: Mercy, und mit ihr auch der Leser, erfährt endlich wer sie ist und warum sie dieses Leben ohne Erinnerungen in immer neuen Körpern führen muss. Nach den Andeutungen in den vorangegangenen beiden Bänden werden die Zusammenhänge klarer und die großen Geheimnisse gelüftet. Im Gegensatz zu den eher kleinen Fortschritten in "Gefangen" und "Erweckt" macht "Besessen" hier riesige Sprünge und legt ein ordentliches Tempo vor. Die Ereignisse überschlagen sich regelrecht und gipfeln in einem wirklich spannenden, mitreißenden und starken Finale, das auch für einige langatmigere Passagen entschädigen kann und richtig Hoffnung für den letzten Teil macht. Mit einem kleinen Cliffhanger sorgt die Autorin außerdem dafür, dass nach diesem Teil nun wirklich kein Leser mehr die Reihe aufgeben wird - ich zumindest nicht.

Auch gut gefallen hat es mir, dass Luc und die Engel jetzt auch aktiv, und nicht mehr nur in Mercys Träumen, in die Handlung eingreifen. Da gibt es noch einige überraschende Wendungen. Besonders Mercys Bewacher, der gutaussehende, sympathische Engel K'el, der sich ihr immer wieder zeigt, um sie vor Luc zu warnen, und Erinnerungen an eine gemeinsame Vergangenheit in ihr weckt, hat mir als Nebencharakter sehr gut gefallen. K'el Warnung vor Luc, der doch der einzige war, der sie zumindest in ihren Träumen nie allein ließ und sie immer dazu ermutigte nach ihm zu suchen, bringen Mercys Gefühlswelt ordentlich durcheinander. Auch Luc entwickelt sich in "Besessen" von einer eher schattenhaften Traumfigur zu einem sehr überzeugenden Nebencharakter und bringt zusammen mit K'el und einigen anderen Engeln Abwechslung und Spannung in die Geschichte.

Für eine Liebesgeschichte hätte sicher auch Mercys Beziehung zu K'el das nötige Potential gehabt - ja, vielleicht hätte mir K'el sogar viel besser gefallen als das Menschlein Ryan, das vor allem durch Abwesenheit glänzt. Dass es den auch noch gibt, konnte man ja bereits in "Erweckt" fast vergessen, und auch in "Besessen" bleibt seine Rolle bis zum Ende marginal. Seit die Beziehung in "Gefangen" ihren Anfang fand und dort genau genommen die Kinderschuhe auch nie verlassen hat, hat sie sich jetzt über zwei Bände hinweg kaum weiterentwickelt. Das ist sehr schade. Außerdem wirkt die Verbundenheit der beiden dadurch sehr gewollt. Was genau findet Mercy an Ryan, den sie eigentlich kaum kennt? Woher die große Liebe? Das kann ich mittlerweile nicht mehr nachvollziehen und es begann daher ins Kitschige abzurutschen. Ryan hat sich durch seine ständige Abwesenheit nahezu überflüssig gemacht und die Gefühle - die dann doch noch, ähnlich wie in "Erweckt", auf einer Handvoll Seiten zum Ende hin aufkamen - konnten mich einfach nicht mehr richtig berühren.

Leider hat auch Mercys Charakter wieder ein wenig nachgelassen. Vorher war sie stark und hat vieles selbst in die Hand genommen, doch je mehr sie über sich erfährt, desto lebensunfähiger wird sie. Das ist wohl zum Teil gewollt, doch ihr ständiger Schwindel, ihre Benommenheit und ihr gedankliches Abschweifen bis hin zur Halluzination bei jeder Kleinigkeit, die sie entfernt an etwas Vergangenes erinnert, haben mir etwas die Freude an der ansonsten überzeugenden und immer sehr glaubhaft dargestellten Ich-Erzählerin genommen. Sie ist ständig ausgeknockt und lässt sich von anderen durch Irinas Leben schleifen - ein Leben im Übrigen, das abgesehen von einem kleinen persönlichen Konflikt, bei dessen Mercy kurzzeitig mir ihrer alten Stärke glänzen kann, keinen vergleichbaren Tiefgang zu bieten hat, wie das Leben der Lela oder gar Carmens Leben mit der spannenden Suche nach Ryans Schwester in den Vorgängerbänden.

Der Schreibstil ist nach wie vor sehr gut. Es lässt sich flüssig lesen und wirkt sprachlich sehr natürlich. Sowohl die Sprache als auch die Geschichte machen die Mercy-Reihe trotz Herausgabe als Jugendbuch auch für erwachsene zu einem Lesevergnügen. Gestalterisch bleibt das Cover mit dem gehighlighteten Auge im Mädchengesicht der Reihe treu, allerdings finde ich es farblich etwas weniger spannend als die beiden anderen Teile.

Fazit: Ich bin etwas unschlüssig. Spannend ist dieser dritte Teil geworden, keine Frage, und das Finale ist herausragend gut. Leider bin ich aber von der Liebesgeschichte erneut enttäuscht und Mercy verblasst mit der Passivität in ihrer Entwicklung ein wenig, was durch starke Nebencharaktere wie Luc und K'el nicht ganz wieder ausgeglichen werden kann. Insgesamt hat es mir deutlich besser gefallen als "Erweckt", auch wenn es noch ein paar Schwachstellen gab. 4 Sterne - und bei dem Finale kann "Befreit" jetzt eigentlich nur ein richtiger Knaller werden. Ich warte gespannt...

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Apr 15, 2012 Paradoxical rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-reading-list, books-otherwise

What bugs me about these books is the sheer unbelievability. It was bad in the first two books, then it just got terrible in the third and now that I'm done with it I wonder if I should even read the fourth. This time around Mercy wakes up in the body of a supermodel who is both a drug addict and an utter bitch. Irina is a nasty piece of work and everyone around Mercy reminds her of that constantly. Mercy, of course, is torn between missing Ryan like she misses a lost limb and wanting Luc, even...more What bugs me about these books is the sheer unbelievability. It was bad in the first two books, then it just got terrible in the third and now that I'm done with it I wonder if I should even read the fourth. This time around Mercy wakes up in the body of a supermodel who is both a drug addict and an utter bitch. Irina is a nasty piece of work and everyone around Mercy reminds her of that constantly. Mercy, of course, is torn between missing Ryan like she misses a lost limb and wanting Luc, even when all signs point to the fact that he's, you know, utterly evil.

Mercy's personality just seems to be getting worse instead of better. I liked her in the first book and tolerated her in the second. In the third book she's angsty and helpless and so utterly confused--which isn't her fault, but heck, that annoyed me too. Everyone (well, all the archangels, anyway) keeps her in her own tiny prison and let slip little bits of information because they're worried about her and The Fate Of The World (I felt like I needed to put that in capitals, jeez).

I didn't like any of the side characters save the old fashion designer guy, and it especially irked me when (view spoiler) It just really bugs me when Mercy explains what she is to people (or rather, people stumble upon it and go "Oh") and they just accept it. Like it doesn't turn their world view upside down or anything.

Just. Argh. The writing is fine, as always, pretty and vibrant, but the plot and the characters just kind of stumbled against each other. Ryan doesn't seem to have any purpose but to keep stumbling after Mercy all over the world (and you wonder what the hell his family is thinking of this) and it's honestly rather sad that he's gotten caught up in this. I can pretty much tell how the series is going to end from here, and if what I suspect is right, I'm going to hate it. So I might just stop here (or at least until I'm curious enough to finish).

The series started off well, but then it got bogged down in romance (really, Ryan, what are you doing. You're pretty useless) and the characters just grated. 1-2 stars, rounding up to 2 because the writing is pretty and at least we get some pretty concrete answers. Granted, they were rather obvious answers, but at this point I'll take what I can get. (less)

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Mar 20, 2012 Whatchyareading added it

Shelves: caitlin, christine, fantasy, series, young-adult

WARNING: This review will likely have spoilers for the Mercy series by Rebecca Lim, which includes Mercy and Exile.

Caitlin: My favourite thing about this book? ANSWERS! I love getting answers, don’t you?

Christine: I do. Some of them I’d already figured out before the main character, Mercy, but the BIG one was answered. Of course it was an ‘A-ha!’ moment, like yes, I should have realized that was the answer before and now I feel kind of silly that it took me this long to get it. *sigh*

Caitlin: Ye...more

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Oct 27, 2011 Danielle Coombs rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Mercy has been a consistently fantastic series, and Muse doesn't break the trend. After a second book that was a great read but in which the overall plot didn't seem to move forwards, book three hits the ground running. Mercy finds herself in the body of a diva supermodel, and now both Luc and her human love interest, Ryan, are looking for her as the final conflict between heaven and hell approaches.

Lim's prose is as clear and luminous as ever. Her characterisation is deft, and her talent for cr...more Mercy has been a consistently fantastic series, and Muse doesn't break the trend. After a second book that was a great read but in which the overall plot didn't seem to move forwards, book three hits the ground running. Mercy finds herself in the body of a diva supermodel, and now both Luc and her human love interest, Ryan, are looking for her as the final conflict between heaven and hell approaches.

Lim's prose is as clear and luminous as ever. Her characterisation is deft, and her talent for creating atmosphere and tension is just astounding. We finally get the big reveal about Luc's backstory and why Mercy has been trapped in a succession of human lives, which means there's real potential for disappointment--but Lim delivers. The explanation makes perfect sense, right down to the specifics of Mercy's 'punishment' and the nature of her relationship with Luc, and actually intensifies the nature of the conflict rather than dissolving suspense.

The best aspect of Muse is Mercy herself. She's sympathetic and strong in a way that Lim shows expertly rather than telling us:

"Any one of us would have been a better match for you than Luc. Even me." His mouth twists again.

I feel my face flush with angry blood. As if alone I was nothing. I was only something when I was someone's companion, someone's consort.

You go, girlfriend. (view spoiler)

I really cannot recommend this series enough. The setting is fully realised: Lim brings Milan fashion week to life with her description, and though at times some characters seem to be touched by the exposition fairy, they are for the most part fully-realised and convincing. Even Ryan, who gets very little screen time, comes across as a distinct person in his own right rather than a generic love interest.

Lim is absolutely one of the best writers in the field of YA at the moment, and Muse is not a disappointment. Anyone who enjoys YA should pick up this series. I can't recommend it enough.(less)

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Apr 09, 2012 Justine rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: tbr-2

Muse is the third book in the Mercy series by Rebecca Lim, about Mercy the angel who is burdened with returning to Earth over and over again in different bodies. In this novel, she is thrust into the body of supermodel Irina Zhivavevskaya who is on the verge of relapsing.

*SPOILER ALERT*

In this book Ryan makes another appearance although I found it quite a short one. This is where all the angels are going to go to war and fight Luc for Mercy and if she chooses Luc then the world will end ... Etc....more

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Jan 07, 2012 Jennifer Lee rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angelsandhalos, beautiful, books-i-lurved, favorites, kickass-protagonist

I can't begin to express how awesome this series is. Mercy is a real character, if you know what I mean. She's not perfect, and we see alot of how she used to be in this one (Can you say biatch?). She wasn't a really nice, sweet, caring person like we see in alot of YA novels these days, she was mean and cruel. But she's changing and that's one of my favorite aspects so far, is the gradual changes in her. It took centuries of her seeing how others live to change her ways. Although she doesnt rec...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Mizuki Genshou rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: angels-related, young-adult-books

Muse, the third book of Mercy series isn't as silly and bad as some other badly written angel series, like: Hush, Hush and Fallen. The author has some refreshing ideas up her sleeves and the book is a quick, easy read. As long as you don't think too deeply into the details, then you'll be alright.

Plus, the cover really is pretty.

Although I'm disappointed of the revealing of Luc's true identity---the answer to this mystery is so damn obvious! And for how many times we must remind authors that De...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Lan (The Write Obsession) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

4.5 Stars

I started reading Muse a couple of months ago and had to put it down for a rainy day. I knew I'd need it as a back up after a particularly terrible bout of YA books. Based on other reviews I've read, I know that some readers don't like Mercy as a character. I personally love her. She's cold and often uncaring and just the closest representation of how I think an angel would behave.
This installment sees Mercy sub planted into the host body of world famous supermodel Irina. I love how M...more 4.5 Stars

I started reading Muse a couple of months ago and had to put it down for a rainy day. I knew I'd need it as a back up after a particularly terrible bout of YA books. Based on other reviews I've read, I know that some readers don't like Mercy as a character. I personally love her. She's cold and often uncaring and just the closest representation of how I think an angel would behave.
This installment sees Mercy sub planted into the host body of world famous supermodel Irina. I love how Mercy is unaffected for the most part by Irina's lifestyle and beauty. She neither covets nor shuns Irina's looks and astounding wealth. Though that doesn't extend to her appreciation of beauty in her male counterparts. A trait she freely admits to having. And who could blame her? If I rolled with a horde of gorgeous angels I'd be swooning over them too. Not that Mercy does this is the normal YA sense. In fact Mercy does nothing in the normal YA sense and I think that's why I love her so much.
Mercy finally breaks free of the bonds which hold back her memories and we learn of the events leading up to her exile as an angelic body snatcher. I must admit I'd already figured out most of the reveals, but that didn't really phase me. It was obvious that the memories weren't meant to be difficult to work out, more that Mercy herself had so much trouble piecing them together because the angelic interference brought on my her constant body shifts.
It's clear how much research Lim has done for this series. Where other books just skim the surface of the world of angels, Muse in infused with layer upon layer of it. I'm doing a lot of research into angels for my own story and I had a semi attack of excitement every time another angel I recognized appeared.
I'm going to take a moment to let myself be jealous of Rebecca Lim's incredible writing talent. Like the previous books in this series, I can only describe the writing style as a poetic symphony. The style fits particularly well with the heavenly plot, adding a sense of etherealness that I haven't seen before in any book except maybe Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Lainy Taylor.
I complained of a lack of Ryan in the last book. That complaint still stands. What's with Aussie writers and the ability to imprint a character so vividly on a reader without giving them much page time? Ryan is the kind of love interest I want to be able to write. He's sweet and easy going which is hard to pull off given the scale of the events in this book. Sure it's unbelievable that he keep uprooting himself to go in search of her but no less so than some of the other stuff that happens in other books. I'm in awe of how accepting he is of the stratosphere of crazy that gravitates towards Mercy. How vulnerable he is as a mere human in the face of the highest order of angels. I can't see a HEA for Mercy and Ryan but that won't stop me from hoping for it.
I've only just realised how large the print in this series is and wish that the books were longer so that more time could be devoted to flashing out a few things. Things like people's reactions to Mercy's true nature for one. I know if I found out there was an angel inhabiting the body of someone I knew my reaction would be a heck of a lot of screaming and not such easy acceptance. (less)

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Mar 05, 2013 Shelley rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013, angels, young-adult, paranormal, romance, supernatural

I have to agree with a previous reviewer, there were parts of this book where the author went off on a bit of a tangent. I understood the need to give some more back story as well to see what was going on in Mercy's head. However, in some cases, it was totally unnecessary and I'll admit I skimmed some sections that went on forever. The inner dialogue in her head just went on for too long at times.

That said I really enjoyed this book. More so then the 2nd, which I struggled to get through. I like...more

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Feb 04, 2012 Christine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-it, ya

WARNING: This review will likely have spoilers for the Mercy series by Rebecca Lim, which includes Mercy and Exile.

Caitlin: My favourite thing about this book? ANSWERS! I love getting answers, don’t you?

Christine: I do. Some of them I’d already figured out before the main character, Mercy, but the BIG one was answered. Of course it was an ‘A-ha!’ moment, like yes, I should have realized that was the answer before and now I feel kind of silly that it took me this long to get it. *sigh*

Caitlin: Ye...more

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Dec 11, 2011 Jessica `~Blahyze~` rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own

Mercy has been sent to the body of Irina, due to the many sins Irina has committed. Mercy doesn’t know why she has been exiled from her fellow angels and forced to home from human body to human body, leaving behind friendships and love each time, her memories being forgotten. She battles to find Ryan again, the human she loves, but also torn to find Luc who she also has feelings for. It is not until the Archangel K’el visits Mercy to warn her of Luc’s pending arrival that she is told of the reas...more

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Jan 21, 2012 Trak rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, fantasy-sci-fi, fiction, romance

This was given to me as a present and I did not realise it was the third in the series. I will not be going back to read the other two.
The book was ok, the idea was ok, but it takes for ever to get going and then the last fifty odd pages are good. Of course you get to a cliffhanger ending that is meant to make you want to grab the next book. Wont do be doing that. Just did not feel the story grabbed me.

The other thing that annoys me is the typeface. This book is 350 pages but the font is like...more

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Dec 31, 2011 Likeagoodread rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was the best of the series so far...sets the stage for what will undoubtedly be a great finale. Some of the vocabulary is pretty sophisticated for a book aimed at the YA audience, but that just makes it more generalizable to other readers, and the story is enjoyable and easy to follow regardless. There are some fun moments of entertainment related to high fashion and modelling too, a change from Exile (book 2), where Mercy was stranded in a less glamorous existence. I highly recommend this...more

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Dec 23, 2011 Natasha rated it 1 of 5 stars

The reason I liked the Mercy series was because it reminded me of Quantum Leap, and I used to love that programme when I was a kid. Now the plot has turned into something that doesn’t interest me anymore. More angels are introduced, there’s this war, and my attention started to drift. In turn, it took me ages to finish this book. I kept putting it down, and the only reason I finished it was because I have a whole stack of other books I want to read and decided to be disciplined about finishing o...more

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Oct 06, 2012 Angela L. Clay rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: nephilim, ya, angels

OMG!!!! Watch me while I sprint to my bookshelf to grab "Fury". LOL.

I have to admit that I did find the start of this a bit slow going, for me. But I hadn't read this series for a while and needed to get my bearing again with all the characters and storyline.

But once I sunk my teeth into it I found I could not put it down. It is rare when I find myself going out of my way to read a book. Whether I be cooking dinner, eating breakfast or even waiting in the car for my husband to finish work I foun...more

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Oct 06, 2012 Angela rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angels, nephilim, paranormal, ya

Wow, my eyes were glued to this book in the end so wanting to get to the end. I found myself speeding my reading so I could see what happens to Mercy, Ryan and Luc.

Rebecca did not disappoint in this her third novel of her Mercy series. Mercy's emotions and patience is finally coming to an end after being shifted from body to body and finally understands why the Archangels did it. Shhh, no taddle telling in this review. ;)

All you need to know is that you MUST rush to the shops and buy this novel....more

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Sep 03, 2012 Eliane rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Das erste Buch der Reihe, welches ich nicht glücklich gemacht hat.
Es ist nicht nur, dass Mercy nach einem halben Jahrzehnt (und fünftausend Seiten) erst auf eine Frage antwortet (nachdem sie Gedankenspiele aller Art durchgegangen ist) sondern auch die Tatsache, dass sie einfach auf einmal super geliebt war von jedem Mann. Das ist nervig. So sind Mary - Sue's.

Davon abgesehen geht mir das Klischee des typischen Models (drogenabhängig, ein Ego bis zum Mond und zurück, verdreht Männern und Frauen sc...more

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May 21, 2013 Julz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: australian, romance-ok-for-teens, paranormal

Mercy is on a continuing cycle of inhabiting people without any control over the process. In the third instalment of this Mercy finds herself inhabiting the body of a super model whose life is spinning out of control as Mercy continues to piece together the truth behind who Luc is and why she is a victim of the existence she must live. I must admit that i would not have enjoyed the books alone without reading them as a sequence of stories. Following the books from 1 -3 allowed me to add up the c...more

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May 10, 2012 Nadine rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, read-in-2012

Im dritten Teil der Reihe findet sich Mercy im Körper von Irina, einem Top-Models wieder, das durch Drogen und Starallüren beinahe seine Karriere ruiniert hat und jetzt im Blickpunkt der Öffentlichkeit steht, als sie in Mailand der Star einer Fashion Show sein soll. Mercy versucht, Kontakt mit Ryan aufzunehmen und stellt sich den Herausforderungen des Model-Daseins. Endlich erfahren wir mehr über Mercys Vergangenheit und die Gründe für ihre Strafe, sich wieder und wieder in den Körpern von Mensc...more

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Apr 13, 2013 inga rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: love-the-cover, library, angles-or-nephilim, 2012, demons-and-the-like, didn-t-like-the-heroine-or-the-hero, gods-and-or-mythology, love-the-title, reviewed, reviewed-2012

I should have written this review the day I finished Muse, but my week (read this: the last four months) has been terribly exhausting and I've been incredibly busy and stressed and as a consequence, tired and somewhat depressed. Thankfully, I finally made some time to quickly write my thoughts on Muse down, and on an unrelated note, tomorrow is the last day before a two-week vacation starts, so I feel a bit better and up to writing this review, which I will try to keep short.

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Mar 02, 2013 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, angels, ills, series, word-vomit, ya

I've enjoyed the Mercy series best out of most of the other angel books I've read. This third installment, however, was nowhere near the caliber of the first two books.

It did have a thing or two going for it. I love how the books are biblical without being religious. The angels are badass, as angels should be, not the whiny little wimps that populate many angel books. These angels are made for battle. Another good thing about this book is that Lim can write. Although the constant phrasing of sen...more

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Mar 17, 2012 Shaheen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: aww2012, hc-aust

Muse is a haphazard book - more so than those preceding it. I feel the characters are inaccessible and the plot, while engaging, is convoluted. Mercy becomes stronger, asking questions about her past and unearthing dark secrets that have been kept from her for centuries. It’s nice to finally get some details about what she did to deserve her bizarre punishment. However, Mercy’s constant fainting because everything overcame her grew tiresome, especially when she has been strong in the previous bo...more

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Jan 22, 2012 Gillian Cohen rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have to admit this before I begin my review, Rebecca Lim has every emotion possible in her books and MUSE left my with an emotional tornado. I loved it! My favourite so far in the MERCY series. Having said that, I think I need to go into more detail as to why the book is one of my favourites, it has a lot more of the paranormal element, the angels seemed to share the spotlight with Mercy and finally Mercy was finding out who she was before she become a "body snatcher". Answers are ripe for the...more

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Nov 06, 2011 Isamlq rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

When one is named “Luc” in angel book, it’s pretty obvious where things are headed. Despite aspects of it being obvious, I still enjoyed MUSE. The writing still has a different tone from books that I normally read, so I understand the lukewarm reception of others to previous installments. I, on the other hand, appreciate the lyrical quality they have. There’s just something to be said to the almost poetic way Mercy sees and thinks; I suppose it adds to her mystery. Only that mystery has been shr...more

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Dec 04, 2011 Jackie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angels-demons-nephilims, aussie, romance

I really liked this book out the the three I've read. Again Mercy's in a new body now, her life as a supermodel isn't that positive and now Luc and the human boy, Ryan are desperate to find her with different reasons as the final warfare between heaven and hell approaches.

Mercy is a mystery as it seems not until she begs for answers and is finally getting them. Though the consequences has been dramatic, Mercy has been in an atonement with the angels. It was interesting to know all about the othe...more

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Jul 08, 2012 Tia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Muse is the third installment in the 'Mercy Series'. When I first read the first novel, I was confused until the very end. Then I caught on rather quickly, this is all about angels and their punishments for their kind against the fight of good and evil.

In the second installment the angels have screwed with her mind again. She doesn't remember very much at all but she remembers her boy and she will do anything to find him before she switches bodies once again and possibly loses him forever this t...more

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Rebecca Lim is a writer & illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. She worked as a commercial lawyer for several years before leaving to write full time. Rebecca is the author of fourteen books for children & young adult readers, & her novels have been translated into German, French, Turkish and Portuguese.

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