Mercy by Jodi Picoult

Mercy by Jodi Picoult

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is my second Picoult book and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The subject matter centres around euthanasia and the impact it has on others.
I did not like Cam at all. Picoult portrayed him as a typical male chauvanest pig in my opinion.
I thought the book was well wriiten and all the characters had depth to them.


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Synopsis

What would you do for someone you love? Would you lie? Would you leave? Would you kill? These are just some of the questions confronting the characters in Mercy, which follows the path of two cousins driven to extremes by the power of love.

Cameron MacDonald has spent his life guided by duty. As the police chief of a small Massachusetts town that has been home to generations of his Scottish clan, he is bound to the town's residents by blood and honor. Yet when his cousin Jamie arrives at the police station with the body of his wife and the bald confession that he's killed her, Cam immediately places him under arrest.

The situation isn't as clear to Cam's wife, Allie. While she is devoted to her husband, she finds herself siding against Cam, seduced by the picture James paints of a man so in love with a woman that he'd grant all her wishes… even the one that meant taking her life.

Into this charged atmosphere drifts Mia, a new assistant at Allie's floral shop, for whom Cam feels an instant and inexplicable attraction. While he aids the prosecution in preparing the case against Jamie, who killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy, Cam finds himself betraying his own wife.

Woven tight with passion and a fast-paced plot, Mercy explores some of today's most highly charged emotional and ethical issues as it draws toward its stunning conclusion. When you love someone, where do you cross the line of moral obligation? And how can you commonly define love and devotion to begin with? Long after you have turned the last page, you'll still be thinking about this rich novel, as well as questioning your own beliefs about love and loyalty.

Key of Light by Nora Roberts

Key of Light by Nora Roberts

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
Although I did enjoy this book, I feel that her triologys are very much the same. Always six people involved, three men and three women and each book evolves around them all pairing up.

I do like the story line and will read the other two books in the triology.


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Synopsis:

Perhaps there’s a reason that many of Nora Roberts’ books have magic as a central theme. It’s the same theme in her newest trilogy, Key of Light, Key of Knowledge and Key of Valor. Legends and myths abound. Three women meet one dark and stormy night. Clichéd yes, but effective. Malory, Zoe and Dana each receive an invitation to a party at a local home, one with a colorful and mysterious aura. Upon arrival, the three women discover that they are the only ones with invitations. As they talk to each other, they also discover other similarities. All three are on the verge of losing their jobs. A bond is forged and it’s a good thing, because all three are offered a quest that will change their lives.