The Merciless

By: Danielle Vega

Narrated by: Amy Rubinate

Brooklyn Stevens sits in a pool of her own blood, tied up and gagged. No one outside of these dank basement walls knows she's here. No one can hear her scream.

A terrifying tale in the tradition of Carrie and The Exorcist.

Sofia Flores knows she shouldn't have gotten involved. When she befriended Riley, Grace, and Alexis on her first day at school, she admired them, with their perfect hair and their good-girl ways. They said they wanted to save Brooklyn. They wanted to help her. Sofia didn't realize they believed Brooklyn was possessed.

Now, Riley and the girls are performing an exorcism on Brooklyn - but their idea of an exorcism is closer to torture than salvation. All Sofia wants is to get out of this house. But there is no way out. Sofia can't go against the other girls…unless she wants to be next….

For mature audiences only.

©2014 Alloy Entertainment. (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Recorded by arrangement with Razorbill, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.

average ya story

This story was entertaining...but not thought provoking or edgy literature. The quality of the story was akin to a made for tv movie. The narrators has a pleasant voice and did an adequate, if not memorable performance.

Ok

Good start. Characters were well created. Weak middle and end. started to lose interest about half way through.

Was pretty good- until the ending.

The book was pretty interesting, some parts were even great, but the ending was the absolute definition of "meh".

Means girls with “evil doing” surprise ending

This starts off kind of like Mean girls, new girl - 3 popular girls- outcast girl- 3 popular girls wanting to save the outcast. Knew the exorcism was coming but more like torture to get someone to talk. Toward end when you think the book would start to wind down it starts again for a quick burst.

Thoroughly entertained.

Great pacing for such a short book. The narration was incredible and I will listen to/ read this author again. Highly recommended to lovers of this genre.