Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs

 

4 Star

Underhill locked her doors to the Fae.  They left behind their prisoners in her halls.  Now one of them has escaped to the Tri-Cities through the door in Mercy's backyard.  She will need to figure out what has escaped and how to destroy it to protect the humans from it.

This was an interesting book to read.  I liked seeing how it effected those around Mercy and the struggles she had to get rid of it.  There was a lot of interpersonal issues in this book that was interesting to read about.  There were some major issues between Mercy and Adam that is a hold over from the last book and I loved seeing how that worked itself out.  Even though this is the 12 in the series I am not feeling the book content is getting old.  Definitely a good addition to the series.

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Black Magic by Cherry Adair

 

3 Star

Sara Temple refuses to use magic since the death of her parents.  She blames herself for their deaths.  When her life is in danger she psychically calls out to her ex, Jackson Slater.  She hasn't seen him in years but he teleports in to save her life.  He never thought he would see his ex-fiancée again but won't leave her in danger either.  When they are find out they will need to work together to stop the world from ending they aren't happy.  Will they be able to work through their problems and save the world?

This was an interesting take on magic.  I enjoyed aspects of it but I had issues with Jackson being an idiot.  This book was released in 2010.  This next part is a spoiler as well as talking about abortion and miscarriage.  If you have issues with either of these please skip.  Just know Jackson was an idiot and needs a lesson in anatomy and medical issues women have. I also felt the bad guy was just meh and how they take him out was also meh.  If they were stronger together why split up for the confrontation?  I read it but I'll never pick it up again.

On to why he's an idiot When they were first together there was an oopsy pregnancy.  She freaked out because young and never been around kids and he was happy about the baby.  While he was gone she miscarried.  He gained access to her medical files where she had a D and C due to a spontaneous abortion.  This is the medical term for a miscarriage.  Instead of talking to her about what he read he jumped to the conclusion she got rid of his baby and so he hates her and never wants to see her again.  This all frustrated me.  That and she had an ectopic pregnancy which would not have been successful.    

A Certain Wolfish Charm by Lydia Dare

 

3 Star

Lady Lily Rutledge has taken care of her nephew since her sister's death.  In the last couple months his behavior has changed.  She needs the help of his guardian Simon Westfield, the Duke of Blackmoor, but he is not interested in helping.  When she writes he sends money.  She decides to confront him in person.  He disregards her feelings as she's too emotional but he starts to wonder if he might have the same affliction that he and the rest of the family has.  He brings both Miss Lily and her nephew to his home and in the process ruining her.  Forced to marry will he accept her as a mate or keep her at arms length.

This book is a weird book.  That is the best way I can explain my reaction to the book.  It wasn't bad per se but it also wasn't good either.  There were several times that I became frustrated with how stupid certain characters were.  The big one was how did Simon not realize his cousin's son would inherit the wolf that he, the cousin, the brothers, and his father all had.  Ultimately I am going to read the next book because it was so bad it was good enough to read the next.

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Captured in Ink by Carrie Ann Ryan

 

4 Star

Julia and Ronan are happily married but want to add a third person.  When a man from Ronan's past shows up at their door, Julia will give her husband anything he needs to be happy.  They slowly start to build a relationship but can they overcome their past to have a happy future.

I enjoyed this book immensely even though I haven't read the first four in this series.  I had read all of the original series and liked them so I wanted to give this one a chance.  I didn't feel like I was missing anything by jumping in with this short story.  It was a quick read and it made me want to go and reread the original and the new ones.  I didn't feel like it was insta love even though Julia had never met Ronan's ex.  The three of them were really cute together.  Was worth picking it up and reading it. 

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Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs

 

4 Star

Mercy has brought a whole lot of trouble to the Tri-Cities since declaring the land pack land.  When she gets called out of bed to deal with weird crazy things she has no one else to blame but herself.  She just wasn't expecting to deal with zombie goats and killer goblins.  Adam is trying to negotiate terms for the human government to sit down with the Gray Lords of the Fae and dealing with zombie anything isn't something anyone wants to deal with.  Will they be able to hammer out the details of the negotiations and all survive the zombies? 

The ending of this book made this book for me.  It was not what I thought would happen and holy shit did it throw me.  This book also had a lot going on which kept me engaged.  I really wanted to know what was going to happen next.  There were some surprise deaths in this book as well as finding out some allies were actually enemies.  Overall, I was really happy with this book. 

Book 11 Mercy Thompson

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Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs

 

2.5 Star

Mercy is abducted from her home and taken to the heart of Europe.  To get her back Adam will have to get together a group of people who will show force without causing problems for the master vampire.  Even though Adam planned on rescuing her, Mercy is able to escape all on her own.  Shifting into coyote she wanders Europe creating chaos everywhere she goes.  By the time Adam resolves the issues with the vampires will he get to Mercy before she is too injured.

The only reason I didn't love this book was the timeline was too convoluted for me.  It switches between Adam and Mercy which isn't my favorite.  What is worse though is the time is not linear when it switches.  The time with Adam is earlier in Mercy's timeline but it is a chapter after she does something else.  I would have been ok if we had several chapters with Adam to keep them on the same timeline but it just was a little to screwy for me.  Otherwise I enjoyed the story itself and I loved who went to rescue her.

Book 10 Mercy Thompson

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Planet Mail by Kate Pearce

 

2.5 Star

Douglass Fraser crash-landed on an alien planet.  She never thought she would spend her time recuperating by being serviced by three hot men and their king.  Will she decide to stay on the planet when she is healthy?

The writing in this book was really good.  I didn't score it so low because of the writing but because of the way Douglass is introduced to the men.  She literally is awakened by them using her body for pleasure.  There wasn't any consent until later when she agrees to be the consort.  If that hadn't been in the book I would have loved it but someone who isn't awake it's not consent.  Other than this aspect of the book I enjoyed it and liked how the king had to come to grips with certain things.

Book 1 Planet Valhalla