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Apr 20, 2010

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" rated it:

I'm not sure how to write this review without excessive gushing. Gushing hurts my credibility as a reader. Well, I think it's clear that I'm not above a little gushing if I love a book. But I do try to be objective. However, sometimes a good book deserves gushing, and lots of it. Such is the case with Cry Wolf. My tastes are somewhat simple when it comes to a book. I want to be involved and entertained. When I read a book that takes me to that next level of pure emotional enjoyment, catchin More...

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Oct 14, 2010

Mel rated it:

I was first introduced to Briggs' writing with the story Alpha & Omega in the anthology On the Prowl. The story is a prequel to this book in which we get to meet Anna, a reluctant member of the Chicago Pack werewolves. Three years ago, she was turned against her will and since then went through emotional, physical and sexual abuse by her Pack. This was done to 'break her' as Anna didn't automatically act submissive around more dominant wolves. Anna is special: she is an Omega, which means she's More...

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Jul 30, 2008

Julie (jjmachshev) rated it:

Happy dance commencing. I should start out by saying I'm a fan of Patricia Briggs' books since "Moon Called", the first Mercedes Thompson book. So I was anxious to get my hands on "Cry Wolf" which is set in Mercy's world, but isn't about Mercy per se.

I really like the fact that the heroine in this book is Anna. In the last Mercedes book, Anna was introduced as the horribly brutalized, forcibly turned Omega. In "Cry Wolf" Anna is finding her strength, More...

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Aug 04, 2008

Rebecca rated it:

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Aug 16, 2011

Quinn rated it:

Having read the first novella in this series in the On the Prowl anthology, I rushed straight out and got this book. It goes to show that sometimes it's worth reading all the stories in an anthology because you just never know if there's a hidden gem. I got On the Prowl just for the Sunny story - and although that one was pretty much a disappointment, Alpha & Omega made it all worthwhile.

If you haven't started this series, you really must read the Alpha & Omega short story first, or More...

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Aug 01, 2008

Amanda rated it:

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Jul 29, 2008

Angie rated it:

With the release of Cry Wolf (the first in a new series), Patricia Briggs fans can now look forward to two Briggs books coming out per year. A Mercy Thompson in the winter and an Alpha and Omega in the summer. So. Very. Awesome. After inhaling the original "Alpha and Omega" short story in On the Prowl last year, I could hardly wait to follow Anna and Charles's story in full-length book form and now, having finished it, I can honestly say it was a treat.

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Mar 01, 2009

Kati rated it:

I didn't like this book as much as the Mercy Thompson series - Anna's mood swings during the first half of the story were just plain annoying and the book relied too much on romance. On the other hand, I really love Patricia Briggs' world and I loved Charles, Samuel, Bran, Tag, Asil and Sage very much. And I actually teared up in some places - Patricia Briggs has a great talent for emotional scenes: Doc Wallace's funeral, Walter's fate... So yeah, I do prefer the "Mercedes Thompson" se More...

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Jan 20, 2011

Zeek rated it:

After a violent introduction to the world of Werewolves- on the night she became one herself- Anna Latham sees nothing redeeming about being a werewolf. Violent and frightening, the dominant males of her pack beat her down until death seemed the only option out. Yet somehow she found the courage to reach out- and found her mate in the process.

Werewolf enforcer, Charles Cornick knows Anna won't fully trust him after the abuse she suffered at the hands of those who were supposed to pro More...

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Aug 07, 2008

Keely rated it:

I always read through Patricia Briggs' werewolf novels as if I were eating down to the bottom of a bag of potato chips. She's very good at writing the page turner where at the end of every chapter there's some situation of heightened action or heightened emotion that forces you to continue reading even when you have other things to do such as sleep. Her writing is solid, but nothing special. It's her talent for constructing characters and placing them in dangerous, emotionally trying situations More...

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Sep 12, 2008

Jeffrey rated it:

One of the problems with this book is it seems to start in the middle of a story so the first 50 pages are almost incoherent even if you, like me had read, the Mercy Thompson books. There apparently is a back story here in which one of the main characters rescues the other from an evil head wolf of a pack that answers to Bran, but its not easy to understand this story as its not set right out in the book.

Still when I kind of got the hang of it, the book turned out pretty good as it More...

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Mar 05, 2009

Stacie rated it:

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Apr 16, 2010

Tara rated it:

I really do love Patricia Briggs, and I'm pretty sure I like this series much more than I do The Mercy series, and I really like the Mercy series.

This book follows the story of Charles Cornick and his omega mate Anna. You get the story of how they meet and some very important information about Anna and some interesting information about Charles in the anthology ON THE PROWL, and this book pretty much picks up about 12 hours later. It also nicely gives you some back story on Bran, th More...

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Jul 27, 2008

Birdy rated it:

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Apr 20, 2010

Marsha rated it:

This was the first novel I've read of Patricia Briggs. While I found the storyline and plot interesting, I must say that I am a big fan of her style. At first I found it disturbing that Ms. Brigg's plot involved the rape of a woman. However, she does not sugar coat the results of such a crime and she handles it with the care necessary to make the reader emphasize with the character. After years of abuse,the herione in this story slowly begins to find her voice. I applaud the way Ms. Briggs h More...

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Apr 05, 2011

Sans rated it:

Like the Mercy Thompson books, I had tried to read this years ago when it first came out. I wasn't impressed. Thank the stars I tried again. Loved it. Loved, loved, loved it. Especially the additional background on Bran (is it sad that he's kinda my favourite character?). Of course, I adore Charles and Anna is a wonderful character.

Fangurl squeeing aside, this seemed to be a more...coherent isn't the right word. Concise story? Than the Mercy Thompson books. Not sure if it's because More...

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Mar 13, 2009

Brandy Ahviel ~(charmdmom) rated it:

I liked the book. There were times it was slow and felt as though Anna's story was dragging a little. I wanted her to get over everything. But at the same time I tried to understand what she had been through and it would take some time for her to feel safe.
I was glad though to see her let go of herself a few times and enjoy Charles.

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Aug 01, 2008

Min rated it:

I waffled between two and three stars for this book. It was entertaining enough, but it just seemed... less, somehow - especially when compared to the Mercy Thompson books. I'll probably still read the second book in this series - goodness knows it is probably rather difficult to create new characters in an established world, so it could be reconcilement-related issues that are marring this book for me.

If you're a fan of her work, I don't think you'll find that this book is a waste More...

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Oct 04, 2008

Angie rated it:

I really liked the Mercedes Thompson series by Patricia Briggs (Moon called, Blood Bound, and Iron Kissed)and was excited to read this first book of a new spinoff series. It wasn't nearly as good as I expected. It seems to start off in the middle of the story - I had to double-check that this was the 1st book and not the 2nd. It took me a while to figure out what was going on and to get my bearings. Also, if you haven't read the Mercedes Thompson series, you will be even more confused. This book More...

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Jan 29, 2011

I ♥ Bookie Nookie rated it:

First of all, you should know there is a prequel you should read before this book-it answers questions you will most likely have if you start with this book.

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Mercy Thompson series is way better...most of the books in that series earned 5 stars from me. This book was a 3.5 for me and I didn't bump it up to 4 stars, b/c of there was a real lack of romance...even romantic tension and I wasn't partial to the "witch" story line. I will re More...

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Aug 27, 2011

LibraryLass rated it:

Fantastic! You know, you think you are reading fairly good books and then all of a sudden you pick up an author like Patricia Briggs and the others simply fade into the background.

I love this author. I was at first reluctant to pick up this series as I thought I wouldn't love it as much as her Mercy series. I was wrong on all counts. I love that PB makes the characters so alive and real even though they are werewolves. The glimpse into Bran was fantastic. I loved the whole thre More...

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Aug 12, 2011

Jenn rated it:

I had asked my co-worker about this series as she got me hooked on the Mercy Thompson one. She said "enh" and am I glad I didn't listen to her!

What I liked about this book, was that (a) I got more Marrok. He's such an intriguing character so I loved seeing more of him. I like the dynamic between Charles and Anna. I like that Anna is slowly finding her inner strength. I very much feared she'd be a victim because of her past but that's not what's happening.

What I didn't like: first there More...

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Dec 27, 2008

Steff rated it:

Charles Cornick has been a werewolf for a very long time and he has never needed anyone or anything other than his family and his pack. His life, until this point, has been about being the enforcer for the Marrok, leader of the North American werewolves. As a powerful alpha he has never had a problem completing any of the jobs the Marrok, who also happens to be his father, has assigned him. At least until Anna.

Anna Latham is one of the rarest of werewolves, an Omega. She is neith More...

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Nov 27, 2011

Bookworm *aka Cobra* rated it:

Hmmm...I'm not quite sure what I think about this book. It picked up the story of Anna Latham and Charles Cornick from Alpha & Omega: A Companion Novella to Cry Wolf.

I had very ambiguous feelings about the novella and those feelings continued well into the first half of this book. Anna was a wolf, changed against her will, living in a small pack in Chicago. The alpha couple was dysfunctional – a psychotic alpha female and an alpha male who enabled her and indulged her whims. An More...

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Nov 21, 2011

Books-treasureortrash rated it:

Book Review: 3 Treasure Boxes

A rogue werewolf is terrorizing people in the high country of Montana. Bran sends his newly married son, known as his enforcer, out to investigate. This gives the married couple a chance to spend some time together, and allows Anna an opportunity to realize what her Omega powers entail, but little do they know what really awaits them.

This is the second of three released books in the Alpha and Omega series. The fourth book is expected to be out in More...

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Oct 13, 2011

Denise rated it:

Great story of the werewolf pack in Montana. This story runs parallel sort of with Brigg's Mercedes Thompson Series. Be sure to first read On the Prowl which is a short story about how Charles and Anna met. I am glad that I read Mercedes series first, but it is not necessary. It did give me insight on how the packs worked and some clue as to Bran. We do find out a great deal of Bran's past in this book.
However, this story is really about Charles and Anna. Anna was forced into being a we More...

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Sep 29, 2011

Cal {Heather} rated it:

I will preface this by saying I have never read anything else by this author. Ever. Don't know if I intend to in the future or not. This is a good read, if a bit heavy on the romance, which would normally bother me more except for one thing.

Anna, the lead character, is a former victim. A victim of sexual abuse, a victim of a werewolf bite, a victim of humiliation and almost slavery. However, she doesn't whine, she progresses, and in the book she learns to find her voice and get past More...

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Sep 18, 2011

Laura rated it:

Patricia Briggs always displays fantastic writing, no matter the perspective she writes from. In Cry Wolf, Briggs writes from the third person point of view, letting us into the characters’ thoughts and feelings, without being confined to one character – such as in her Mercy Thompson series. Reading this from the perspective of an English student, I pick up on the nuances of the text that bring us into Anna’s life, that make us want to further know the true Charles, not the one we see in her o More...

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Sep 11, 2011

Grete rated it:

For Anna being a werewolf was about pain, torment and submission. Even after she was rescued by Charles, the Marrok’s enforcer, and claimed as his mate, she expected more of the same. Finding it hard to believe not all werewolves were as sick and brutal as the ones she left behind, she reluctantly journeys to Montana with the wounded Charles and learns she is a special type of wolf – an Omega. Neither submissive nor Alpha, she has the power to soothe the savage beast within others and as suc More...

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Sep 09, 2011

Rosa rated it:

I really liked Charles in the Mercy books, but in this series that revolves around him and his Omega mate, it was clinched, I'm in love. We only get glimpses of him and his stoic Alpha personality in the Mercy books and all that does is build up the mystery. Same with Bran. In this book we get a lot more of an insight in Bran the Marrok and Bran the man and Father. I even liked the info we get with on his mate Leah.

This is a really quick read. It's still sweet and romantic if that's w More...

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