Burn Bright (Alpha and Omega, #5)

by Patricia Briggs

[Melanie]

My review and an extended sample of the audiobook are posted at Hotlistens.com.

So, this story takes place just after the events in Silence Fallen. Patricia Briggs continues to intertwine these two series even more. Bran is still gone from Aspen Creek with Charles acting as alpha to all the werewolves currently living there. He is also the one to look out for the wildlings. These are the wolves that are too broken to be part of the pack, but not bad enough that they have to be put down. Many of them are close to that point though.

I continue to love Charles and Anna (yes, I like them better than Mercy and Adam, but not by much, but if i had to choose between the two, I would pick Charles and Anna). I was excited that this story takes place in Aspen Creek, as Charles and Anna tend to travel a lot. It is sad that Bran is gone for most of the story, but he has his reasons. I will say that with Anna around, Charles doesn’t make a bad alpha. He would not make a good one without her. He is just too scary without her.

There is a bunch of action and suspense in this story. Charles and Anna go to investigate a strange call that Charles received from one of the Wildling’s mate. After what happens here (left intentionally vague), they decide that they need to talk to all the wildlings. Leah, Sage, Asil and Juste pair up and try to find all the wildlings to update them.. Tag, the berserker red headed werewolf also plays a large part in the story. It was nice spending times with all of these guys. I also enjoyed meeting the wildlings. They may be broken in werewolf terms, but they were all very interesting characters.

There is one scene where Charles and Anna are talking about Mercy and her time in Aspen Creek as a child. Let me just say, I’m glad that I didn’t have to raise Mercy. The pranks she played were… Well, they were just Mercy. This should not come to a surprise before, because her antics have been mentioned in previous books in both series. But, they always make me laugh out loud.

This book is a real rollercoaster of feels. Patty Briggs had me laughing, crying and on the edge of my seat throughout the entire book. She also left me surprised. The time that I get to spend with Leah has me looking at her in a new light. I don’t know of anyone who likes Leah, but I expect to see that change after this book.

Narration
This is tough for me. I love Holter Graham. He has always been the voice of Charles for me. However, in this book, his voices sound different. Now, I didn’t go back to listen to previous books to confirm that, but I know that it sounds different. I noticed mostly with Charles and Bran. I also know that I’m not the only one who thought so. I talked with a few people about while we were all listening together. The narration isn’t bad, just not the same as previous books, which is disappointing. I would still pick the audio over reading.

**I like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.