Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Mercy Blog Tour: Book Review




About the Book


Broken. Drowning. Desperate. Lost.
When the lives and hearts of four friends start to crumble, can God’s mercy reach them still?

In her second year of medical school, Fadesola (Sola) Cardoso faces an impossible choice: stay with her longtime boyfriend, the one who knows her darkest secrets and loves her anyway, or move forward with Ladi, the man who gives her hope for an unstained future. Even as she wrestles with her options, life as a medical student becomes increasingly difficult—full of endless exams, stressful social activities, and reminders of a past that continues to haunt her.

Ladi struggles with Sola’s divided loyalties while trying to maintain his perfect image as class president, promising student, and model Christian. But scandals inside and outside the lecture hall threaten to break apart the fragile peace once and for all between Ladi, Sola, and their friends Nikky and Tayo, who are fighting battles of their own.

In this epic second installment in Eniola Prentice’s new-adult Still series, the faith of these four medical students will be tested like never before. Discover their gritty troubles and grand triumphs as they navigate friendships, revelations, romance, and career goals in light of the redemptive power of the cross.




About the Author



My journey as a writer began with an idea—an idea that blossomed into a vision for the Still series. I became fully committed to Christ around 2008 when I began medical school. Shortly after, the idea for the Still series was birthed. My time in medical school was one of the more formative seasons of my life. I made lifelong friendships and, most of all, my journey with Christ really began. Although there were challenging times, I would without a doubt relive the experience in a heartbeat!

I published Still (book 1 in the series) right before residency, and now—five years later—the next book in the series has been published. In the time in between, I was the prodigal daughter and walked away from my Father. Everything on the surface looked good, but my heart was far away from Him. His love never left me, though, and He welcomed me home when I came back to Him. I went through painful processes, but they changed me and made me a better person. The girl who wrote Still is not the woman who wrote Mercy

I am passionate about sowing godly seeds into the hearts of young women. I know how it is to be brokenhearted and believe the lies of the devil because his version of events is all you’re told. I know how it is to truly believe that you are not loved by God because of the events of life.

My hope is that, through my writing, you’ll come to know that God truly loves you and cares about you affectionately. He is close to your broken heart and binds up every wound.

I guess the author bio should be about milestones and, like the quintessential dramatic Nigerian aunty, I have missed the mark. I am a Nigerian-born, American-educated physician who lives in Maryland—but I believe I am more than well-constructed bullet points. I am a child of God through the ups and downs of life, and that will remain constant.

Eniola Prentice


Giveaway!

Celebrate the release of Mercy by entering this exciting giveaway! Fill out the form below for a chance to win a signed copy of Mercy by Eniola Prentice, a $50 Amazon.com gift card, and a beautiful journal. Due to shipping costs and varying international laws, this giveaway is open to US residents (age 18 or older) only. Void where prohibited. Good luck!



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Title: Mercy
Author:  Eniola Prentice  
Series: The Still series
Genre: Christian New adult
Rating:  4 stars


Mercy by Eniola Prentice is the second book in the still series but can be read without reading the second book.  Mercy opens with four med students getting ready to start their second year of med school. Though it is told through the point of view of the four students with alternating chapters the main character is Fadesola Cardoso Sola to her friends.
     Even though the characters are in medical school the issues and trials that they are going through are the same struggles that people and Christian’s go through in life.  The medical school setting was just a part of it, and at times it was gave the foundations for why all of these different people were together.
     Sola rather or not see wanted to admit it was in an abusive relationship, gave a visual of why woman tend to say in those relationships. By the end of the book I was crying for her and hurting for her. Wishing that she could see that she was so much more and deserved such much more. She was also the character that I related to the most.
     What makes this book so much more was that it was a story about faith and hope and learning that your hope has to come God alone. That you have to trust God with not only your present but your future as well. He’s got this we just have to trust Him. But it’s not always as easy as we think it’s going to be.  Because we don’t want to leave the past in the past much like what the characters in the book have to learn as well.
     I enjoyed this book I loved that the characters were so relatable and easy to find one that you can see yourself in. I look forward to reading other books by this author.


I received a copy of this e-book from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine alone.

1 comment:

  1. I'm so glad this story and its characters resonated with you, Carissa! Thank you so much for sharing your lovely review and being part of the blog tour. ♥

    ~Amber

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