Kushiel's Mercy

[Inle_Rabbit]

I just finished the last book of a series that I have LOVED. Kushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey. All these books have had different effects on me. At the conclusion of this last and final book in the Kushiel series makes me want to cry, be happy and have sex all at the same time. (Yes, the book was that good) It was an a perfect end to the storey. I don't want to divulge to many details and become a spoiler for anyone who has yet to read the book but I couldn't have imagined a better ending.

I can't wait for Ms. Carey's next book to come out Naamah's Gift. I am eager to read what happened with the remainder of the lives of these favorite characters. I know, the next book will be set several generations after these first six, but you know she is going to say something about them! They are part of the history of that land and it will be mentioned. I've already pre-ordered the book from Amazon. Mostly because I didn't know Kushiel's Mercyhad come out for almost 2 months after its release! I want to be surprised next year with the damned book on my doorstep!

The last two books of the Kushiel series have really impacted me more than I would have ever imagined. I think as I grow older and my life has taken on different aspects different things speak to me that have not in the past. (Spoiler Alert, Kushiel's Justice) When Imriel was expecting his first child with Dorelei I was pregnant with my first son. While reading those parts of that book I cried. I cried with happiness, I cried with sorrow, it was as if a whole new world of emotions that I had never felt before were unfolding to me. That I too was a parent and I had those same feelings for my son, that I too was growing larger and rounder and wanted to eat sweet things. A connection that I have never felt before.

Let's just say that I love these books and though I've read the first three so much the covers are falling off. I will read them again and again until I have to buy new ones and then I will read those over and over as well. Wonderful insightful books all of them.

[Liyoness]

Aug. 28, 2008 at 5:44 PM

I really didn't like the turn she took with Imriel.. Obviously Phedre's story was "done" so she had to move on to him, I understand that.. But I dunno.. She kinda lost a bit of her gift with him, I think.. I dunno.. Sidonie doesn't overly impress me- I honestly don't understand the chemistry (well, I understand why she gave them chemistry, but I feel no chemistry between them the way she had it between Phedre and Joselin).. I cried through the first three books, but these next ones just aren't tugging at me emotionally.. (I'm almost done Kushiel's Justice, so don't spoil Kushiel's Mercy for me!).. I dunno, I had the opposite feeling from you (maybe it's because I'm currently 9 months pregnant??) - I just don't think he cared about his child as more than a pride thing.. She failed to capture the emotion of what happened.. *Shrug* But everyone has their different take on things.. Personally my favourite book was Kushiel's Avatar (which is only slightly above the first in my opinion), but my mom didn't get as much from that book as I did.

Anyway, just randomly stopped by.. I did a Kushiel search and this was the only journal entry that came up, so I figured I'd offer somewhat of a discussion on my take on the books.. :P  I can't wait to trudge through the last quarter of this book and then I'm onto the last. I hope it ends as perfectly as you suggest.