Some themes and topics in Jodi Picoult's *Mercy* that could help you draw connections to other books in a library are:
* **Ethical and emotional issues** The book explores highly charged ethical and emotional issues, such as what one would do for someone they love, and if they would lie, leave, or kill for them 【1】.
* **Romantic love** The nature of romantic love and its impact on the dynamics and power balances within a relationship is a central theme 【2】.
* **Power dynamics** The book explores themes of power dynamics in romantic relationships 【3】.
* **Familial duty** *Mercy* also explores the weight of familial duty 【3】.
* **Mercy and the law** Another theme present in the novel is mercy and the law 【3】.