Book Review: Mercy Thompson series
Mercy is short for Mercedes. And she’s a Volkswagen mechanic. Irony, anyone? Maybe not as Ironic as a werewolf named Kitty (we’ll save that review for another day), but still.
This is another series that has a plethora of supernaturals including werewolves, vampires, and fairies. While all three of the books have a little of all of the races, the basic storyline in each book deals with a different race. So Moon Called deals more with werewolves, Blood Bound has a vampire theme, and Iron Kissed takes us into the world of the Fae. But you need to read them in order, don’t skip around.
I don’t always like the heroines of these books. I mean, I like Anita Blake’s guys a lot more than I like Anita and if I were to meet her in real life we’d probably end up sniping at each other. As for Queen Betsy, ack, if I met her in real life I might just poke myself in the eye. But, I like Mercy Thompson. If I met her in real life I would have no problems spending time with her.
The next book in the Mercy Thompson series is called Bone Crossed and is expected in February of 2009. This one is supposed to delve back into the Vampire world and we get to see a lot of Stefan again. Patricia Briggs has stated that she is under contract for three more Mercy books after Bone Crossed.
There is also a spin off series starting up, the first book, Cry Wolf, is due out July 29th, but the beginning of the story is called Alpha and Omega and is in On the Prowl (an anthology), with Cry Wolf picking up at the end of Alpha and Omega. I liked the story in Alpha and Omega and look forward to Cry Wolf.
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Mercedes Thompson Series
- Moon Called (2006)
- Blood Bound (2007)
- Iron Kissed (January 2008)
- Bone Crossed (expected February 2009)
Alpha and Omega Series
- Story started in Alpha and Omega in On
the Prowl - First novel, Cry Wolf (2008)
