We are left with an open ending and a few questions that have me already pining for the next book in the series. If you haven’t read Briggs’ Alpha & Omega series set in the same world, I encourage you to do so. Fans of urban fantasy and shifters should have this book & series on their bookshelves. We continually see growth from these characters and fresh problems to hunt down.īriggs mixes in some humor and quieter moments that balanced out the action and mystery. That, combined with the allies and enemies they have formed, makes this one of my most anticipated releases each year. The characters are a huge draw for me from Mercy and Adams’ bond to the unique dynamics of the Tri-Cities Pack. This series just gets better with each installment and I am curious to see what develops next. We get some epic battles scenes and freaky moments, particularly in the vampire houses. Secondary characters added to the storyline from humorous to giving aid and advice. There is some advancement on the overall series arc. We get more answers regarding Wulfe and Sherwood.

I loved the different threads and how the author tied a movie and an ancient artifact to the mystery. When he and other vampires go missing and the pack is blamed, they must work together to uncover and stop the danger. He is a vampire, so an enemy of the pack, but he’s also something more …. Wulfe is such a unique character and one of my favorites. Our little coyote has her hands full in this non-stopped, action-packed installment. Not only because they are poorly edited, and reveal a linguistic style that borders on gibberish (for example, the irritating use of the phrase 'in a supervised fashion' by Lebel when he apparently means 'wisely,' and Kaplinsky's sentence, 'We supported deliberations about the valued-ness of the mission on the level of values' ), but also because their approach to what the families say is both crude and obvious.First, mad cover love for the thirteenth novel in the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series.

) Moshe Kaplinsky, deputy chief of staff during the Second Lebanon War, who details its lessons, and an essay entitled 'The Fallen, Parents, and National Responsibility,' by Dr. Two sections by writers from the 'outside' - who are not bereaved parents - end the book. Reading 'The Thicket of Lebanon' evokes pain and sadness and anger and helplessness, and difficult thoughts about the next war. Lorelei King once again did a great job with the audiobook narration. I’m amazed at how this series continues to get better with every new release. Previous memorial volumes, as sad as they may have been, evoked wonderment and a feeling of belonging. Soul Taken is a fantastic book and an awesome addition to the series and larger Mercy Thompson + Alpha and Omega universe. This is the picture the book draws, and it reflects a genuine mood, expressing more than anything else the opposite of earlier such works.

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