Ass Stars!
The Hauptmans: Adam and Mercedes
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This is theth book in the Mercy Thompson series I feel like I have been waiting FOREVER for this book to come out! I was so happy to get more Mercy and Adam!
FYI If you havent read books, there may be a few spoilers.
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We start out with Mercy and Adams daughter Jesse out Black Friday shopping, Mercy wrecks her beloved rabbit and tries to get ahold of Adam, She cant reach him. Or anyone in the pack for that matter, The pack, Adam included has been taken, Mercy can tell through her bond with Adam that he is alive, but he is also in pain and raging, She has to figure out what to do, . .
It was like triage, Decision one preserve those who were safe, Decision two retrieve the rest, Decision three make the ones who took them regret it,
Mercy must first make sure that Jesse is safe, along with Kyle Warrens mate who wasnt abducted and Ben, the only one in Adams pack to get away I ltBen!.
Luckily, Mercy has many friends including a fae, halffae, and Vampire So glad to see Stephan again! Getting Adam and his pack free and out of danger is only half the battle.
As we know, Mercy is a magnet for trouble, Some one has a bigger plan for Mercy, needing to use her for her skinwalker talents, She finds that the abduction, and the people who are after her are all intertwined, Mercy has to do what she can to help, even if it means sacrificing herself to do it,
“But Adam, good and evil are real you know better than anyone, I have to do the right thing, If not, Im no better than that”
I will make this short and sweet, . . I LOVE THESE BOOKS! This is one of those series I have been reading for years and I look forward to a new book every time one comes out! Adam is the best.
The ultimate Alpha man! I guess it doesnt hurt that he is a true alpha, . . and Mercy is just a bad ass, Love those two together. If you like Urban Fantasy/PNR type books full of werewolves, shape shifters, skin walkers, vampires, faes, and many other supernatural beings with a kick ass heroine and sexy , tough alpha male these are for you!!!
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Some of my favorite lines.
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“You should know better, There are some things you never name out loud, like Macbeth, the IRS, and Voldemort, ”
Dominant werewolves are control freaks,
This, this was his Mercy, and he wanted her mind, body, and soul, she was his, And he was hers.
“Youll be the death of me,” he told me, “I wish you could be less bold, less brave less driven by right and wrong, ”
“Too bad for you, ” I commiserated.
“I love you, ” he said
“I know,” I told him seriously, “How could you help it”
He laughed again and rolled over until I was on the bottom, and flexed his hips against mine,
“I tried,” he whispered in my ear, “But it didnt work. ”
“Its like that bit The Princess Bride,” I told him, “When Vizzini says, You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, Never go against an ancient Italian vampire when death is on the line, ”
I was going to fight vampires and my name wasnt Buffy I was so screwed, FebruaryReread. Buddy read with Sarah and Erica,
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I can't believe that I haven't written a review of this one, That seems so foreign to me, especially since I just reread it a little over a year ago, But, I guess that gives me time to write my review now,
I'm not sure I love it quite as much as my original thoughts below, but I do love this book still, Mercy and Adam are, as always, amazing, And we even get a couple of chapters from Adam's pointofview! He's much calmer in his head than I might have expected, but Mercy gives a very good reason for that in this book, and it makes sense.
I love Adam, completely.
There's not a whole lot of a chance to figure out who the baddie is in this book until it's revealed to you and that's probably my only complaint.
I like to have the opportunity to determine what is going on, and who is calling the shots, Even if I never can figure it out and there've been a few books out there that have thoroughly stumped me I love those the best, being able to see the breadcrumbs on rereads is a real pleasure for me.
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didn't remember as much of this book as some of the previous books in the series, and that's probably because this is only the third time I've read this book.
Still, I didn't see the clues I was hoping for throughout the story,
Even despite that, I love this book, The first obstacle as Mercy calls it, her 'triage' of the situation is fraught with suspense, I love this part of the book even though there's a ton of worry in my head for all these characters that I love, And there's a huge heartbreak that I can feel in my chest, still, The second, and in truth real, obstacle is, . . scary. I can't say more than that for fear of revealing any of the truth, but it scared the hell out of me, And scared me more that Mercy decided to fight that fight, She speaks the truth when she says that all that is required for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing, but she's so damn vulnerable! I don't like my heroines invulnerable, but I'd love it if Mercy could find some mithril armor or something.
Also, I loved all the geekish references throughout the book, They added some muchneeded levity in very scary and wrenching moments,
This book is another excellent addition to the series, and I can't wait to continue my reread,
I have two minor complaints as a whole with this series:
, Patricia Briggs ends the books REALLY abruptly, It's not cliffhangerabruptly, usually, but I always feel like I could have used a couple extra pages of denoument to bring me down off the high of the climax.
. In order for Mercy to fight the 'bigbad' at the end, Adam is ALWAYS taken out of commission somehow, Probably because he's so much stronger, physically, and able to take on damn near anything, But after several books it just starts to, . . become noticeable.
Some spoiler thoughts:
Original thoughts:
AhMazeIng,
Really loved this book, Fantastic and beautifully written. I actually would have liked it to be a bit longer because I feel like a couple of threads could have been expanded a bit more,
And, as always, Patricia Briggs leaves me wanting more, more, more, .