#themercies

[booksiseeloveandread]

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave✨ . #QOTD: What fun things have you done in isolation? 🏡 . I dip dyed my hair! Don’t worry, it’ll wash out, but it came out better than I expected! Because I have quite dark hair, I thought you wouldn’t be able to see it, but it’s come out very subtle! . . . #themercies #kiranmillwoodhargrave #picador #picadorbooks #dipdye #dipdyehair #redhair #bookstagram #bookshelves #fiction #fictionbooks #uklockdown #socialdistancing #socialisolation #amreading https://www.instagram.com/p/B-NsJxlAyZF/?igshid=3hc3wq470hc5

[booksiseeloveandread]

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave✨ . #QOTD: What fun things have you done in isolation? 🏡 . I dip dyed my hair! Don’t worry, it’ll wash out, but it came out better than I expected! Because I have quite dark hair, I thought you wouldn’t be able to see it, but it’s come out very subtle! . . . #themercies #kiranmillwoodhargrave #picador #picadorbooks #dipdye #dipdyehair #redhair #bookstagram #bookshelves #fiction #fictionbooks #uklockdown #socialdistancing #socialisolation #amreading https://www.instagram.com/p/B-NsEdGgvQF/?igshid=1udgb2ndozyki

[stuckinthestacks]

ℕ𝕖𝕨 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕤 Let's talk US vs UK covers. I have had my eye on The Mercies by @kiran_mh for months now but knew that I absolutely had to own the UK edition. Thanks to @bookdepository that was possible for my US based self and it is gorgeous! What are some of your favorite UK covers? #bookstagram #coverlust #beautifulcover #themercies #bookishalgor #bookishalgorithm #bookaddict https://www.instagram.com/p/CEiv2RFg5mP/?igshid=deqywtzbzbmt

[adayinbookland]

April 20th, 2020 || 🌊The Mercies 🌊 takes us back to 1617, when a storm killed off 40 fishermen near the coast of Vardo. the women are left to grieve and to fend for themselves. but three years after the catastrophic event they are told that a Scottish man will arrive to take control. A man of God, he is well-known for his witch-hunting history. And Vardo is known for fraternising with Sami people in the past. . i was pleasantly surprised by the story. we follow Ursa and Maren and through their eyes Hargrave tells her tale, based on true events. i will say she is a very skillful writer; the prose is absolutely stunning and atmospheric; the reader can sense the dread that is taking hold of Vardo, like a noose around one’s neck. by the end i was utterly heartbroken. . The Mercies is primarily a character study. some readers might feel the novel should be longer - it does end a abruptly - but Hargrave is basically unravelling the reasons why the community turns against each other; that’s the main focus: how their prejudices and their fear combined creates a chain reaction impossible to stop. and amongst all that she also captures how these people lived at the time, what their lives revolved around; their customs. . rating: 8/10. • • • #themercies #kiranmillwoodhargrave #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #womenwriters #adayinbooklandreviews #bookreviewers #booksofig #bookreviews #unitedbookstagram #ereaders #aprilreads https://www.instagram.com/p/B_NWjedqqXM/?igshid=1o713ufug9m74

[adayinbookland]

April 17th, 2020 || we are already halfway through April and to be honest, it has flown by. much unlike march, which lasted ages. anyways, i’m here for a reading update: . 🌿The Lies of Locke Lamora. already halfway through it; it took me a bit at the beginning to get used to the world and the writing but the narrative structure is perfect to keep you from putting it down and i’m incredibly hooked at this point. once i’m done i will have completed my OWLs 🦉🥳🥳 despite that, i’m gonna keep reading following other prompts from the readathon as you’ll see. . 🌿Ex-Libris. i’m reading this for Astronomy. and although i’m enjoying some essays, the author comes across as extremely pretentious and snobbish... . 🌿The Mercies. reading this for the Herbology prompt. it is a completely character driven story, written in a beautiful prose (as of right now, i have finished it. review soon). . i hope you are all keeping safe and coping well. now tell me, what titles are comforting you this week? • • • #aprilreads #themercies #exlibris #theliesoflockelamora #fantasyseries #fantasybook #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #nonfiction #booksaboutbooks #readingupdate #fridayreads #bookaesthetics #unitedbookstagram #letsread #magicalreadathon2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_FoEnCKnDm/?igshid=7xl8k9mh3u29

[coeur-d-artichaut]

{ Happy publication day #TheMercies !💕🎉 } • • • #bookbirthday #bookrelease #newrelease #bookstagramfeature #bookstagrammer #bookishcanadians #cequejelis #mythology (à Rimouski, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8buCsGgZq8/?igshid=1ao0qvv6uee8x

[shepline]

Hibernating from #StormCiara and I #amreading @libbypagewrites' #24HourCafe with my next good read in sight... @kiran_mh #TheMercies (at Bicester Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8WluVvHMFQ/?igshid=1kol6idhcs8nr

[shepline]

Got to finally meet @kiran_mh and listen to her talk about and hear read from her new novel, The Mercies #books #limitededition #home #TheMercies (at Blackwell's Bookshop) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UQHnLHPQs/?igshid=10bxnxmyoocdj