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Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
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With Moon Called Patricia Briggs stirs up a storyline containing great action, a few sprinkles of romance, and a dash of adventure. This is the first installment in the Mercy Thompson contemporary fantasy book series.
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Mercy, the shapeshifting coyote heroine, is working in her mechanic shop when Mac, a newly-turned werewolf stumbles in seeking shelter and food. Mercy is initially reluctant to help him because she makes it a point of staying out of werewolf matters. Additionally, because this werewolf isn’t a member of the local clan she knows he’s technically considered a trespasser, a situation that often times results in death. However, she can sense that this young werewolf knows next to nothing about his situation so she decides to give him a job working in her garage and let him sleep there at night.
The action begins when she discovers he’s being hunted by other werewolves and humans. A fight ensues and Mercy ends up killing a werewolf while defending Mac. It’s then that she realizes she needs the help of the local Alpha, Adam.
Although her intent is to place these problems in the hands of the local werewolf clan, when a werewolf turns up dead on her doorstep and two of her closest werewolf friends are kidnapped (one of which is a teenage girl), Mercy realizes she can no longer sit on the sideline and watch the story unfold. She joins the hunt for the kidnapped victims and their persecutors and along the way learns some surprising facts about the werewolves she thought she knew.
What follows is a great story by Patricia Briggs involving the local vampire seethe, a new group of deadly werewolves, local witches, and a gremlin. Although she considers some of these characters to be her friends, the situation at hand forces the different races to side with their on kind. Thus, Mercy finds herself unsure of who she can trust.
Patricia Briggs has created a wonderful character with Mercy Thompson. Mercy is strong but yet vulnerable at the same time – something many readers can probably relate to. One admirable character trait is her ability to step out of the limelight and let other (often stronger or knowledgeable) characters provide assistance when she gets in over her head. Additionally, she doesn’t try to be the “super heroine” that’s so headstrong she ends up getting into deeper trouble. Quite the contrary: she asks for help when she truly needs it. Mercy also has a wry sense of humor which Patricia Briggs inserts nicely into the storyline.
Patricia Briggs includes a proper balance of sexual tension and action adventure, something both the romance and contemporary fantasy fans will appreciate. The story flows beautifully and has an ending that is as surprising as it is well written.
In summation, with Moon Called Patricia Briggs has once again spun a believable tale of werewolves, vampires, and witches in modern day society. Any fantasy book that makes you think "hmmn, this could really happen" has done its job as a paranormal fantasy book. Patricia Briggs delivers ten-fold.
You’ll definitely want to purchase Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, Book 1) as well as the other books in the Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson fantasy series.
My Sexy Werewolf Obsession
Posted by: | CommentsAs you know, I love reading books on contemporary fantasy. You know, the books that take place in modern day but also include characters that have special powers. Some would call them monsters – I personally love them and love reading about them.
One genre that really captures my attention are stories that include a sexy male werewolf character. There’s something about a tall, somewhat hairy, incredibly virile and strong “otherworldly” type that appeals to me. So I’ve summarized the books that include characters that fit this category below:
Women of the Underworld Series by Kelley Armstrong
There are two sexy male werewolves in this series: Clayton and Jeremy. Clayton is the love interest of the main character, Elena. Elena is the only known female werewolf in the world. She became one when Clayton purposefully bit her. Now, you may wonder, “what’s so sexy about a guy that bit a woman and deliberately made her into a werewolf?” Well, you have to read the books to understand. Elena and Clayton have a complex relationship that we learn more about as the series progresses.
The next sexy werewolf in the series is Jeremy. Jeremy is the Alpha of the local werewolf pack. He’s older than Elena and Clayton, more of a father figure. However, he’s incredibly handsome, level-headed and strong. He’s also single. There are several events in the books that require Jeremy to show just how powerful he can be and in my mind, that simply makes him all the more appealing!
Purchase the entire series of Kelley Armstrong books that contain these characters:
Bitten: Women of the Otherworld Book 1
Stolen: Women of the Otherworld Book 2
Broken: Women of the Otherworld Book 6
Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggs’ books contain several characters that fall into the “sexy werewolf” category, but there are two that stand out: Adam and Samuel. Adam is the local Alpha with a fairly large pack containing both male and female werewolves. Adam is totally entrenched in living a normal human life and usually keeps to himself. However, in the second book in the series he’s kidnapped. This forces Mercy (the heroine of the series), along with some of Adam’s pack members, to go looking for him. Adam is sexy because he’s so level-headed and calm and will die for any of his loyal pack members and friends. It’s only in the second book that we see some vulnerability, but that’s only because his daughter’s life is at stake.
Samuel, a physician, is totally enamored of Mercy. Mercy, one of the most practical and unassuming female characters you’ll come across in any paranormal fantasy book, doesn’t lead Samuel on. And Samuel doesn’t force himself on her but instead, patiently pursues her. Samuel is the strong-but-silent type. He’s also quite gorgeous, but what puts him in the “sexy werewolf” category is his kindness. Yes, there’s incredible strength there as well but he never abuses it.
There are 3 books in this series and both of them are fantastic. You can read a review of
Blood Bound, Moon Called, and Iron Kissed at this site.
Even if you’re not into the “sexy werewolf” thing, readers of paranormal fantasy will definitely appreciate the solid storylines in these books. The writing flows well, it’s full of dialogue and action, and the characters are believable. Read at least one book in each of the two series I described above and tell me if they aren’t as great as I’ve said. When done, come back and drop me a line in the comments section.
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