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Series: Saint and Sinners #4
Publication date: June 3rd, 2021
Pages: 314
Synopsis:
Saint, Cash, Brutal, and Mercer are everything to me. A fact I should not have let slip.
A battle rages and only the last man standing claims victory.
I must take back what's mine amid deception, lies, and a city-wide gang war laying waste to all in its path.
The question is will the men I love be standing with me?
Mercer is a dark contemporary romance harem romance. This is the final book in the series and features language, dark themes, and sexual scenes. If you're cool with that, dive in!
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Review:
The revelation that Mercer was not who he claimed to be was the wildest twist in Adeline's life to date. And she's been through some twists and turns lately that could only be found within the pages of fiction. She had already suffered the betrayal of her best friend and now one of the men she had lost her heart to was also holding a lot more secrets than she could have ever imagined. However, despite this fact, Adeline can't seem to let go of the feelings she had for Mercer turned Jasper. Now she not only has to find a way to reunite the boys but also come to terms with the fact that Mercer was an illusion. She has to decide whether she can let go of the man she loved or potentially rediscover that love with the true person behind the mask.
Jasper is everything that Mercer wasn't. He is serious, steadfast, and has an air of danger where Mercer was nothing but smiles and laughter. Jasper, while maintaining his secret mission, has decided to do everything he can to assist Adeline in her pursuit of the ledger while also trying to woo himself back into her good graces.
The gangs in the city are in an uproar and the new leader of the Kings will stop at nothing to force Adeline to hand it over. Even if that means playing Adeline's weaknesses against her. Can Adeline find a way to reunite The Merchants, explore a new relationship with the true form of her lover, find the ledger that her best friend has stashed away, and keep all the gangs of the city from banding together against The Merchants?
I never got a real feel for Mercer as a character throughout the past three books as he was always simply lurking in the shadows. He was always so accepting of Adeline's lies and betrayals which made me wonder whether he had his own. That would obviously make him a lot more understanding. Especially when it came to Adeline pretending to be someone she wasn't. I definitely loved Jasper when he started showing his determined nature. Where Mercer used to make subtle flirtatious remarks or advances, Jasper was extremely straightforward. If I didn't love Brutal completely, I may be able to be swayed to Team Jasper.
The wrap-up to this series was stellar albeit a little quick. It seemed the majority of the book was focused on Jasper's mysteries and his reconnecting with Adeline so that everything seemed to be tied up in a pretty little bow within the last 20% of the book. There really was no way else to map out the storyline in this case. The author had to get the relationship between Adeline and Jasper established while also having some pull back from Adeline. If there had been a fifth perhaps it could have been expanded a bit more so it flowed better but even then, it wasn't a deal breaker. I still thoroughly enjoyed the book and think it was the perfect ending to the binge-worthy series.
