I really liked the book Exile, by Rebecca Lim, which is the second book in the Mercy series. Though it was very confusing at some points which I ended up having to reread, I can still say it was a good book and that I enjoyed it.
The main character, Mercy, has to return to earth again and again. With each reincarnation, she has to take on a new human form. In each reincarnation, she loses the memory of her past life. In this book, Mercy wakes up in a new body. Her new human form is a teenager named Lela. Lela lives with her mother who has cancer, and is dying. Lela cares more about her mother than herself. Mercy, as Lela, starts to remember things about her past life. She remembers different memories, one of a boy who she loved in her previous life, named Ryan. In this life, she has to find him. Lela works at a cafe called "The Green Lantern". She meets a customer who often comes to the Green Lantern named Ranald. Lela finds a way to get Ranald to help her find Ryan. She thinks Ranald will not find out she is trying to find a boy from her past life. Ranald doesn't know that Mercy reincarnates and wakes up in different lives. At the end, Ranald decides to go to Lela and prove to her that he knows things and he knows that she is hiding something from him. He does this in the Green Lantern. He starts yelling at the other employees that he will no longer be treated like someone who doesn't know what is going on and that people are lying to him. He takes out a gun and threatens to shoot himself and everyone else there. Earlier, Lela had been talking to Ryan and making arrangements for him to come and take Lela with him on his way back to where he lives. As Ranald is standing inside the Green Lantern with a gun, Ryan is standing outside. He is watching through the windows, along with everyone else, including the police, on the street. He is so close to finding Mercy. Ranald shoots Lela and then himself. Lela dies and Mercy reincarnates into another human being.
I saw that my friend was reading this book and I liked the cover and the summary. I like reading paranormal/science fiction books. Luckily, Exile happened to be one. I felt that this line from the book described Mercy's life: "There's something wrong with me. When I wake up, I could be anyone..." (Exile by Rebecca Lim)
I found a connection in this book with the idea that in society, people try to act like someone that they really aren't. At times, some people wish that they can be somebody else. In this book, Mercy wishes that she can escape from the reincarnation and stay in one life; she wants to be herself. Unfortunately, her luck doesn't allow her to do or get what she wants. She is told what to do. In society, people take their freedom and the freedom to be themselves, for granted.
I feel like this line from the song "Not About Angels" by Birdy represents Mercy's life, and how she has to find Ryan, the boy from her past life, but she can't because Lela has died and she reincarnates again.
"...How unfair, it's just our luck. Found something real that's out of touch. But if you'd search the whole wide world...would you dare to let it go..."("Not About Angels"- Birdy)
Link for full song lyric video:
The main character, Mercy, has to return to earth again and again. With each reincarnation, she has to take on a new human form. In each reincarnation, she loses the memory of her past life. In this book, Mercy wakes up in a new body. Her new human form is a teenager named Lela. Lela lives with her mother who has cancer, and is dying. Lela cares more about her mother than herself. Mercy, as Lela, starts to remember things about her past life. She remembers different memories, one of a boy who she loved in her previous life, named Ryan. In this life, she has to find him. Lela works at a cafe called "The Green Lantern". She meets a customer who often comes to the Green Lantern named Ranald. Lela finds a way to get Ranald to help her find Ryan. She thinks Ranald will not find out she is trying to find a boy from her past life. Ranald doesn't know that Mercy reincarnates and wakes up in different lives. At the end, Ranald decides to go to Lela and prove to her that he knows things and he knows that she is hiding something from him. He does this in the Green Lantern. He starts yelling at the other employees that he will no longer be treated like someone who doesn't know what is going on and that people are lying to him. He takes out a gun and threatens to shoot himself and everyone else there. Earlier, Lela had been talking to Ryan and making arrangements for him to come and take Lela with him on his way back to where he lives. As Ranald is standing inside the Green Lantern with a gun, Ryan is standing outside. He is watching through the windows, along with everyone else, including the police, on the street. He is so close to finding Mercy. Ranald shoots Lela and then himself. Lela dies and Mercy reincarnates into another human being.
I saw that my friend was reading this book and I liked the cover and the summary. I like reading paranormal/science fiction books. Luckily, Exile happened to be one. I felt that this line from the book described Mercy's life: "There's something wrong with me. When I wake up, I could be anyone..." (Exile by Rebecca Lim)
I found a connection in this book with the idea that in society, people try to act like someone that they really aren't. At times, some people wish that they can be somebody else. In this book, Mercy wishes that she can escape from the reincarnation and stay in one life; she wants to be herself. Unfortunately, her luck doesn't allow her to do or get what she wants. She is told what to do. In society, people take their freedom and the freedom to be themselves, for granted.
I feel like this line from the song "Not About Angels" by Birdy represents Mercy's life, and how she has to find Ryan, the boy from her past life, but she can't because Lela has died and she reincarnates again.
"...How unfair, it's just our luck. Found something real that's out of touch. But if you'd search the whole wide world...would you dare to let it go..."("Not About Angels"- Birdy)
Link for full song lyric video:
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