Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #7) Hachette/Orbit Books (March 2013) Ebook, 368 pages Urban Fantasy Frost Burned is book number 7 in the Mercy Thompson series and this is one series that delightfully has not lost its spark over time. Over the last two books Briggs’ seems to have cleverly changed the setting or scenario so that the writing remains fresh and interesting. I should also add that it was most definitely better than River Marked, the last instalment. The storyline centres around the kidnapping of the whole…
Each month we’ll be sharing our best reads from the previous month. Theses books won’t be limited to new releases, but they will be books we loved and want you guys to know about. So here are our April recommendations. CAROLYN Love with a Chance of Zombies by Delphine Dryden is a fun novella packed full of lust, sex and zombies. But don’t worry, the sex isn’t between zombies or human and zombie, but between two humans – the best kind. Sex with a zombie? Um, no. But, being a huge…
FAIR GAME (Alpha & Omega #3) by Patricia Briggs PUBLISHER: Orbit (UK) | Penguin (USA) RELEASE DATE: March 2012 FORMAT: Ebook, 304 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy SUMMARY: They say opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son-and enforcer-of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant alpha. While Anna, an omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind. Now that the werewolves have revealed themselves to humans, they can’t afford any bad publicity. Infractions that…
BLOOD BOUND (Mercedes Thompson #2) by Patricia Briggs PUBLISHER: Orbit (UK) | Ace (US) RELEASE DATE: July 2008 (UK) | Jan 2007 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 326 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy Under the rule of science, there are no witch burnings allowed, no water trials or public lynchings. In return, the average law-abiding, solid citizen has little to worry about from the things that go bump in the night. Sometimes I wish I was an average citizen… Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places – and in dark ones. And now…
Moon Called (Mercedes Thompson #1) by Patricia Briggs Orbit (June 2008) Paperback, 308 pages Urban Fantasy ‘I didn’t realize he was a werewolf at first. My nose isn’t at its best when surrounded by axle grease and burnt oil…’ Mercedes Thompson runs a garage in the Tri-Cities. She’s a mechanic, and a damn good one, who spends her spare time karate training and tinkering with a VW bus that happens to belong to a vampire. Her next-door neighbour is an alpha werewolf – literally, the leader of the pack. And…
I have many series on my shelves which I haven’t even dipped into yet, as well as those I’ve devoured and loved, and I am certain I will keep adding more. Although I do enjoy the stand alone novel, I especially love a series. I enjoy getting to know the characters further than just one book allows and the characters become my friends – to escape into their world just for a little while is a real pleasure. Once a month I will be spotlighting a series, just so we…
Title: River Marked (Mercy Thompson #6) Author: Patricia Briggs Publisher: Orbit (UK) | Ace (US) Publication Date: March 2011 Ebook: 326 Pages Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Own Copy Reviewed by: Laura RATING: 8/10 – Brilliant, couldn’t put it down SUMMARY: Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. She’s never known any others of her kind. Until now….
SILVER BORNE (Mercy Thompson #5) by Patricia Briggs PUBLISHER: Orbit (UK) | Penguin (USA) RELEASE DATE: 30th March 2010 FORMAT: Paperback, 342 Pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy When mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson attempts to return a powerful Fae book she’d previously borrowed in an act of desperation, she finds the bookstore locked up and closed down. It seems the book contains secret knowledge – and the Fae will do just about anything to keep it out of the wrong hands. And if that doesn’t take enough of Mercy’s attention, her…
Title: Mercy Thompson: Homecoming (Mercy Thompson Prequel) Author: Patricia Briggs Publisher: Del Rey/ Dabel Brothers (Graphic Novel) Publication Date: August 2009 Hardback: 168 pages Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Own Copy Reviewed by: Laura RATING: 5/10 – Take it or leave it BACK COVER SUMMARY: Mercy Thompson is a walker, a magical being with the power to transform into a coyote. She lives on the fine line dividing the everyday world from a darker dimension, observing the supernatural community while standing apart. When Mercy travels to the Tri-Cities of Washington for…
