Mercy Thompson, Book 9
Synopsis: Mercy Thompson has been hailed as “a heroine who continues to grow and yet always remains true to herself.” Now she’s back, and she’ll soon discover that when the fae stalk the human world, it’s the children who suffer…
Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head. And when coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, are called upon to stop a rampaging troll, they find themselves with something that could be used to make the fae back down and forestall out-and-out war: a human child stolen long ago by the fae.
Defying the most powerful werewolf in the country, the humans, and the fae, Mercy, Adam, and their pack choose to protect the boy no matter what the cost. But who will protect them from a boy who is fire touched?
Review: It’s always a pleasure to embark on a new Mercy Thompson adventure and so rediscovering her world and all the characters we love. Of course, we are now in the ninth volume and you could ask if the story remains is it first was, but I can tell you that this is the case and there is still much to discover. I admit that I was a bit scared at the beginning of the novel, feeling the length of the chapters, but it is true that eventually, past a certain part, we find ourselves once again carried away as always!
The previous volumes really put Mercy in the heart of the story by revealing each time a lot of things about her and you could think that this would continue here, but this is not really the case. No, we focus in this new section on the fae and their secrets. Yes, it is also a very interesting topic because even if we know them from the beginning of the series, we do not finally know a lot about them. Curious now, are you? I was for sure! It must be said that learning more about Zee, the Gray Lords or on their life in the reserve was something fascinating. And when in addition, it highlights a boy kidnapped long ago and who reappears now seeking sanctuary with our beloved couple, a child with an incredible power, we are really eager to understand how the events will unfold.
So no, we do not learn more about our dear Mercy but we will discover more elaborate secrets and it’s true we are quickly snapped up by the story. In addition, we also have the chance to see the appearance of some new characters that we had not seen until then and I admit that I am quite curious to see if we will find them again eventually. In any case, I enjoyed knowing about the young man, Aiden, who is now different but who tries to adjust to his new life in the pack, although nothing is simple for him. Yes this young boy is a real strong point of the story.
To conclude, despite a difficult start for me, I spent a great time with the novel again and I look forward to read more.
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
I only skimmed your review, Melliane, because my pre-order arrived this morning, and I want to go in completely blind 🙂 I’m glad you enjyoed Fire Touched!
Melliane
I can’t wait to see what you think of it!
Léa Touch Book
Il va vraiment falloir que je découvre cette romancière ^^
Melliane
ouiiii
Silvia
I’m glad you had a great time with this instalment! I still have to start the series, but I’m really curious 🙂
Melliane
yes so much fun!
Greg
I also haven’t read these but the more I hear about them the more intrigued I am. As being fairly new to urban fantasy this is the series I seem to lean towards the most. Glad this one was so good after a slow start.
Melliane
I just love UF!
Melanie Simmons @mlsimmons
Great review Melliane. I know that I enjoyed learning more about the fae and spending some time with some that have been missing from the story for a while. I also loved Adam drop mic moment. I’m curious about Aiden and how he will affect Joel going forward.
Melliane
me too! curious to see how everything will go on
Lekeisha
Everyone is raving about this series so I’ve put the first few books on hold at my library. Great review!
Melliane
yes you need to try!
Brandi Breathes Books
I haven’t started this series, but sounds worth of a go
Melliane
yes! totally!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
I personally would prefer to learn more about Mercy too (which is why I loved River Marked so much) but I’m okay as well with the story moving ahead with the Fae. Thank goodness too that I wasn’t the only one who thought the start of this one was a little wonky. Gotta say, the pacing wasn’t great but in the end I had fun. I love this series 🙂
Melliane
yeah it’s different. Yes I was anxious about it because it was so loooooooooong. but in the end I was happy after some chapters.
Jenny @ Supernatural Snark
So glad you enjoyed this one overall Melliane! I couldn’t love this series more:) I so loved having Zee back, I’d missed him in the past couple books. He’s just so grumpy and awesome:) So looking forward to seeing where things go for Mercy and the pack next!
Melliane
me too, it was fun to have him again.
Karen
I’ve only read the first one but I enjoyed it. Glad to hear it’s still going strong!
Karen @For What It’s Worth
Melliane
it gets better with the sequels!
kindlemom1
I love all the reviews I have been seeing for this! I need to get caught back up on this series but I love that I already know all the books I have to read are going to be so much fun!
Melliane
yes!!!
LilyElement
I will get back to this series soon! Glad to see it’s still going strong and you enjoy!
Heidi
I liked this one way better than Night Burned, but I am still wanting Christy to go away. She is so irritating.
blodeuedd
I sooooo want to read it
Joy // Joyousreads
Really jealous that so many of you have been loving this series. I feel like I’m missing out so much! Thankfully, I found the first 6 books in my basement, so I’m going to read them soon. 🙂
Melliane
I hope you’ll enjoy them as well!
kimbacaffeinate
I had fun with this one except for Christy..LOL
anna (herding cats & burning soup)
Aiden was a very interesting part of the story. I hope we’ll see more of him. Glad you enjoyed it too!
Keertana @ Ivy Book Bindings
Patricia Briggs never fails to make me fall in love with this series every time I read one of her novels, no matter how long ago its predecessor released. I can’t wait to dive into this one and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Carole Rae
I’ve heard such good things about this and the author.