Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr

Darkest Mercy (Wicked Lovely, #5)

by Melissa Marr

The fifth and final breathtaking instalment in the darkly seductive and best-selling WICKED LOVELY series, about the collision of mortal and faery worlds...

The Summer King is missing; the Dark Court is bleeding; and a stranger walks the streets of Huntsdale, his presence signifying the deaths of powerful fey.
Torn between his new queen and his old love, Keenan left Huntsdale to wander aimlessly but after centuries of leading his court it was not long before the reality of being Summer King became too pressing. Violence seemed more inevitable by the day and the Summer Court was not yet strong enough to face conflict, so Keenan made a dangerous deal with the water fey. It is a desperate bargain he makes to strengthen his court against the coming war. Aislinn tends the Summer Court, searching for her absent king and yearning for Seth. She knows she must be a powerful queen to hold her court together, while Bananach becomes more and more dangerous, and she is losing faeries to her. Donia longs for fiery passion even as she coolly readies the Winter Court for battle. Her court is still powerful, but she must remain focused on keeping them that way and not get distracted by Keenan when he shows up at her door again. The Dark Court is thrown into chaos when they are rocked by tragedy. And Seth, sworn brother of the Dark King and heir to the High Queen, is about to make a mistake that could cost his life.

They all know what Bananach seeks - the raven-faery is the embodiment of war and discord. She and her growing number of allies want mutiny and murder. Love, despair and betrayal ignite the Faeries Courts, and in the final conflict, some will win... and some will lose everything. The thrilling conclusion to Melissa Marr's bestselling Wicked Lovely series will leave readers breathless.

Reviewed by Linda on

5 of 5 stars

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This book was very satisfying on all accounts! I never liked Keenan with Ash, but I loved Seth with Ash. I always felt sorry for Donia, and now, she's happy with Keenan. Crazy war has been taken care of, and things are peaceful between the courts once again.

I loved that Ash took charge of her life and her court, it was about time she stopped whining, and behaving like a little girl. She's going to be a great summer queen now. And Keenan was always too selfish, but now that he's with Donia, I'm sure that his love for her will make him less so. He did think he sacrified his life for her, and even was mortal for a year, so that definitely shows that he's now able to think of someone else than himself.

Irial and Niall's story was strange, but good. And I'm really glad Irial is not dead anymore. When he died in the beginning, I thought all was lost, but good for me, I kept reading.

However, I am very sad that there will be no more books, I would love to read more about the relationships between the court, and the blooming romances as well.

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