Summary
“In the midst of happy memories of licking the chocolate chip cookie batter . . . Adam
spotted a woman on the ground.”
Adam, an eighteen year-old with autism, unwittingly gets caught up in the evil network of human trafficking the day he finds Marina on the ground. Nursing fresh wounds from losing his mother, Adam is ecstatic to accept a new mother figure into his life. He longs for someone to take walks with and who will watch nature videos with him. He can't fathom, however, the horrific existence Marina has led prior to appearing in his neighborhood.
Marina, abducted from her country of Moldova, has landed in America and somehow managed to escape. Starving, filthy, and exhausted, she has nowhere to turn and desperately needs Adam's assistance. But what will Adam's father think of him allowing this emaciated refugee into their home?
Adam's father Bruce has his own troubles as the sole caregiver of Adam while trying to hold down a regular job. How will he take on the added responsibility of protecting Marina from the traffickers who are intent on recapturing her? Can he successfully protect both her and his childlike son?
My Thoughts
When I received the review request for True Mercy I was immediately interested. The plot sounds gripping and very deep. And, to my pleasure, that is what this book was.
I did enjoy this book pretty well. There were things I didn't exactly love, like some of the character development and dialogue, but it was a good read overall. I would probably recommend this book and maybe even read it again myself sometime.
*Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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