Frost Burned

I cant believe that I havent written a review of this one. That seems so foreign to me, especially since I just re-read it a little over a year ago. But, I guess that gives me time to write my review now.

Im not sure I love it quite as much as my original thoughts below, but I do love this book still. Mercy and Adam are, as always, amazing. And we even get a couple of chapters from Adams point-of-view! Hes much calmer in his head than I might have expected, but Mercy gives a very good reason for that in this book, and it makes sense. I love Adam, completely.

Theres not a whole lot of a chance to figure out who the baddie is in this book until its revealed to you and thats probably my only complaint. I like to have the opportunity to determine what is going on, and who is calling the shots. Even if I never can figure it out (and thereve been a few books out there that have thoroughly stumped me I love those the best), being able to see the breadcrumbs on re-reads is a real pleasure for me.

I didnt remember as much of this book as some of the previous books in the series, and thats probably because this is only the third time Ive read this book. Still, I didnt see the clues I was hoping for throughout the story.

Even despite that, I love this book. The first obstacle (as Mercy calls it, her triage of the situation) is fraught with suspense. I love this part of the book even though theres a ton of worry in my head for all these characters that I love. And theres a huge heartbreak that I can feel in my chest, still. The second, and in truth real, obstacle is scary. I cant say more than that for fear of revealing any of the truth, but it scared the hell out of me. And scared me more that Mercy decided to fight that fight. She speaks the truth when she says that all that is required for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing, but shes so damn vulnerable! I dont like my heroines invulnerable, but Id love it if Mercy could find some mithril armor or something.

Also, I loved all the geekish references throughout the book. They added some much-needed levity in very scary and wrenching moments.

This book is another excellent addition to the series, and I cant wait to continue my re-read.

I have two minor complaints as a whole with this series:
1. Patricia Briggs ends the books REALLY abruptly. Its not cliff-hanger-abruptly, usually, but I always feel like I could have used a couple extra pages of denouement to bring me down off the high of the climax.
2. In order for Mercy to fight the big-bad at the end, Adam is ALWAYS taken out of commission somehow. Probably because hes so much stronger, physically, and able to take on damn near anything. But after several books it just starts to become noticeable.

Still an great book in a series that I absolutely love.

Okay now this was a fun twist. Mercy always plays a part in rescuing herself and she’s very good at it but this time she’s not the only one in need of rescue and she’s the only one who can help. It certainly kicks out any accusations about an Alpha male coming in to save the day without going back on the partnership this wolf and coyote have been learning to develop. I’m in love with Mercy and Adam’s relationship, I think it’s a rare thing (aka adorable, steamy, AND healthy) in this genre, and I support them 200%. As with every book this one stands on its own while continuing to develop the characters and the world and as always (so far) I’m dying to dive straight into the next one!

I think I normally would have rated this a five but after the last book (River Marked) it just felt a little flat. At the end of the last book has Mercy dealing with some major injuries and being very cranky about it which is causing no end of trouble in the pack, because now that Adam has brought her in as a full member, her rank as his mate means she is dominant over most of the pack.

But there is a time skip of at least a few months since this book starts on the day after Thanksgiving with an accident, followed quickly by a sinister plot

Spoilers

Mercy’s car is crushed and she’s hurt, but when she tries to call someone to come and pick up her and Jessie…no one answers. Not one pack member is available to answer the phone, which is concerning. A veiled msg from Bran makes her even more worried and from there the problems just seem to explode. Adam and all of the pack have been stolen away and Mercy, with her mate bond is the only one that can find them.

Luckily she’s able to avoid the attempt to catch her and Jessie and is able to stash the teenager some place safe so she can get down to business and save her pack. This time she doesn’t have her usual crew to help, instead she has Tad, a half-fae college student, A Dominant wolf from Bran’s pack that she barely knows, and Stefan–who is no longer the close friend he once was.

The kidnapping feels like it’s been done before but it does give Mercy the chance to try out some new Coyote-powers to protect the pack. And being in a battle Royale on the same side as Marsillia was unexpected. I enjoyed having Asil cross over from the Omega books too.

I can’t really say what it was about this one that fell flat. Maybe it was the time skip, maybe it was the death of a pack member that felt both forced and underutilized. Maybe it was just the come down of seeing her back in her home locale facing the same problems of vampires, fae, and pack members who don’t like her.

There were still plenty of twists and I really enjoyed it, just not as much as the last one.

I love this series so far, but this was the first book I skimmed large sectionsand one I wished i had my time and money back. There seemed to be a lot of unnecessary information about individuals, fae objects, abilitiesyadda, yadda, yadda. I really loved the last book, River Markedmeeting Mercy’s “dad” and other shifters. Then this was just a cluster-f**k of events happening that dragged on and on. It seems like there was an attempt to make up for the supporting characters not being in the last book, but it only made me miss Coyote. I don’t know. It makes sense as to who the bad guy is this time, but too much effort to make it a mystery just bored the hell out of me. The only plus was Stefan being presenthe’s my favorite, but even that was dull. I’ll still read, but I almost don’t think this book is necessary. With the amount of recaps Ms. Briggs puts in EVERY book, I’m sure the gist of what happened will come about in book 8.

The seventh book in this series has me addicted again, after not reading them for a while due to health etc.
In this book, unknown forces have kidnapped Adam, 95% of his wolves and are on the hunt for Mercy, his coyote mate and Adams daughter, Jesse.
This one is very fast-paced as Adam strives to protect his wolves and refuse to kill an anti-werewolf senator, whilst Mercy is on the run with Jesse, young Gabriel and new wolf Asil; sent in Brans stead.
Asil is a great addition to the series; strong, deadly, a reputation preceding him, sexy in a scary way and a wry sense of humour.
He also shows himself to be incredibly loyal.
Tad, Zees son is coming into his own, as is young Gabriel.
Theres a lot going on in this book, espionage and counter espionage, Blood, fights and loss.
It ends in what feels like a new and continuing story arc involving the tri-Supernaturals in the Tri State area.
And Mercy, as always, is a stunning strength amidst the chaos.

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