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# Book Review: Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 / permalink
Frost Burned by Patricia BriggsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I don't know what voodoo writing master that Patricia Briggs prays to, but she cannot write a bad book. This one is fantastic. I absolutely love Mercy. I am not going to go into what is what. If you like the other Mercy books, you will love this one. So good.
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Labels: 5 stars, book review, Frost Burned, mercy thompson, Patricia Briggs
# River Marked Review
Sunday, December 9, 2012 / permalink
Coyote shifter Mercy Thompson knows that life with her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam, will never be boring,, but even their wedding doesn't go as planned. Nevertheless, a ten-day honeymoon camping on the banks of the Columbia River, alone, just the two of them, should make up for it. But the trip - and the pimped-out trailer they're using - is courtesy of the fae. And nothing from the fae comes without strings attached...
Being a different breed of shapeshifter - a walker - Mercy can see ghosts, but the spirit of her long-gone father has never visited her. Until now. An evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River - and innocent people are dying. As other walkers make their presence know to Mercy, she must reconnect with her heritage to exorcise the world of the legend known as the river devil.
Bum bum bum bum.... bum bum bum bummmmmm... Okay enough with the wedding march. Mercy and Adam get hitched in the beginning of this one. Pretty awesome! SO they get to go away on a fantastic honeymoon.. where they umm.. get to stay in a trailer... stay with me now guys. I thought that was like the lamest honeymoon ever, but who am I to judge? Anywho she finds herself entangled with the local native american tribe and they are out to stop the river monster. I really loved this one. It never ceases to amaze me how creative Patricia Briggs is. She is easily one of my favorite authors. Mercy is so bad ass and selfless. I just love her. We get to find out a bit more about her dad in this one as well, which is pretty cool. I really love all the native american lore in this book. The story is just fantastic and I never got bored. If you love the Mercy series, you will love this one. Can't wait until the next!
Again, whoever does these is amazing. They are always just so perfect for the story. Here we can see the petroglyphs that are mentioned in the story. Also Mercy is looking all Native Americanish. It's just really awesome. I never have anything negative to say about these!
Labels: 5 stars, book review, mercy thompson, Patricia Briggs
# Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs Review
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 / permalink
New in the #1 "New York Times" bestselling urban fantasy series.
In a world where "witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live beside ordinary people" ("Booklist"), it takes a very unusual woman to call it home. By day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shape-shifter with some unusual talents, Mercy's found herself maintaining a tenuous harmony between the human and the not-so- human on more than one occasion. This time she may get more than she bargained for
Mercy is suffering from the rape that happened in the last book. She is trying to figure out how to deal with what happened to her. She finally picks Adam as her mate, but she is suffering crippling panic attacks at his touch. The Vampire Marsilia wants Mercy’s head for killing two of her number. Mercy gets nasty crossed bones on the door of her garage, not knowing for sure what they mean; she goes out of town to help a friend with a ghost problem. I really liked this aspect of the book. I just wish it was longer in this section because it felt a bit rushed. Let’s just say after Mercy gets to her friend’s house the crap starts to hit the fan. The pace quickens so drastically, but luckily the book is awesome, so it works. I love her writing style. Great book!
Have I said how much I love the cover art lol? I do. I LOVE the cover art in this series. Mercy is hot with her mechanic stuff! I love she has her trusty fae walking stick too. The art is just beautiful. I have no idea if it's real honest to goodness hand drawn, or digital. It's just so fitting.
Labels: 5 stars, book review, Patricia Briggs
# Silver Borne Review
Monday, December 3, 2012 / permalink
Being a mechanic is hard work. Mercy Thompson, for instance, just spent the last couple of months trying to evade the murderous queen of the local vampire seethe, and now the leader of the werewolf pack - who's maybe-more-than-just-a-friend - has asked for her help. A book of fae secrets has come to light and they're all about to find out how implacable - and dangerous - the fae can be.
Mercy Thompson is back again in ‘Silver Borne’. This installment has Mercy dealing with the problems of being the Alpha’s mate. She is sure someone is trying to intrude on her mate bond. With someone in the pack at her heels, and lonewolf Samuel’s turn for the suicidal, things are very complex for Mercy. I loved the background given for the characters in this one. Mercy is a strong character and I love that the author doesn’t stumble with that part of Mercy’s personality. Mercy is always willing to do what needs to be done. Mercy not only finds herself dealing with Sam the wolf, but trying to pull Samuel the man back from being lost to wolf. The Fae as always, are trying to bring Mercy down. Last book Mercy borrowed a book from Finn, this book it seems the Fae want it back, and when Finn goes missing, things get hectic for her. The book kind of lost its momentum towards the end, but then mercifully (lol) came back together. Mercy handles all of this is a delightfully, wonderfully written book.
This is a gorgeous cover. I absolutely love the model in the picture. She is so pretty. The cover is great for the book showing Mercy holding a book. Since she is in possession of a special book in the story, it's fitting for the cover to show the old books. I love that she also has a rag in her back pocket. It's a throwback to her being a mechanic. Awesome cover!
Labels: 4 stars, book review, Patricia Briggs
