Chasing Mercy by Stacy Claflin @growwithstac #Review

Book Review

The summer after graduation should have been the most exciting time of Mercy’s life. Right? I mean the first sentence gets you right in the heart. The first 3 chapters were really emotional and raw. I totally loved the book. It is not my usual read, but I think it was what I would call a ghost story, well, no the ghost is sort of purgatory, so maybe a romance with a sub plot of paranormal. I think I may need to create a new genre LOL.

Instead, on the way to an exciting overseas trip, she barely survives an accident that kills the rest of her family. As soon as she’s released from the hospital, a creepy hooded figure with black skinny jeans begins to chase her. The Reaper who is nick named “Creeper” is stalking her, watching, floating, just THERE

Now back home, Mercy has some feeling of being watched. She sees her new neighbor move in and lucky for her he turns out to be her confidant. Kit, runs a paranormal blog and his entire female family is sensitive and clairvoyant. He feel like he has never actually seen a ghost because he is a man. He even jokes that his “plumbing” gets in the way of his dream, seeing a real ghost.

So many things happen between Mercy and Kit. They build a close relationship where he is an adviser Mercy is falling for Kit. Well to be honest I was too. Mercy’s mom is East Indian and Dad is Scandinavian so Kit, being on the slightly fair and red headed makes Mercy drawn to him. He resembles what her Dad did when he was younger. She discovers that the creepy hooded figure is holding her dad’s ghost captive so she enlists the help of Kit to rescue her dad from the ghost who’s chasing her.

Truth be told, I learned that the Grim Reaper can also be female. Holy *** I was scared to sleep. I thought over and over about the skinny jeans and then convinced myself that I couldn’t define a traditional reaper. Crazy thoughts! I recommend this across the board. Great book.

Meet the author:

Stacy is the author of The Transformed series and Chasing Mercy. She is currently working on Forgotten, the 3rd book in the Transformed series & a sequel to Chasing Mercy. Both of which will be available in 2013.