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Night Broken

(Mercy Thompson #8)

Patricia Briggs

4.43 · Rating details · 45,049 ratings · 3,351 reviews

An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from a stalker. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about the situation isn’t right.

Soon her suspicions are confirmed when she learns th ...more

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Mar 11, 2014 Ferdy rated it it was ok

Shelves: unlikeable-characters, urban-fantasy, used-to-like-romance, ugh, die-hero-die, disappointing, doormat-heroine, douchery-afoot, bastard-hero, fairies

2.5 stars - Spoilers

I really didn't like this installment, mainly because I pretty much hated every character (especially Adam and Christy)… The only ones I didn't mind were Jesse, Tad, and Warren… Even Mercy irritated me with her overly understanding Mary Sue attitude towards Adam and his ex.

-What's what: Adam's ex wife (Christy) has a crazy psycho stalker after her, Mercy and co have to protect her. Also, Mercy has to look for her sort of dad (Coyote) so he can give her back a magical walking ...more

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Mar 08, 2013 Lila rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-nighter, bad-ass, bad-ass-heroine, book-boyfriend, dhasg-2014-challenge, fast-paced, favorite-couple, favorite-heroine, re-read, uf

4,5 stars read for me.

It was so good being back in Mercy Thompson world.
You can always count on Patty Briggs to deliver quality story (imo) and Night Broken was no exception.

Bare plot: Christy, Adam's ex wife is running from a nasty stalker, so she decided to seek protection with Adam and his Pack. Unfortunately for Mercy, stalker in question is dangerous supernatural who can end them all and Christy just won't take the hint that there is a new Alpha's Mate in Columbia Basin pack.

When blurb f ...more

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Apr 12, 2015 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I forgot to update this re/read. This is one of the many covers that I love!!

I loved this one as much as the others with one exception....CHRISTY! Yes, the stupid ex-wife to Adam. I can't stand her. I would not be able to be as nice as Mercy, I would knock her arse out! I hope before this series ever ends, that she does just that!

**SPOILER-ISH**

This time the stupid woman meets some man while she is out gambling and sleeps with him because he takes notice of her! It ends up he's some fire god t ...more

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Mar 10, 2013 Esra rated it it was amazing

Every book has an end but this one shouldn't ... I can read forever.

MY THOUGHTS ABOUT CHRISTY

Just kill her already . Most hateable character of history
Coyote and gary was my favorite.

They were better than mercy and adam :D mercy was too tame about christy's actions. Blue shampoo revenge thing wasn't enough . Not even close. And adam was unresponsive about her actions too. he banned her from hospital! what a big deal alpha man!!

It was an awesome book. I love every word of it. I love you pa ...more

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Apr 16, 2013 Anne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, paranormal, read-in-2014, urban-fantasy

This is an example of urban fantasy at it's finest.
I hate to say it, but I've given up on a lot of the series in the adult UF genre that I used to love.
Why?
Well, it seems that after a few kick-ass books, they turn into paranormal romance...or worse. Take the Anita Blake series for instance. The first few books had a badass heroine that rocked, and then the series transitioned into shitty erotica.
That's not what I signed up for.
I wanted magic and mayhem!
Not elongated nipples and ten foot were ...more

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Feb 22, 2016 Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, urban-fantasy, vampires-and-werewolves-oh-my

3.75 stars. This installation of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series is noteworthy for two things: Adam's ex-wife Christy comes back into town, begging for protection from a stalker but also trying to steal Adam's attention and the werewolf pack's sympathy and loyalty away from Mercy, because that's just how Christy rolls. And an ancient volcano god from the far-off tropical Canary Islands. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but: fiery Presa Canario dogs!

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Mar 07, 2013 Regina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorite-authors, favorite-series, urban-fantasy-uf, need-now-want-now, absolute-favorite, arc-publisher-netgalley-edelweiss

This book is fantastic. I loved every minute, every word and every page. The set-up promises an emotionally tense situation for the pack, Mercy and Adam. This could have been done poorly but it wasn't -- Briggs writes the history and the complexity of Adam's ex combing back to town so well. Have you been missing Samuel? Stefan? Wulfe? Tad? The crew is back. Full review to come closer to release date but damn -- good stuff.

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Jan 30, 2014 Christy rated it really liked it

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4-4.5 stars

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It’s been a few years since I’ve read a Mercy Thompson book. When the 9th book came out and my husband read it, I was reminded I still needed to read book 8! I started this one on audio and as always, love the narrator that voices Mercy. Even though it had been a while since I’ve been in Mercy’s world, it all came back to me as I started reading. I’ve been reading these books for a decade now and these characters are special to me. Mercy will forever be one of my favorite heroines. W ...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Angela rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, pre-order, 2014-read, 2016-read, 2017-read, 2018-read, poc

March 2018 Reread: Buddy read with Sarah and Erica. I've realized that despite hating some particular people in this book, this is one of my absolute favorites in the series.
February 2017 Re-read: I still absolutely despise Christy.

February 2016 Re-read: Buddy read with Sarah

It could be said, prior to this book, that all of Mercy's problems have (nearly) always been aimed directly at her, Moon Called excepted. That's not the case here. This problem heads straight for Christy - Adam's ex-wife. Ad ...more

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Jan 10, 2014 VampireNovelFan rated it really liked it

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Baby Mama Drama Rama! Review + Giveaway 3/6/2014-3/16/2014

When a book is quotable, I'm gonna quote!

"Adam snorted as he pulled on a faded green t-shirt that said "I Heart Coyotes." Yet another sign that folding my clean clothes wasn't too big a price to pay to make him happy. He didn't have any "I Heart Christy " shirts--or I would have burned them already."

"I thought we should apply that kind of thinking to the matter of Cristy's stalker." He gave me a skeptical look. "No, really," I said

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Mar 07, 2014 ♥Rachel♥ rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio-book, urban-fantasy, favorites

Re-read March 30th 2017
I think I hated Christy even more the 2nd time around! Mercy deserves a medal for not killing her!

As usual with the Mercy Thompson series, I was glued to the pages. I detested Christy (Adam's ex-wife and master manipulator) and I dreaded her bit in the story. The saving grace was that Adam staunchly supported Mercy, and they were a united front. I do wonder why the heck he let Christy answer his phone so many times, though! The action and plot were fast paced and distracte ...more

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May 04, 2013 Sharon ∞❥ is an emotional book junkie ❥∞ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: emotional-angsty-books, favorites, read-in-2014

Bad news comes into Mercyworld and her name is Christy...aka ex-wife, aka bad mother, aka all around horrible person. That being said, what better way to create a bunch of drama and angst into the story. And have Mercy fight all her battles. It's a win-win for Christy...almost!

See Christy slept with some guy she just met who was definitely handsome but a little weird. Turns out her hit her, she hit him with a frying pan and then another guy she dated ended up dead. Now she's freaked and running ...more

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Mar 18, 2013 Jessica ❁ ➳ Silverbow ➳ ❁ Rabid Reads-no-more rated it liked it · review of another edition

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So I've been a superlative person pretty much my whole life. What does that mean? Well, it means I either love something, or I hate it. There are various things in the world that I have a fairly M-E-H reaction to, but mostly it's either "OMGILOVEIT!" or "OMGWTF?!" This is especially true about certain types of situations I come across in the books I read, and what is the #1 thing I hate most in the world with the fire of thousand suns??

EX-DRAMA.

I don't care what kind. If it's an ex-girlfriend, ...more

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Jan 19, 2014 Jen Davis rated it really liked it

This was one of the most emotionally resonant Mercy Thompson books I have read. Patricia Briggs always does a good job of putting us inside Mercy's head, but I think this book really hit home for me because her emotional struggles centered on something that could just as easily happen to any one of us. The return of the ex.

That's right, Adam's ex-wife is the main foil of this story and I've got to say it felt kind of unusual for a relationship factor to take center stage in one of these books. O This was one of the most emotionally resonant Mercy Thompson books I have read. Patricia Briggs always does a good job of putting us inside Mercy's head, but I think this book really hit home for me because her emotional struggles centered on something that could just as easily happen to any one of us. The return of the ex.

That's right, Adam's ex-wife is the main foil of this story and I've got to say it felt kind of unusual for a relationship factor to take center stage in one of these books. Of course, Christy isn't the only issue. There are dangerous situations and supernatural threats in the mix. But at its core, the biggest enemy was Christy herself and the threat she posed to Mercy's place in her family and in her pack.

The problems start when Christy calls Adam to ask for protection from a threatening ex-lover. He is stalking her; She thinks he has killed one of her ex-boyfriends; and she fears her life is in danger. Of course, Adam can't turn away the mother of his child. And Mercy is a good person. She knows why the pack needs to grant its protection. But Christy is a master manipulator. From the moment she walks in the front door, she is jockeying for position. She is undermining Mercy. She is tugging on the heartstrings of her old friends and trying to ingratiate herself back into the family she abandoned years ago. I hated her with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.

Yes, the danger to her is real. And figuring out the particulars of her bad guy plays into the story. There's some stuff about giant volcano dogs and whatnot. But this book is about the danger Christy represents in Mercy's life. The thing is, as much as I despised her, I found my real anger reserved for members of the pack. Because I am just about fed up with they way they treat their alpha's wife. Even if their behavior wasn't an insult to Adam (which it totally is) --Mercy has proven herself time and again as worthy of their trust and respect. I know we need internal conflict, but I am losing my patience with their animosity and petulance.

We are treated to a very interesting new character named Gary Laughingdog, with ties to Mercy's coyote roots. I hope we see more of him in future books. I also feel like Briggs set up some interesting story possibilities with Mercy's ties to Stephan --and her trials with the mysterious walking stick-- as well as the continuing saga of what's happening with the Fae since they have cut themselves off from society.

Overall, I enjoyed this one. But it most definitely felt like a bit of a departure for the series. I'm not sure the UF purists will be on board with so much relationship angst, but for me, it worked.

Rating: B+

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Sep 17, 2013 If it ain't good I don't read it ! rated it really liked it

Christy wants Adam back?

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Mercy's gonna murder your ass!! hands down !
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I got only 3 words for you RUN BITCH RUN!!

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May 07, 2013 Mandi Schreiner rated it liked it

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I truly love this series but it hasn’t been perfect for me. I think the characters and the world are pretty great, but sometimes I’m just darn bored and that kind of happened in this book. Maybe bored isn’t the right word but I felt like this book was a filler for two reasons – Adam’s ex-wife and the villain. They both seemed to have no purpose unless I’m missing something big and if I am please yell at me in the comments.

Adam’s ex-wife, Christy comes to stay in Adam and Mercy’s house when her b I truly love this series but it hasn’t been perfect for me. I think the characters and the world are pretty great, but sometimes I’m just darn bored and that kind of happened in this book. Maybe bored isn’t the right word but I felt like this book was a filler for two reasons – Adam’s ex-wife and the villain. They both seemed to have no purpose unless I’m missing something big and if I am please yell at me in the comments.

Adam’s ex-wife, Christy comes to stay in Adam and Mercy’s house when her boyfriend, or really the guy she slept with – they weren’t super serious – starts to stalk her. He beats her up pretty bad too. They take her in and start to figure out how to get this guy in line. Christy is…well…not my favorite character. And by that I mean, I wanted to punch her in the face most of the book. I’ve thought a lot about here since ending the book. She is a manipulative, whiny person. As the reader, we are just now being introduced to her (we’ve heard from her in previous books but she is in this one the entire time). The reader didn’t know her when she was married to Adam. When she cooked for him, and gave him a daughter and cared for the pack. Apparently – she was a good person at times way back when, says the pack now. So that is why when she barges into Adam’s house and starts cooking and taking things over, the alpha werewolves kind of put their tails between their legs and let her do whatever she wants. What the heck?! She doesn’t necessarily cause horrible conflict between Adam and Mercy as the blurb suggests, but she is just plain annoying and I didn’t like reading about her. I didn’t like as a result how Adam and the pack let Christy get a way with being horrible to Mercy.

While the villain in this story is creepy, violent and different, I didn’t understand his purpose. I figured Mercy would somehow be victorious in the end, and at least in my eyes, his actions didn’t further the world building at all. I’ve heard rumblings from people that Briggs may be heading up a path where some of the pack want Adam to choose between Pack and Mercy. I don’t know if this is the case, but if it is that sounds a lot more interesting to read than what was in this book. Maybe Christy coming to town starts those thoughts in some of the pack’s head? But I want a more focused goal for this world.

Now the good things in this book. First, there are numerous quiet romance moments between Adam and Mercy and I really enjoyed that. Adam never once gets swayed by Christy. Mercy gets jealous but I love that she does! We get good things from Honey, Stefan, Tad, and a new character named Gary Laughing Wood. Warren and Kyle make an appearance. I also like (and this isn’t new to this book) how the pack don’t all like Mercy. . I love that this pack is prickly.

I want these books to be super awesome and I felt like this one just floated along. I expected more.

Rating: C ...more

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Feb 25, 2014 Sarah rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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1st Read March 2014
2nd Read February 2016
3rd Read February 2017
4th Read March 2018

Original Review

It's no secret I'm a huge fan of the Mercy Thompson series, I'm incredibly invested in these characters and I adore Mercy and Adam as a couple. I have to admit I was nervous about picking up Night Broken because Adam's ex-wife Christy is back on the scene and ready to cause trouble. I was worried that she would find a way to come between Mercy and Adam and put a spanner in their relationship and I wo ...more

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Sep 11, 2013 Audrey Jane rated it it was ok

*minor spoilers*

This is déjà vu.

I think a comparison is in order. In the latest instalment of the Kate Daniels series (Magic Rises) most of the readers got displeased with the character Lorelei since there was no apparent reason to add some drama in Curran and Kate's relationship. The thing is, it didn't bother me that much because there was enough going on beside that minor issue. But in Night Broken the same trope of 'let's add a third (female) party that desperately tries to disrupt a harmon ...more

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Feb 21, 2016 Paula Kalin rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: fans of the Twilight series

Shelves: fantasy, romance, published-2014, e-book, series, favorite-authors, read-in-2016

Night Broken by Patricia Briggs is the 8th in her Mercy Thompson fantasy series. Taking place in the Tri-Cities of Washington, this is the story of Adam, the alpha of the areas werewolves, and his mate, shapeshifter, Mercy, and their pack. Different from some other series, humans know of the werewolves and work together to protect their cities.

I really enjoy reading about our female heroine, Mercy, and all the trouble she gets into. Along with the werewolves are vampires, fae, plenty of magic, ...more

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Nov 08, 2014 Alex is The Romance Fox rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: authors-a-h, lendable, romance, series, vampire-shapeshifters, urban-fantasy

Night Broken is the 8th book in the fantastic urban fantasy series that features Mercy Thompson as the heroine.

Mercy is faced with not one but two new challenges in her life!

Not only having to deal with Christy, Adam’s ex-wife’s hysterical call for help from a dangerous stalker but she wants to come and stay in their home until she’s safe. Adam is not keen to agree to her staying with them….not only is she dramatic but a trouble-maker.

Jesse, Adam’s daughter with Christy, who has become very close to Mercy, is unhappy about her mother’s request…. She knows that she will cause trouble between Adam and Mercy and do anything to break their bond.

Despite not being over the moon, Mercy, has a kind heart and agrees to Christy’s plea, though she does have reservations about Christy’s real intentions….
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… she’s also worried about Christy influencing her, just getting better, relationship with the pack.
She is forced to deal with her own insecurities and the feeling that Christy wants Adam back at any cost.

And if that’s not enough to deal with in one night, Alistair Beauclaire, the fae Gray Lord and not exactly a nice one, comes knocking at Mercy’s door demanding that return his father‘s magical walking stick.

Things are not going too well for Mercy. She had given the walking stick to her coyote father and finding him to get it back is not going to be a breeze. Coyote father is a slippery character to track down!!

Adding fuel to the fire, the local law enforcement ask Mercy and Adam for help in solving a gruesome crime. There are very few quiet moments in Mercy’s life……

Mercy and Adam, with the help of the pack try to find and destroy Flores, Christy’s stalker, who turns out to be a very dangerous character. Mercy’s search for her elusive coyote Father has her making new discoveries about her family and herself.

Mercy and Adam are an incredible couple…they work well together and they have a very close and tight bond, which we have seen grow and develop throughout the series. And has much as I love Mercy, I totally adore Adam Hauptman…

I absolutely adore, love this series……I can’t wait for the next installment!!
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Jan 17, 2019 Maria V. Snyder rated it it was amazing

This book brings the magic of the characters and series back! I really enjoyed it.

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Jan 24, 2014 Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker Queen of the Undead rated it it was amazing

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My review...
Loved it. I thought I'd hate the ex coming back to try and mess stuff up but it is just a minor part of the story. Gary and Coyote made me laugh, Honey rocked, and there is a monster in this story that is so bad, it makes werewolves look like puppies.

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Oct 20, 2013 AH rated it it was amazing

Shelves: alpha-males, arcs-other, blue, shifters, urban-fantasy, were, vampires, fae, magic, zzread-feb-2014

Just awesome! This series just gets better and better!

In this installment of the Mercy Thompson series, Mercy is trying to cement her role as an Alpha’s mate. The pack doesn’t readily accept Mercy into the pack as she is a coyote shifter not a werewolf. To further exacerbate the situation, Adam’s human ex-wife Christy arrives because she is being stalked. Christy is a master manipulator and soon has the pack eating out of her hands – literally. Mercy is in one of those “damned if you do, damned ...more

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May 23, 2013 K rated it it was amazing

update:
I gave this book 4.5 amazing stars

because wow this book was everything I though it would be and just as amazing as the rest of the series. Mercy is back and she's gotten herself into even more trouble (surprise, surprise). Honestly, there was nothing about this book that I didn't love. Mercy's witty dialogue, the action packed story line and the romance between Adam and Mercy.

The one thing that stopped me from giving it 5 stars was the fact that Adam never actually stood up for Mercy. I ...more

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Feb 20, 2018 Cece ❀Rants, Raves &Reviews❀ rated it liked it

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“He had that whole “I was a Marine” thing”
No idea why but i thought this was so funny hahaha
Like with all the mystical badasses of the world, Mercy stops to compare him to a goddamn Marine

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“He sounded so sad, so I tried to listen. Maybe I could cheer him up. “And the burns . . . I’m sorry, Adam—”
Mercy is literally dying and wants to help cheer up Adam BECAUSE HE SOUNDS FUCKING SAD jesus christ my own mother would just tell me to stop crying so loudly

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Apr 29, 2015 Glass rated it it was amazing

Shelves: buddy-read-with-vishous, fangirling-like-crazy, girl-power, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy

Series review posted at Ja čitam, a ti?

Don't you just love it when great series keep coming your way? And when little something extra comes in a form of two great girls - Vishous and Glam - who are buddy reading it with you? After finishing Kate Daniels, I realized that I am not ready to part ways with urban fantasy, so picked up Moon Called and the rest is history.

What I liked?

# Mythology. Patricia Briggs gave us this weird, but little bit closer to the roots, mash up of different paranormal ...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Naoms rated it really liked it

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Stay tuned tomorrow for my interview with Patricia Briggs! :-)

Mercy Thompson is one of the best Urban Fantasy series around. Maybe the best of its kind. While other series start out good and promising they then fall and buckle under the weight of extended contracts, and trying to stretch a story that was originally a trilogy into five or more books. Not so Mercy Thompson. Patricia Briggs has consistently released installments that are Originally Posted on: Confessions of an Opinionated Book Geek

Stay tuned tomorrow for my interview with Patricia Briggs! :-)

Mercy Thompson is one of the best Urban Fantasy series around. Maybe the best of its kind. While other series start out good and promising they then fall and buckle under the weight of extended contracts, and trying to stretch a story that was originally a trilogy into five or more books. Not so Mercy Thompson. Patricia Briggs has consistently released installments that are engrossing and maintain a level of stable entertainment that few can boast of. NIGHT BROKEN is another action packed, fantasy driven installment in what is without a doubt my favorite series barring Harry Potter.

Mercy Thompson has gotten her man. The good looking and loyal pack Alpha Adam Hauptman is her husband and their bond is as stable as ever. So, when his ex-wife needs a place to hide out from a stalker ex-boyfriend, Mercy magnanimously offers the woman a place to stay. This opens a can of worms, because while she left him Christy still believes she has full rights and ownership to Mercy’s husband. Adding insult to injury, the pack who are not big fans of Mercy as Adam’s mate…love his ex.

Besides a manipulative ex and her stalker, Mercy is pulled into an investigation of brutal murders that the authorities believe are the crimes of werewolves. It’s pretty amazing how innocently Mercy stumbles into trouble. Trouble finds her. In eight books, I cannot think of a single mishap that she purposely brought on. People are just drawn to the mischievous coyote in her veins.

NIGHT BROKEN is pure unadulterated entertainment. It encompasses everything I love in Urban Fantasy. Sassy heroine, super hot hero, action, drama, interesting villain, great side characters and of course fantasy. The fantasy in NIGHT BROKEN takes an interesting turn. After eight books, Ms. Briggs evolves her mythology. We’re getting more than the usual vamps, werewolves, Fae and occasional coyote lore. It’s brand new and it is big.

At moments in this book it is really difficult to decide who Mercy can and cannot trust. She’s surrounded by haters at every turn. There’s the manipulative Christy, who is a lot more interesting than I thought she would be. Honestly, any woman who can manipulate people who know they are being manipulated, is a well written antagonist. Then there is the pack. For several books it has been clear that the pack is not 100% on board with letting a coyote into a world of wolves. They have been against Mercy at every turn and with the added memory of the human and domesticated, Christy, Mercy really has to watch her back to make sure she is not stabbed in it.

Add to that the ever present Fae threats. For quite sometime Mercy has been in possession of an ancient Fae artifact and now that the Fae have locked themselves away in their mound, they want it back. Mercy is all too willing to return it, but the pesky walking stick has a mind of its own and always returns to Mercy. Its connection to Mercy is forever saving her life and putting her in danger.

Now to the murder investigation, it is gruesome. It’s the kind of thing that you can just see in your mind and know that if you were standing next to Mercy your stomach would roil. The hunt for the killer is really fascinating and it’s interesting to see all these different story lines connect, because while this story is broad, it is a small world, after-all.

This book is a funny, smart, romantic and action packed thrill ride! I laughed, I cried, raged and rejoiced. The ending is wrapped up and yet opens the series to new possibilities and Mercy to new struggles. I am excited for book 9. Another great installment to the Mercy Thompson series. Oh, and Adam is still my FAVORITE guy! :0

Recommended for fans of the Mercy Thompson series. If you have not started this series yet, I honestly have nothing to say to you, because how many times can I say this series is amazing?!

*ARC Provided by ACE Hardcover an imprint of Penguin.
Release Date: March.11,2014 (TUESDAY!) ...more

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Mar 15, 2014 Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* rated it really liked it

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I have a hit or miss relationship connection with Mercy. Some of her books are great, but some are mediocre - with one or two being downright dull (yes, River Marked, I'm looking at you.) Thankfully I've really enjoyed the seventh and eight, finding them hard to put down, rekindling my enjoyment for the characters and bizarre situations they end up in.

Mercy and Adam have been a strongly established couple for awhile now, so Briggs introduced some ex drama to shake it up. Not only for that effect

I have a hit or miss relationship connection with Mercy. Some of her books are great, but some are mediocre - with one or two being downright dull (yes, River Marked, I'm looking at you.) Thankfully I've really enjoyed the seventh and eight, finding them hard to put down, rekindling my enjoyment for the characters and bizarre situations they end up in.

Mercy and Adam have been a strongly established couple for awhile now, so Briggs introduced some ex drama to shake it up. Not only for that effect really, but to show how there are still power struggles amongst the females in the group over Mercy being a pack alpha. While I found Christy as annoying as most of the naysayers out there, I appreciate the purpose of the character and where the author was heading. I know many reviewers were annoyed with how Adam handled things, but in him I see genuine guilt and confusion on how to proceed, so I accepted it. These are flawed, realistic characters and not perfect, one-dimensional ones - and it shows here as Adam is led astray by his ex's machinations.

Still, I never doubted his devotion to Mercy and the ending wrapped that up with a nice punch. I also get him not getting too much in the middle of things with Mercy and Christy as that would just make her look weak in front of the pack. Those weird shapeshifter politics I'm glad don't really exist ....

Along with Christy comes a truly formidable foe that must all battle and face. Briggs doesn't fall into the annoying trope in UF by having the main, Mercy, be the apple of everyone's eye - here she shows it's Christy for this weird volcano god guy, but Mercy is tugged along for the ride and trying to rescue those she cares about. Through these battles, she must seek assistance from other sources, do some sleuthing, and rely on instinct as well as backup and trust from the pack.

I was delighted to see some Stefan too - he's not in there tons, but he plays a large enough part later, and there's a surprising twist I was happy to see. I never liked that a connection was severed before, so I was fangirling here. I don't expect her to ever leave Adam, and I like Adam for her, but I also like the bond with Stefan. I do think Stefan loves her, but I don't think he thinks she'll leave Adam either, and I don't think he's necessarily seeking an everyday relationship anything. He's a little too old fashioned in thought and distant in emotion for that IMO.

Gary Laugingdog was a fun character to introduce - he brought some sparks to the books. It also let open some more revelations about Mercy herself, her family, and kept it feeling fresh after book 8 - there's still more to learn and develop. Coyote just rocks at the end too, loved it.

The ghost signature prints are just sad....

Yes, it's a great book. Not perfect but close enough. We have intense battles, suspenseful lead-ups, funny moments with twisted characters, dark and morbid scenes with evil characters, the vampires and their twisted world again, shapeshifter politic topsy-turvy, Mercy as her epic self, and an ending that serves all kinds of justice. Now I'm sitting here salivating for the next book. ...more

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Mar 29, 2014 Christina Dodd rated it it was amazing

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If you've never read the Mercy Thompson series, you should. It is my favorite series and has held that place in my heart since I started reading it about three years ago. How much do I like it? I read the series in hardcover. I don't like to read hardcover (I know, I have one coming out, but the fact remains, I prefer books over ebooks and I love a book I can put in my purse so I never end up waiting around without reading material, which for me is an Emergency Situation.) But also, if you've ne ...more

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Jul 06, 2017 samantha (books-are-my-life20) rated it it was amazing

As always , a wonderfully ,descriptive book. i Can always picture it so well! I love this author, Patricia Briggs. All her books are great

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Patricia Briggs was born in Butte, Montana, to a children’s librarian who passed on to her kids a love of reading and books. Patricia grew up reading fairy tales and books about horses, and later developed an interest in folklore and history. When she decided to write a book of her own, a fantasy book seemed a n ...more