littleread1
Written on Mar 1, 2017
In the #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshifter has found her voice in the werewolf pack. But when Mercy’s bond with the pack—and her mate—is broken, she’ll learn what it truly means to be alone...
Attacked and abducted in her home territory, Mercy finds herself in the clutches of the most powerful vampire in the world, taken as a weapon to use against alpha werewolf Adam and the ruler of the Tri-Cities vampires. In coyote form, Mercy escapes—only to find herself without money, without clothing, and alone in the heart of Europe...
Unable to contact Adam and the rest of the pack, Mercy has allies to find and enemies to fight, and she needs to figure out which is which. Ancient powers stir, and Mercy must be her agile best to avoid causing a war between vampires and werewolves, and between werewolves and werewolves. And in the heart of the ancient city of Prague, old ghosts rise...
- ISBN10 0425281280
- ISBN13 9780425281284
- Publish Date 30 January 2018 (first published 7 March 2017)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Ace Books
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Pages 352
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780425281284
Reviews
Melanie
Written on Feb 17, 2017
Mercy Thompson is one of my favorite series. I just love that little coyote and all of her friends. And boy, does she have a lot of friends. A big wig vampire in Italy finds out just how many friends she has when he rams a truck into her SUV and kidnaps her. He’s very lucky that she doesn’t die in that wreck or he wouldn’t have survived long. Mercy has entirely too many very powerful friends.
So this story has Mercy mostly away from her friends as she has to deal with this vampire that kidnapped her. And of course, being Mercy, things aren’t as simple as a standard kidnapping. It is much more complex than that.
So, in this story we learn more about Marsilia’s past. Also some more about Wolf. There is also some information on Zeke, the submissive werewolf. We also get some time with Honey, who is still mourning her mate, Peter. I think the hardest part of this for Honey was people bringing up Peter. There is also some time with some goblins. I loved having some time with Elizaveta and Stefan too. There is also another werewolf from another pack to help pilot the plane, Matt Smith (no he isn’t the Doctor, so many great Doctor Who references in this one).
This story isn’t just told from Mercy’s POV. It also has some parts told by Adam’s POV. Because we are seeing the story from both people’s POV, there are some issues with the timeline in this story. Patty Briggs brings this up at the beginning of the book. She’s also really good of putting a little note at the beginning of each chapter so you know who’s narrating this part of the story and where we are in the timeline.
This was another great addition to the series. I enjoyed spending time with all of these characters. Some of these characters are ones that don’t get a lot of page time, like Elizaveta and Marsilia (not as the bad guy). I also liked to get spend time with Larry and the goblins. There’s also meeting the werewolf pack in Prague. Just all around fun.
“The blue room should be adequate for The Goblin King.”
“We don’t call ourselves that.” said Larry dryly. “It was just that one movie. I mean ‘Larry, The Goblin King’ just doesn’t have the right ring to it.”
I had one response from benjamin.shaw@it.pnnl.gov. It said, “Oh my f*ucking god damn flying flying f*cking monkeys. Where? Are you safe? How did you get away? Did you get a f*cking away?
He used astrix for the swear words. Apparently his work had had a discussion about swear words in professional emails with him. Being Ben, he actually increased the swear words but added asterixis. It made me laugh, even as my eyes watered with relief.
Narration
I’m sure that most of you already know my love for Lorelei King. She’s a favorite narrator of mine. She once again nails the narration of this story. However, this time, she isn’t alone. Since there are parts told from Adam’s POV, someone decided we should have a male narrator do those pieces. I thought that George Newbern did a great job. I’ve never listened to him before, but I he did good with all the accents and everything from the male POV. If you haven’t tried this series one audio, you really must. It is an audio only series for me (not that this is surprising. I have a ton of audio only series LOL).
**I like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
EBookObsessed
Written on Feb 2, 2017
Mercy is kidnapped and Adam needs the help of the vampires, the witches and the fae to get her back.
The recent declaration of the Columbia Basin Pack to protect their territory has caused all types of supernaturals to move into the neighborhood and make themselves at home. Even the humans are flocking into town to check it out.
It is also making several parties a little nervous and they want to poke the sleeping werewolf to see if they can truly keep the territory protected. They were told the most powerful supernatural in the area is one Mercedes Thompson-Hauptman.
This is the first time that a significant portion of the story was told by Adam. I think it was great to give Adam a voice and while he did get a small part is Frost Burned when he and the pack go missing, this was much larger and important in this story. Splitting the narrative in this story also worked to increase tension. Not only are we worried about what Mercy is going through, but Adam has to fly to Europe to confront the old vampire behind the abduction. He has to play a delicate game of politics with a being whose rule book has been around for centuries. He needs the help of Mercilia and Stefan to get it right.
I thought it was interesting that several old friends could not assist Adam and Mercy because when you are a long lived creature, such as Zee, you have had plenty of time to make enemies, and changing the background of this story to Europe, we are dealing with many older creatures who have long, long memories and using someone like Charles or Zee would work against them and be seen as a threat. So we are introduced to new friends, both through Adam’s story and Mercy’s story, who come in quite handy.
The story was great and the way it was written took the most advantage of the story plot. There are several twists, turns and surprises so that I had to do a quick re-read when I was finished to see if I could catch what I missed the first time. I love this series and hate that I will have to wait another year for more.
kimbacaffeinate
Written on Jan 21, 2017
- Mercy is smart, resourceful and badass. We learned more about Mercy and her abilities while she moved through Europe. She found herself in more than one pickle and handled it well.
- We spend time with Adam and his wolf. Gads, I love the man and love that he is both diplomatic and a complete alpha. We see him engage in enemy territory and use the resources and friendships he and Mercy have formed.
- Adam doesn't go to Europe alone, and I loved seeing these characters work together. It was impressive to see this motley team of power address the enemy.
- Doctor Who. I loved, loved, loved how Briggs weaved in Doctor Who references. I think I swooned when Adam knew who the doctors were. Briggs fed my inner nerd, and the whole character..yeah. AWESOME!
- The Vampire empires and Wolf clans of Europe....have mercy! I loved the darker threads, the ghosts, and other creatures we encountered. It was fun, exciting and dangerous with just enough flair that I could not set the book down.
- Despite the danger, Briggs managed to weave in the humor, snark, and bite. I love these characters.
Copy provided by publisher This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Book Reviewer