Abbie Roads has done it again! Saving Mercy is a roller coaster with all the feels. Similar to her Fatal Dreams duology (if you haven't read it, it NEEDS to be on your list), Roads does an amazing job of weaving in her paranormal elements into reality so the tapestry is so believable it has to be possible, right? Similar to Stephen King, she asked "What if?", and then "If you believed that, what about this?"

Cain is living proof that not all of the victims left behind in the aftermath of a monster have to be hunted. Cain's childhood was as horrific, and probably more so, as what Killer Killion did to the Ledgers. He's damaged, but is he really broken?

Mercy was the one that got away. Or did she? Mercy's life is a commentary on our current society. Let's take the worst day of your life and keep reliving it for entertainment. With no connections in life, no family or friends, when Mercy is "committed" to the Center for Health and Well Being, no one questions why she's there.

Take two damaged souls, remade into something more by a monster, and you get something magical - hope. Roads characters are beautifully flawed and damaged, but somehow not broken. The prose in this book is amazing. Roads words paint a complex and rich portrait that sucks you in and doesn't let go until she's ready. Ultimatel

I meant to read a book by Abbie Roads for a while now and when the opportunity to review this book came up I jumped at it.
I’m so glad that I did. This book is a whole new level of thriller and romance mixed into one.
Loved the setting, dark, exciting, bite your nails crazy. But also a touch of humor and plenty of steamy time.
This book kept me on the edge on my seat throughout the entire book. It has some wicked good twists and turns and you never know what will happen next.
I loved the complex characters and their growth throughout the book, both from very different worlds each with their own dark past and yet they are connected and share a past.
Loved, loved this crazy thrilling world and characters that Abbie Roads has created.
The only minor hiccup for me was that the first two chapters were a bit confusing but I just seemed to flow into the right setting very quick and loved the rest of the book .
If you are a fan of dark romance and thrillers I highly recommend this book.
I rate it 4 ½ ★

Firstly, thanks for the opportunity to read this book. I was lucky enough to follow up a recommendation from another author on Facebook and so glad to have read all her other books (2). These books are not for the fainthearted. They describe horrifying torture and grisly details but what a ride! The tortured hero and heroines are someone you fall in love with, but would never want to be! I love her style of writing and am waiting with great anticipation on her next novel.

It was so gripping, the language so bloody good, the pace perfect, and the entire plot of the story was just effing awesome that it naturally resulted in a brilliant book. And I can't stress on that enough. Roads has written one hell of a psychological romance/suspense- the very pages of this book bleeds with the raw dark genius of the authors mind. I cannot wait for the next book. I needed it like yesterday!

This was my first book by this author, and I can already tell that I'm going to be after her books like a dog with a bone.

Abbie Roads did it again...

This is the second book that I read from this very talented and incredible writer and she never failed to make me on the edge of my seat.

I finished reading this magnificent yet disturbing well-written novel in five hours and I'm starving for the next book with her newest series: Fatal Truth.

Blood... From the cause to the effect, blood became the component.

I was sad about what happened to Cain Killion that led him on who he is right now, but at the same time grateful on how his ability as the key to saving Mercy.

My heart wrenched for Mercy Ledger, she didn't deserve what happened to her. It was enough tortured when her parents died and her throat sliced, and being in the psychiatric ward was too much.

The idea of painting and the symbols were superb. Yes, I guessed the killer correctly nearly the end.

My mind is telling me that the next book might be about Daughter and Dolan or someone wh0 is going to find Daughter who also has an amazing ability like Cain. I really can't wait!

I was totally shocked by this book. If this book wasn’t categorized as a romance I would have sworn I was reading a thriller and a dark one at that.

It was the cover that lured me in. But after reading this bone-chilling, paranormal suspense thriller. Yes, I said a paranormal suspense thriller. Abbie Roads has put together one energetic book that would start her new series Fatal Truth on a high note.

Cain Killion knew that he might be one step away from being a serial killer just like his father. His only saving grace is he uses his gift with blood to take the edge off. Until one crime scene became all too familiar. With a haunting symbol linking the crime to his past and only one person would know what it means.

Some say that a person could take a lot before they go mentally insane. And what Mercy Ledger went through…witnessing her family being murder by the hands of Cai’s father should have done it. But Mercy was a resilient person. But when Cain and Mercy past comes back to haunt them will it kill them or drive both over the deep end.

I’ve read only two other books by Abbie Road and those where her Fatal Dreams Series, I must say that Saving Mercy tops either one of those. The plotline flows flawlessly without missing a beat.

I would recommend this book, it certainly had it all. I wouldn’t recommend it as a light reading material before bed.

Great start to a new series. Roads can make you think one thing while the story is going into another direction entirely.

Wow, totally devoured this book. It was a bloody good read – both figuratively and literally. This author has one sick and twisted mind that makes for fascinating stories.

Saving Mercy starts a new paranormal series but as with her first series its frightening addicting with tortured characters you immediately are immersed with and feel their pain and sorrow.

Reading a book by this author is like going on a mind bender – lock your seat belt and just hold on for the crazy ride!!

Depressing. Confusing. Creepy. I stayed with the book, but found it distasteful. I will not be reading book 2 in this series.

This book I would consider a physiological thriller with horror and paranormal romance all thrown in. This book can give you nightmare if you read it before bed but that is what this book so good. The book is a great start to this series. I have a hard time putting the right words to how this book is. You will feel love, sadness, fear and none stop suspense in this book. Two unlikely people find love, understanding and the will to live in this heart stopping book.

I really did not like the characters and the scene with him covering him self with the blood of the victim was too much.

I voluntarily received an ARC of Saving Mercy by Abbie Roads in exchange for an honest review.

Holy crap! That is all I could think for several minutes after finishing Saving Mercy. Abbie Roads is a magnificent artist and story teller and she has blown my mind once again.  I am constantly amazed at how she manages to combine so much pain and darkness with immense amounts of love to form her books.

Mercy and Cain are both so damaged and have been dealt a hand in life that no one should ever have to deal with and their pasts have intertwined to connect them in unimaginable ways. Seeing them struggle to deal with their tragic childhoods while facing new horrors kept me from putting this book down until I had read every last word.

Saving Mercy left me with the worst book-hangover I've had in a long time. I tried to start another book the next morning, but it just wasn't an Abbie Roads book.

A unrelenting undertone of horror accompanies every Abbie Roads’s story especially in the beginning—no one is spared their nightmares, no saviour that comes in the nick of time before someone is brutalised or irretrievably lost—after which the slow climb upwards from rock-bottom begins…and back into the metaphorical light. Much of the plot is more concerned with the journey towards redemption and healing, rather than the search for a killer; throw in the paranormal elements and ‘Saving Mercy’ gives a twist to paranormal suspense that takes it into thriller territory. But after the very exciting first quarter, I thought the story lost its steady pacing for a while as it focused on building character and atmosphere. The break was disorienting to say the least, when I was actually expecting the action to ramp up and not slow down.

But the long and short of it is, I’m not entirely sure how to rate a story that goes past what I’ve encountered so far on my paranormal reading jaunts.

Both Cain and Mercy are very badly damaged characters in some way or other, but their connection is (perhaps unbelievably) instant, bound by tragedy and horror—in the worst possible way. But because the paranormal realm does permit logic to be defied to some extent and Roads tries convince on more than one occasion, that it’s a pairing of soulmates or at least star-crossed lovers, not just of compatible individuals because of their shared history. Yet the tragic element seems overplayed at times and their being drawn to each other did seem at times, far-fetched.

The lean towards the occult, the blend of psychology and para-psychology—it’s all very well done here. Though Roads does skirt several taboo topics, and that definitely adds to the dark allure of the story: Cain's paranormal ability to tell a story from spilled blood, Mercy's the perception of intentions as well as her ability to foresee a few seconds of a future action and the strange sense that all this are possible in this realm that goes beyond quantitative means of writing. But ultimately, it becomes a huge mind fuck that made me think the end was quite a batty one when the twist finally arrived and a prominent thread was left hanging loose.

another awesome story by Ms. Roads. I truly can't get enough of her books. Good solid plot.

This is a dark gripping story of two damaged people drawn to each other by the evil that has dominate there lives. One of the things I love about this authors books is the paranormal aspects are not your run of the mill read your mind, see the future. Its always something totally unique.This is the first book in a new series and I cant wait for the next book.

Oh my gosh!!!! Fantastic book!!!! Loved it!!!
I read the first book in the series and I loved it.. and this book also freaking nailed it!!! Beautifully written and the story was amazing!!!! I love the mystery, the suspense and the romance all thrown out in this wonderfully written book! The characters are easy to like. And also I love how I was easily got carried away on all the scenes on this book. Really amazing read!! Loved it!! Ms. Abbie did it again!

#musread #bookhangoveralert

** review will be up on Kylie's Bookapalooza on release day**


If you know anything about me, it's that when I find an author I love I go all in, in my adoration and devotion to their novels.

If you follow me on any social media, you'll know that Abbie Roads is one of the authors that I would go to bat for, I would do just about anything to ensure she's able to keep writing, and Saving Mercy reinforces that desire ten fold.

I have LOVED both of Abbie's books so deeply. But this book goes beyond anything I've ever felt for her previous work. Saving Mercy is a book to be beat.


Poor Cain is the son of a serial killer, and even locked behind bars Killion haunts Cain's thoughts and decisions. On the other side of the coin is sweet Mercy, the only one to survive.

Abbie does a fantastic job in twisting this story to create doubt and suspense. Twists and turns, shock and betrayal all run deep throughout this written journey.

I cannot express my love for this book through written words. It's just not possible to do it justice.



I'll leave you with this, if I could have a novel lamented, yet still readable I'd do so with this book. That way, it would forever be preserved. Absolutely outstanding.

I loved Cain and Mercy. The connection between them was palpable. The whodunnit part of the story was excellent, and the set up for the next book intrigued me. I teared up a few times over the struggles both Cain and Mercy went through, but loved them together. I will definitely be reading the next book.