By Patricia Briggs
Mercy Thompson Book 14
Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice rating: 🌶️
Blurb
Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must stop a disaster of world-shattering proportions in this exhilarating entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
In the supernatural realms, there are creatures who belong to winter. I am not one of them. But like the coyote I can become at will, I am adaptable. My name is Mercy Thompson Hauptman, and my mate, Adam, is the werewolf who leads the Columbia Basin Pack, the pack charged with keeping the people who live and work in the Tri-Cities of Washington State safe. It’s a hard job, and it doesn’t leave much room for side quests. Which is why when I needed to travel to Montana to help my brother, I intended to go by myself. But I’m not alone anymore. Together, Adam and I find ourselves trapped with strangers in a lodge in the heart of the wilderness, in the teeth of a storm of legendary power, only to discover my brother’s issues are a tiny part of a problem much bigger than we could have imagined. Arcane and ancient magics are at work that could, unless we are very careful, bring about the end of the world. . . .
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Read if you Like:
❄️ Coyote shapeshifter
❄️ Multiple POVs
❄️ Norse mythology
❄️ Strong heroines
❄️ Paranormal politics
My Thoughts:
Last year I read all of the Mercy Thompson books. It's such a fun series! I was super excited about the newest installment! This installment has some fun Norse mythology influence which was fun.
One thing I love about this series is how interesting the characters and world are! I love how the magic connects the pack and all of the members are such interesting characters. Patrica Briggs doesn't shy away from writing characters that are hard to like and you can tell she has a strong sense of who each of her characters is. We saw less of the pack in this story than in some others and I did miss them a bit. While I love Adam and Mercy, their relationship is pretty stable at this point so I like reading about the different relationships in the pack.
The magic in this series is fascinating! I love how a number of mythologies and religious traditions are combined in a way that makes sense. We get types of paranormals we are familiar with like vampires and werewolves but they are each their own really interesting version of paranormals with a whole set of rules. The length of the series allows for really complex magical creatures and rules without world-building being overwhelming.
This series is one you want to start from the beginning. I had forgotten some of the details of the last book and was able to figure out what I had forgotten but you would lose the depth of the characters and be confused about how things worked if you tried to jump in part way.
This world is so interesting and I really enjoyed the addition of this installment! It wasn't my favorite of the series but I still enjoyed being back in the world with characters I love. I will say that it feels pretty wintery for a book coming out in June so if you are a reader who really likes seasonally congruent reads I might save it for a few months.
🌶️ - There is one steamy scene in this book but while it doesn't fade to black there is almost no detail. I think it could have been in a YA book with no issue. However, that is not the case for some of the earlier books for those who are considering trying the series.
Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing for Providing me with an eARC. All opinions are my own.
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