Darkest Mercy

{{Short description|2011 novel by Melissa Marr}}

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{{Infobox book |

| name = Darkest Mercy

| image = Darkest_Mercy_Cover.jpg

| caption =

| author = Melissa Marr

| cover_artist = Mark Tucker (photography)

| country = United States

| language = English

| series = Wicked Lovely

| genre = Young adult
Urban fantasy

| publisher = HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins

| release_date = February 22, 2011

| pages = 352

| media_type = Print (Hardcover)

| isbn = 978-0-0616-5925-6

| oclc = 666573450

| preceded_by = Radiant Shadows

}}

Darkest Mercy is an Urban fantasy novel by Melissa Marr. It is set in the same universe as Marr's previous YA novels, but is not a sequel to Radiant Shadows; rather, it is a follow-up to Wicked Lovely and Fragile Eternity.

Critical response

Kirkus found it hard work, "for fans only".{{cite web|title=Darkest Mercy|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/melissa-marr/darkest-mercy/|work=Kirkus Reviews}} However RT Book Reviews was much more positive, seeing it as an excellent if shocking conclusion to the series.{{cite web|last=Brennan|first=Kelly|title=Darkest Mercy|url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/darkest-mercy|work=RT Book Reviews|accessdate=5 October 2012}}

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