Yesterday, 12:33 PM
#60: Fury in Death by J.D. Robb - latest entry in the futuristic romance mystery series featuring the Eve Dallas character; this is the 63rd book in this series. This one was a lot better than the last few; adding a some new themes. Empathizing with a vicious killer because the victims “deserved” to die, and figuring out how to balance justice with the law. Usually it’s just a procedural with a couple of social B-stories; this one went a little deeper, something the author hasn’t done for a long time in this series.
#61: Night Broken, #61: Fire Touched, #62: Silence Fallen, and #63: Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs. Been a while since I read anything in the Mercy Thompson series, and there are still three more before I’m caught up. It’s like getting a new season of a TV show you enjoy. Plus, it’s been so long since I read the first 7 books in the series, I may go back and re-read those, as well. Mercy is a “walker” -she can change into a coyote. She’s half native American on her mother’s side, and her father is Coyote (a spirit/god/something similar to Loki). Mercy was raised by werewolves, and she is married to the Alpha of a werewolf pack. When she’s not tied up in pack business, she runs a VW repair shop. Mercy has friends among the fae, works with the local vampire seethe, and is personal friends with Larry, king of the goblins (whom she points out, is nothing like David Bowie’s character in Labyrinth). In these most recently read books, Mercy has saved her husband’s ex-wife from her stalker (who turned out to be a volcano god), adopted a “child” who was kidnapped by Faerie hundreds of years ago, saved herself after being kidnapped, and dismantled a coven of witches practicing black magic. Perfect weekend relaxation reading.
#61: Night Broken, #61: Fire Touched, #62: Silence Fallen, and #63: Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs. Been a while since I read anything in the Mercy Thompson series, and there are still three more before I’m caught up. It’s like getting a new season of a TV show you enjoy. Plus, it’s been so long since I read the first 7 books in the series, I may go back and re-read those, as well. Mercy is a “walker” -she can change into a coyote. She’s half native American on her mother’s side, and her father is Coyote (a spirit/god/something similar to Loki). Mercy was raised by werewolves, and she is married to the Alpha of a werewolf pack. When she’s not tied up in pack business, she runs a VW repair shop. Mercy has friends among the fae, works with the local vampire seethe, and is personal friends with Larry, king of the goblins (whom she points out, is nothing like David Bowie’s character in Labyrinth). In these most recently read books, Mercy has saved her husband’s ex-wife from her stalker (who turned out to be a volcano god), adopted a “child” who was kidnapped by Faerie hundreds of years ago, saved herself after being kidnapped, and dismantled a coven of witches practicing black magic. Perfect weekend relaxation reading.
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