Titan Falls, like so many small towns, is almost entirely reliant on one industry - Titan Mills, whose owners have ruled the town for generations. But the mill is struggling; environmental rules and foreign competition are taking their toll. The weight of that hangs heavy over the town and its residents. Still Cal and June McAllister are still allowed to lord over the town, despite the way the townsfolk feel about the mill layoffs and June's imperious attitude. Neither of them is about to give up what they've fought so hard for, so when the blame for the bus accident gets laid on Zeke Snow, they work to keep the pressure on to capture Zeke and to rid the area of the Snows.

It turns out the McAllisters have secrets to keep hidden. Secrets that go back decades, secrets that aren't entirely hidden but townsfolk can only consider them rumor without proof. And none of them is about to push the McAllisters to find the truth.

Mercy Snow is determined to protect both her brother and her little sister. While the accident threatens to undermine all of her efforts, it also offers her the chance to redeem her family name. The three Snow children work to stay alive and together, using their knowledge of the land and its bounty. It might just be enough to save them - if the McAllisters aren't able to turn the town against them at every turn, putting Zeke in jail and Hannah in protective custody.

I'll admit that Baker uses too many similes for my taste and that always colors my opinion of a book. But Baker was also able to really create the feel of the weight of the town's desperation, heightened by the winter setting. She did a great job of pulling a cast of townsfolk to the fore and using them as pawns in the underlying battle between the McAllisters and the Snows. Sure, some of the people of the town were a little cliche, but there were enough really interesting characters to allow me to overlook that.

Baker had a surprise for me just a few pages into the book that really drew me into the story. There were clues throughout the book to undercover the secrets that had been slowly being revealed and Baker pulled them together in the end. Although I felt certain that the book had to end with some sadness, I still didn't see how everything was going to end up. You know I loved that. I wasn't a fan of the final chapter of the book, with its focus on June; but, otherwise, I was very satisfied by the way everything ended.

Mercy Snow was an interesting book. I felt like it started slow and I struggled some. Then, about 70 pages in, it took off. I was totally hooked and could not put it down. The who done it was given away early, yet the clues kept coming and many more secrets were shared. It is amazing how in a small town where everyone knows everyone that the degree of separation is incredibly small. As each part of the story was revealed, I was more and more involved with the characters. I wanted everyone to get their happy ending. Some did, some did not.


This is a unique story. I would love to know more about how the characters moved on with their lives and if they recovered from the trauma’s and decisions that were made. Tiffany Baker was able to write a story that had me caring for the characters and wanting them to be happy and safe. The ending made me sad since I was hoping for a different ending but I did feel satisfied that the story had an ending. The reader is not left hanging to guess what happen to the characters. I will recommend this, just have some patience through the first few chapters, it is definitely worth finishing.

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Thank you for extending the ARC of "Mercy Snow" to me -- I was unable to finish this book before it expired, so I plan to purchase a copy and read it Thank you anyway!