When Mercy's brother Gary shows up at her house incoherent and affected by magic, Mercy and Adam head to Montana to see if they can break the 4 stars
When Mercy's brother Gary shows up at her house incoherent and affected by magic, Mercy and Adam head to Montana to see if they can break the spell. There they find themselves trapped in a resort in the midst of a snowstorm with other guests of the lodge. But not everything is as it seems and Mercy and Adam must find a magical artifact before even worse things begin to happen.
Let me start this with I am being very kind with my 4 star rating. Any other author or series I probably would have rated much lower, but I absolutely love this series and Mercy. But this book really was not up to the standards of the other books in this series. It was very disjointed with bad pacing and took me a very long time to read. But it's like pizza, even when it's bad, it's good. And I'll always welcome more of these characters and this world into my life. I just hope the next installment in the series is more plot forward than this book. This book felt a lot like a side quest.
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The second book in the Regency Faerie Tales series, I ended up enjoying this book way more than I thought I would.
Effie, a housemaid, has fallen in loThe second book in the Regency Faerie Tales series, I ended up enjoying this book way more than I thought I would.
Effie, a housemaid, has fallen in love with a man well above her station. When Effie bumps into fae Lord Blackthorn, she is hesitant to accept any help from him knowing deals with the fae don't always go as planned. But Effie makes the deal to become a lady, and must give him ten thousand stiches in return.
This book focused on inequities of the time it's set, much like the first book. But having this book set from the perspective of a maid showed more of the downstairs viewpoints than the first novel did. Lord Blackthorn was a fun character and I loved seeing the dynamic of him and Effie since the two were so different. Despite focusing on serious issues this is also a fun romantic series and I'm excited to read the third book....more
Not too much historical, not too much fantasy, this was a great story about someone who never felt as if they were enough. Honestly had such a great tNot too much historical, not too much fantasy, this was a great story about someone who never felt as if they were enough. Honestly had such a great time listening to this book, would love to see more fae/faerie books like this one....more
Is this book a complete rip off of Throne of Glass? Yes
Is this book poorly written? Yes
Did I still enjoy reading it? Somewhat yes
So I 2.5 stars
Is this book a complete rip off of Throne of Glass? Yes
Is this book poorly written? Yes
Did I still enjoy reading it? Somewhat yes
So I finished the book and didn't DNF it, that says a lot. I actually mostly enjoyed the first 70% of this book, but overall it was just okay. It felt simultaneously a rip off of multiple famous books (Throne of Glass, The Hunger Games, Divergent, Harry Potter 4) with weird "easter eggs" thrown in that really took me out of the book more than anything. I think the author tried but there were too many things with this book that didn't work for me in the end. Not sure I'd be willing to read more in this series....more
I am in a really bad slump so maybe this book was just a victim of that? But this lacked the magic of The Cruel Prince books. I found myself mostly coI am in a really bad slump so maybe this book was just a victim of that? But this lacked the magic of The Cruel Prince books. I found myself mostly confused by what was happening and feeling scattered. It lacked that compulsiveness I came to love from Black's other books....more
The vampire Wulfe has been stalking Mercy, seemingly harmless, for months. But when Wulfe goes missing, the Tri-Cities Pack is blam 4.5 stars!
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The vampire Wulfe has been stalking Mercy, seemingly harmless, for months. But when Wulfe goes missing, the Tri-Cities Pack is blamed. The mistress of the local vampire seethe calls on Mercy and the Pack to find Wulfe or the alliance between them will be broken. The more Mercy and the Pack investigate, they realize that all the vampires in the local area have gone missing along with a few white witches.
The Mercy Thompson series has been one of my favorites for years and I love every single installment. This one took me longer to read but mostly because life got busy and I didn’t have much time for it. It didn’t take away from my enjoyment at all, but I do feel it was slower paced than the last book. Still, it has a good mystery, ghosts, fae, werewolves, witches and vampires so my urban fantasy cravings were satisfied.
I loved revisiting with characters that feel like family, I could easily get lost in this world that Briggs has created. I just wish I wasn’t caught up on this series and Alpha and Omega, I want to spend more time in this world! Maybe a reread is sooner in my future than I figured…
If you haven’t read this series yet, please do. You are missing out on something special!
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Sadly a DNF for me. I loved Black's Cruel Prince series, but this one wasn't for me. I can see how it was popular back when it was first released.Sadly a DNF for me. I loved Black's Cruel Prince series, but this one wasn't for me. I can see how it was popular back when it was first released....more
After reading this book I cannot decide if I want to wrap Patricia Briggs in a big old hug, or strangle her. I’m kidding, kind of. Let’s j 4.5 stars!
After reading this book I cannot decide if I want to wrap Patricia Briggs in a big old hug, or strangle her. I’m kidding, kind of. Let’s just say she left us hanging a little bit at the end like she usually does and I am already anxious to read the next book.
Wild Sign follows Anna and Charles as they investigate a community in Northern California that just completely disappeared, and no one knows why. The case is given to them by the FBI as the land is owned by a member of the pack and seems to fall under their jurisdiction. Anna, Charles, and a third wolf Tad, try to solve the mystery together.
I friggin love Patricia Briggs. This world she’s created with these books, I honestly want to live in it (despite it being very dangerous). The world building is so expertly done, and the characters all feel so real. I loved the concept of this book, of a hidden creature that has power through song and music.
I loved that we got to know a little bit more about Leah. And honestly at this point, I kind of thing we the fans need to demand a Leah and Bran spinoff series. I feel like even though I love Anna and Charles, the relationship I want to dive into the most is Bran and Leah. They’re both so layered.
The Alpha and Omega series and the Mercy Thompson series are some of the best urban fantasy books out there. Somehow, they consistently get better with every book even when I don’t understand how that can be possible....more
I kind of wish I had just stopped reading the series at book 13. Harrison ended it so perfectly. While I was excited to get back into The Hol 3 stars
I kind of wish I had just stopped reading the series at book 13. Harrison ended it so perfectly. While I was excited to get back into The Hollows, my mind is screaming “not like this”. When I started this book it felt really good to be back in The Hollows with Rachel and the gang, but halfway through I realized this book was waaaayyyy too long winded and the plot was all over. I ended up kind of skimming until the end, which I also somewhat hated. Not sure if I will continue this series if there are more books, I should have let it be. ...more
This is the first book during the Covid19 pandemic that I was able to pick up and completely escape into. I’m not at all surprised, Briggs 5 stars!!
This is the first book during the Covid19 pandemic that I was able to pick up and completely escape into. I’m not at all surprised, Briggs is a master of storytelling. In these dark times, reading this book was like being able to visit with old friends again. I was so happy to be amongst Mercy and the Pack, and all the characters we have grown to love over the years. I loved it, the perfect escape. And if you haven’t read this series, now is the time to start!
And seriously, how has this series not been picked up for a television show yet??? Blows my mind. Netflix?? Hulu?? Amazon?? Get it together!...more
“A robber who steals a knife and cuts himself cannot cry out against the woman who kept it sharp.”
A unique retelling of Rumpelstilskin 3.75 stars
“A robber who steals a knife and cuts himself cannot cry out against the woman who kept it sharp.”
A unique retelling of Rumpelstilskin, Miryem is the daughter of a timid loan lender. Tired of her father being unasseritive, she takes up the lending job herself and demands her neighbors pay back their debts. Somehow, the King of the Staryk (fairy like people) hears that Miryem can change silver into gold… and begins to test her on it.
“You were challenged beyond the bounds of what could be done, and found a path to make it true.”
I read Novik’s Uprooted when it came out and it was a 3 star read for me, I am a character driven reader and that was more of a plot/tone driven book. I liked it but wasn’t as in love as everyone else. Still, I was very interested in reading Spinning Silver. And I ended up liking it way more than Uprooted. SS is a character driven novel. I need characters to care about in order to read/invest my time in a book and Novik pulled it off brilliantly. At times the shifts from one perspective to the other were confusing, but it didn’t bother me all too much.
I felt this book was very strong until the end. It took a little bit too long to get to the point and then everything felt rushed. Or maybe that was me rushing to finish this book. Could be either. Also, I’ve heard/read criticisms of this book as being a “sophomore novel” aka the second book ever published by Novik. That’s not true, if you look at her published works this would be about book 10. I’d love for people to stop saying its her second book.
A really great read, perfect for those who love fantasy and I could honestly see other genre readers enjoy this book as well. Glad I got my act together and finally read it.
“But the world I wanted wasn't the world I lived in, and if I would do nothing until I could repair every terrible thing at once, I would do nothing forever.”
I recently have been going through one of the worst book slumps of my life. It was getting to the point where noth 5 stars!
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S OVER
I recently have been going through one of the worst book slumps of my life. It was getting to the point where nothing I picked up could suck me in and hold my attention. This book proved to me that it wasn’t me, and there are books out there still that I am able to completely DEVOUR because they are so good. So thank you, Holly Black, for giving me my reading mojo back. I missed it dearly.
I honestly cannot say much about this book without giving away massive spoilers. It begins where The Wicked King left off, with Jude exiled to the human world. Struggling with odd jobs to help support her family, Jude learns of a plot to dethrone the King. On top of that, someone from Jude’s past comes to her for help. (And that’s all I have to say about the plot).
Such an incredible series, I almost want to pick the first book up right now and reread them all at once from the beginning. Black has given readers such a gift with these books, I almost wish she would continue this series.
Get your ass in gear and read this series!!! One of the best books of 2019 for me!
What a cute middle grade treat! Think Shakespeare mixed with baking. I admit, I was drawn into this book by the cover and it totally paid 3.75 stars
What a cute middle grade treat! Think Shakespeare mixed with baking. I admit, I was drawn into this book by the cover and it totally paid off. I think many middle grade readers will love this book. ...more
“You cannot look at a person, and say, ‘If I could change this or that, if I could pick what I want and discard other things, I could lo 3.75 stars
“You cannot look at a person, and say, ‘If I could change this or that, if I could pick what I want and discard other things, I could love this one.’ Such a love is pale and weak—and doomed to failure.”
When Bran leaves on a mysterious trip to Africa, Charles is left to run the pack in Montana. One day he gets a distress call from one of the Wildlings, pack members who live in the woods and don’t have much control. When Charles and Anna investigate, they discover one of their wolves being abducted.
It becomes very clear that the pack has a traitor among them, but who? And why?
“Canadian hikers would be too polite to end up as bodies. Thus the bodies must not belong to random hikers.”
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a million times. I love this series for the characters. Some of the side plots… meh. My favorite part of this book was the development of the character, Leah. I’ve always felt there was more to her and now that I’ve seen there is, I am dying for a Bran and Leah book.
The more recent Briggs villains in both the Mercy Thompson series and the Alpha and Omega tend to be witches. I am wondering if they are both leading to some epic battle with both series and I am so down for that. I’m dying to know when the next book is coming!
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“That is the dual gift of love, isn’t it? The joy of greeting and the sorrow of good-bye.”
I am so glad I came back to this series. I had 4 stars!
“That is the dual gift of love, isn’t it? The joy of greeting and the sorrow of good-bye.”
I am so glad I came back to this series. I had originally given up on it, but I did an audio reread of the first three books and made it to the fourth.
In Dead Heat, Charles and Anna travel to Arizona to visit an old friend. While they are there, they come across a series of horrible crimes involving children and a fae. Now it’s a matter of racing the clock before this evil fae takes another child.
“If you make my children, make any child, feel bad for who they are, I will teach you why people fear mama grizzlies more than papa grizzlies.”
I honestly don’t love this series for the plot, I love it for the characters and the world building. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: I need a character driven novel to enjoy a book. If I don’t care about the characters, I am done. I do wish I enjoyed the plot more in this series, but I find it operates in circles around the core issue and not in a straight line (if that makes any sense).
This is a solid urban fantasy series, if you haven’t picked it up, be sure to do it soon!
“I don't say goodbye very easily, Anna. Not gracefully or prettily. Goodbye tears your heart out and leaves it a feast for carrion birds who happen by.”
"One by one Two by two, The Hardesty witches are traveling through."
I don't know how Briggs nails it every time but she does. Mercy Thom 4.5 stars!
"One by one Two by two, The Hardesty witches are traveling through."
I don't know how Briggs nails it every time but she does. Mercy Thompson is a series I've been reading almost since it started, and though time goes by and my reading tastes change, this series holds its own and remains a constant source of joy for me.
In the previous book Mercy made the tri-cities area a safe haven for citizens in her territory. Now with that proclamation, she needs to uphold it. When a new coven of witches comes in and threatens everything, she must fight them to keep those close to her safe.
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First things first, miniature zombie goats. Who knew that would be a thing and that it would be cute and hilarious? A very riveting book for me, most of it I couldn't put the kindle down. My only thing is I wish I had a character guide, because as I approach my 30s, I cannot remember a damn thing and didn't know who some of these people were because it's been so long since I last read a Briggs book.
Honestly one of my favorite books of 2019. If you haven't read this series, seriously get your act together and make it work. I can honestly say this series only gets better and better.
"I've learned that there are always terrible things, and sometimes it is very important to grasp what joy and beauty you can, whenever you can."
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"Power is so much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to."
This book is beyond difficult to review without spoiling and I will do my 4.5 stars
"Power is so much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to."
This book is beyond difficult to review without spoiling and I will do my damned best not to spoil anything for anyone. Probably my most anticipated read of 2019 and I was lucky to not only get it in January, Owlcrate sent me the special edition box I ordered two days early. Believe me when I say, I dropped everything to start reading this book. I didn't even look at the other stuff in the box (and that shit was VERY cool).
The Wicked King is the follow up to The Cruel Prince which had such a killer ending, all I could think was, "where do they go from here?". Apparently, they go all kinds of places I never even considered. For those of you who haven't read BOOK 1, SPOILERS begin here. After crowning Cardan king and having complete control over him, Jude finds that the hardest part of her new life is sustaining her new found power. Faced with threats from friends and foes, Jude is caught up in a huge web of games and deceit and must get herself and Cardan through it all.
My favorite part of this book was my favorite in the first book, too. The sizzling and crackling chemistry between Jude and Cardan and how much they want each other and how much they deny it. A couple that's seriously on fire. I love with Black's work that I never expect what's going to happen, there were several twists and turns that were not obvious to me. And that ending. OMG.
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Is it too extreme to say I would give up a vital organ to read book three? Yeah, way too extreme (but also possibly true). Basically I already know my most anticipated book of 2020 about 8 days into 2019.
I seem to be in the minority with this one. It was meh for me. I hate the way the narrative/perspective was written as if directly to anot 1.75 stars
I seem to be in the minority with this one. It was meh for me. I hate the way the narrative/perspective was written as if directly to another person. I also hated the character(s) this novella was about. I still love The Cruel Prince and am excited for Wicked King. But this really could have been skipped.
^^^ me when I finished this novella and it was a fucking CLIFFHANGER.
Ugh. I had no clue it was a cliffhanger. I would have waited to read it!!! I need time to cool off. Rating and review to come when I am less angry about a novella with a cliffy and the next book is being released a fucking year from now....more
That being said, I am still supremely PISSED that because of alWARNING! GIF HEAVY REVIEW!
4.25 stars
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First off, all you Dani haters....
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That being said, I am still supremely PISSED that because of all the Dani backlash after Iced we never got the story that KMM meant to tell. I won't even rehash that terrible BOOK thing that happened in Feversong with Mac.
We could have had SO. MUCH. MORE.
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Anyways, enough of me being crazy. Dani is probably my favorite of the female characters that KMM has written. I mean a strong, confident woman who fears a guy that could rip her heart to shreds? Let's just condemn her as annoying why don't we? Okay, I'll stop now I promise.
This story revolves around Dani being practically left alone for a few years after the events of the last book. New threats come along and pretty soon no one can help Dani, not even Ryodan. This book gets all the stars just for those angst filled moments between him and Dani, and all of the verbal sparring moments between them as well. KMM has a very unique and creepy imagination and I can honestly say I would never want to live in her head. I do hope we get more of Dani and Ryodan in the future. I am even wildly hoping for a Lor book. Can that be a thing please????
Anyways, if you don't hate Dani (and are basically awesome) you will enjoy this book. It's like KMM threw us Dani/Ryodan lovers a bone and it's one I'll gladly accept.
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