When Marley was seventeen her mother and she moved to Mercury, Pennsylvania where Marley quickly met the Joseph family. Baylor, the oldest brother, may have talked to her first, but it’s Waylon who really catches her eye. Marley soon finds herself invited to dinner at the Joseph’s home by Elise, the matriarch of the Joseph family. Before she knows it Marley finds herself immersed in the Joseph family and their roofing business–Joseph & Sons Roofing–a company started by Mick, a company that he expects each of his sons to join, even the youngest brother Shay. Before she knows it she is married and a mother, not only to her own child but to the entire Joseph clan, but when a discovery is made in the attic of a church family secrets begin to threaten the life that she has created and those she has created it with.
Mercury is not the typical genre that I find myself reading; that being said I did, for the most part, enjoy this novel. The writing style greatly allowed me to immerse myself into the lives of Marley and the Joseph family. I felt as though I could understand their feelings and emotions, along with their decisions and motivations. I was also able to experience, along with the characters, their personal growth and development. Mercury is a raw, honest novel that contains some significant themes, such as family and loneliness, regret and redemption, and forgiveness. Overall the novel was a little slow for my tastes; it took too long to get to the discovery in the church and the resulting effects, but I still enjoyed it.
Mercury is not the typical genre that I find myself reading; that being said I did, for the most part, enjoy this novel. The writing style greatly allowed me to immerse myself into the lives of Marley and the Joseph family. I felt as though I could understand their feelings and emotions, along with their decisions and motivations. I was also able to experience, along with the characters, their personal growth and development. Mercury is a raw, honest novel that contains some significant themes, such as family and loneliness, regret and redemption, and forgiveness. Overall the novel was a little slow for my tastes; it took too long to get to the discovery in the church and the resulting effects, but I still enjoyed it.