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River Marked

(Mercy Thompson #6)

Patricia Briggs

4.27 · Rating details · 78,983 ratings · 3,763 reviews

Welcome to Patricia Briggs's world, a place where "witches, vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters live beside ordinary people" (Booklist
Coyote shifter Mercy Thompson knows that life with her mate, the Alpha werewolf Adam, will never be boring, but even their wedding doesn't go as planned. Nevertheless, a ten-day honeymoon camping on the banks of the Columbia River, alone ...more

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Oct 06, 2010 Anzu The Great Destroyer rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: fans of a good badass heroine

Shelves: ball-busting-chicks, fae, pretty-good, reviewed-2011, a-bit-of-mush, zomg-i-must-have-him, suburban-fantasy, fanged-and-deadly, furry-wild-and-rabid, paranormal-fix

*edit 22 Dec 2011*

No? Too much? Nevermind…

YES! Finally a great book! Finally a use for the mysterious walking stick!! Oh such a wonderful day! What a wonderful life!

Love Mercy
Love Adam
Love Coyote
Love Fishy Thing Creature

It just might be the best in the series.

P.S. Chris Hemsworth is so hot.

P.P.S.

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Feb 09, 2011 Mandi Schreiner rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: uf

Favorite Quote: Adam didn’t approve of Walmart.

Note: This is a spoiler-free review!

I had not read any blurbs or spoilers for this book before I started it and let me tell you how surprised I was at the first few chapters in this one. Yes, it tells the big surprise on the inside of the jacket cover – but since I am posting this review before release date, I don’t feel comfortable talking about it. So I’m not going to talk a lot about the plot. But I will tell you this.

I read this series for two r ...more

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Feb 11, 2016 Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: things-go-bump-in-the-night, urban-fantasy, fantasy

River Marked, book #6 in the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series, takes place mostly during Mercy's honeymoon, which starts off wonderfully (I <3 Adam) and then goes south in a way that only Mercy's life can, with something very ancient, fearsome and hungry in the water. It's worse than Jaws for making you afraid to go in the water.

A fair amount of Native American mythology - or Briggs' variation on it, anyway - is woven into the storyline, along with the usual suspects (werewolves, vampires and ...more

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Feb 24, 2017 Maria V. Snyder rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Still loving this series! (view spoiler) Another fun and fast read! ...more

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Sep 04, 2010 Kat Kennedy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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River Marked is a good book. There's not really any reason to think otherwise.

It follows on faithfully the tale of Mercedes Thompson through her marriage and honeymoon. Fans of the series might be very relieved that this book's mystery doesn't deal with fae, vampire or pack issues unlike previous books.

After a lovely wedding, Mercy and Adam head off on their romantic and sex fueled honeymoon. The book is very light on any sexual descriptions, possably causing a number of frustrated groans from f River Marked is a good book. There's not really any reason to think otherwise.

It follows on faithfully the tale of Mercedes Thompson through her marriage and honeymoon. Fans of the series might be very relieved that this book's mystery doesn't deal with fae, vampire or pack issues unlike previous books.

After a lovely wedding, Mercy and Adam head off on their romantic and sex fueled honeymoon. The book is very light on any sexual descriptions, possably causing a number of frustrated groans from fans as they read. When a man is found in a boat with a bitten-off leg and his sister missing, things start to get interesting. This probably proves that either the universe hates Mercy or that she is on a one-coyote mission to prove that werewolves CAN age by giving Adam Hauptman prematurely gray hair.

Briggs has been suspiciously closed lipped on my query emails about whether it is the latter.

Nevertheless, Mercy has her opportunity to scare the shit out of Adam who should really know by now that she is not a normal woman but a super-powered space robot which is impervious to death.

Actually, this novel addresses and finally resolves one of Mercy's big mysteries about herself and her past and it is done with such a lovely flare of American mythology that I found myself really enjoying the story and characters. Though we are missing most of the usual cast apart from brief appearances, the stand-in cast is funny and very likable.

But the book left me pondering a single question. How much more does the Mercedes Thompson series have in it?

A quick google search says it's a seven book deal, but what more does this story REALLY have to offer?

evil

Well, the first six books HAVE been painfully void of evil squirrels so I guess it's their turn next...

I'm glad that there's only one more book in this series. I enjoy the Thompson world, and I'm glad that Briggs has taken it up in her Alpha and Omega book series, but I'm honestly not holding out for anymore books that focus on Mercy and her crew. I'm glad that it's coming to an end and hopefully the last book will maintain the same good quality as the ones that came before it.

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Mar 07, 2014 ♥Rachel♥ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-book, urban-fantasy, romance, favorites, 2020-audio-book-challenge

Re-read for a 3rd time April 23, 2020I find more to love after every reading!

Re-read March 27th 2017

****Spoilers if you haven't read the previous books.****

Adam and Mercy go on a luxury camping honeymoon, and trouble and excitement follow, because nothing can be simple or boring in Mercy's life. River monsters, psycho otters, other shifters and Coyote show up to make things interesting.

Love Adam and Mercy together! They are definitely a power couple.

Lorelei King's narration as usual was amazin ...more

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Nov 13, 2010 carol. rated it liked it

Recommends it for: Briggs fans

Shelves: urban-fantasy, female-lead, paranormal-romance, shifter, fantasy

I consider this the Mercy installment written for the romance fans. When I first read it in 2011, I felt like the pacing was awkward but overall appreciated and enjoyed the story, particularly the exploration of Mercy's heritage. Re-reading confirms the overall issues with the series Silver Borne/series review but it remains an enjoyable installment.

It begins with Mercy rescuing a male friend from himself, followed by pre-wedding jitters, encouraged by Mercy's mom now including butterflies and b I consider this the Mercy installment written for the romance fans. When I first read it in 2011, I felt like the pacing was awkward but overall appreciated and enjoyed the story, particularly the exploration of Mercy's heritage. Re-reading confirms the overall issues with the series Silver Borne/series review but it remains an enjoyable installment.

It begins with Mercy rescuing a male friend from himself, followed by pre-wedding jitters, encouraged by Mercy's mom now including butterflies and balloons. There's a wedding, and all the important men are there, along with Mercy's two sisters. Adam and Mercy then hitch up a camper and head to a private campground along the Columbia River where they have lots of tastefully alluded to sex in between eating hot dogs and going for runs. Mercy and Adam are innocently playing along the river when they discover an injured man in a boat. Not long after they pull his boat to shore, his family comes looking for him.

The setting for the book is lovely, with the affection for the area shining through. Mercy's narrative is interrupted by an alternate viewpoint dream sequence. Plotting is decent. The wedding and initial parts of the honeymoon were enjoyable, and a payoff for the ups and downs of their relationship. Mercy and Adam choose to fight the river creature because of altruism, not because someone is kidnapped (although it's noteworthy that a kidnapping helps engage Mercy's personal resolution to fight). One of the plot lines has to do with Mercy finding out more about her own heritage/history, moments that cause me mixed emotion out of amusement, enjoyment and eye-rolling that Briggs just couldn't resist the lure of the Super-Speshul-Snowflake. I enjoyed the inclusion of the Native American folklore, although I will note that it made me both a little uncomfortable that Native lore might be being co-opted and that everyone involved insisted on calling themselves 'Indian.' The villain was intimidating and creepy, and powerful enough that winning felt somewhat questionable.

As a complete aside, I'll just note here that there's a bit of obsession with going 'decently clothed,' although from book one, Mercy assures the reader she doesn't have any nudity hang-ups. It's just that now she's married to Adam. And she doesn't want anyone seeing his marvelous body either. I'll attribute this to the romance novel tradition, because I can't think why else we need to go on so much about states of undress if everyone's all copacetic about body image. I feel like Briggs' own issues are showing again.

Once again, almost every introduced is male, except for the villain, a trio of Native avatars, and one injured guy's wife in a hospital scene at the end.

Ms. Briggs, we need to talk.

Three and a half stars, rounding down because that's what I do for this series.

read July 2011
re-read May 2016 ...more

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Feb 19, 2018 Cece ❀Rants, Raves &Reviews❀ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reviews-of-the-year, favorite-heroine, fictional-war, erotic-romance, shapeshifters, guilty-pleasure, vampires, hot-jerks, magic-etc, paranormal-detective

Mercy is back ~~ sassier than ever and with her classic ability to find trouble basically anywhere

This series continues to be a fun brilliant example of how paranormal detective series can provide an intriguing mystery plot that authors can add their own unique takes on Mercy Thompson is a Mechanic, Shapeshifter, and fighter who is finally joining the rest of the paranormal world and meeting others of her kind.

And might I say... they are very sexy *smirks*

“I start to think he hates me, and ...more

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Mar 22, 2013 Angela rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, review-books-done, kindle, 2016-read, poc, 2013-read, 2014-read, 2017-read, 2018-read

February 2018 Reread. Buddy read with Sarah and Erica
February 2017 Re-read

January 2016 Re-read: Buddy read with Sarah.

Next to Iron Kissed, I think this is the most emotional book for me. We get a LOT more time with just Mercy and Adam. A lot more insight into Mercy's heritage. And a lot more emotion throughout it all. I became very quickly attached to characters we just met, and love Adam and Mercy even more than I ever have.

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Mar 05, 2011 Anna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, werewolves-and-vampires, mythology, fairies-and-friends

Patricia Briggs has this amazing ability to keep this series feeling fresh. Unlike other longer series (for example, the Sookie Stackhouse Mysteries) the plot lines never feel contrived or forced. River Marked is the epitome of Brigg's ability to tell a story that feels so real, despite the fantasy. When more is revealed about Mercy's background it seems authentic, not like Sookie's fairyblood, which seemed pulled out of Harris' ass. The new supernaturals fall flawlessly into their place in Brig ...more

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Jul 28, 2012 Alex is The Romance Fox rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: vampire-shapeshifters, paranormal, authors-a-h, romance, series

I discovered this series when I read this book and that was it!!! I knew I was going to love reading Mercy Thompson’s adventures!!! And I do love this series!!! I am totally addicted!!

River Marked is the 6th book in the series and it’s quite different to the previous novels as it’s mostly set away from Mercy’s home and a whole new set of characters are introduced, which gives us more information about Mercy’s heritage.

Mercy & Adam are now married and mated and set off on their honeymoon to a sec I discovered this series when I read this book and that was it!!! I knew I was going to love reading Mercy Thompson’s adventures!!! And I do love this series!!! I am totally addicted!!

River Marked is the 6th book in the series and it’s quite different to the previous novels as it’s mostly set away from Mercy’s home and a whole new set of characters are introduced, which gives us more information about Mercy’s heritage.

Mercy & Adam are now married and mated and set off on their honeymoon to a secluded camp in the Columbia River area.

, looking forward to spending quiet and relaxing time together….but as we know, something is going to happen where Mercy is around…

There’s something in the river that is killing people and Mercy has some connection to the monster, named River Devil.

Between trying to discover the reason for the killings, she encounters a Native American tribe that knows something about her earlier life. She’s told the identity of her father…..a coyote walker who sees ghosts….

This is a fantastic adventure, filled with new revelations about Mercy and also something new about shape shifters..

I loved the chemistry between Mercy and Adam….

. They have a deep and strong connection –and let’s not speak about possessiveness….

I adore these two together…they suit each other perfectly!!!!!

I did enjoy learning about the Native American history, their myths and their customs…it was an added pleasure and hopefully we will see more of them in the next books.

Another well-written story with a great plot and fantastic addition of characters to this amazing fantasy world.

My favorite quote:

“All life is rife with possibilities. Seeds have possibilities, but all their tomorrows are caught by the patterning of their life cycle. Animals have possibilities that are greater than that of a fir tree or a blade of grass. Still, though, for most animals, the pattern of instinct, the patterns of their lives, are very strong. Humanity has a far greater range of possibilities, especially the very young. Who will children grow up to be? Who will they marry, what will they believe, what will they create? Creation is a very powerful seed of possibility.”

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Jul 06, 2017 Carole (Carole's Random Life in Books) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed, audio-book, 2017

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.

This wasn't my favorite book in the series but it was still a really good story. If you have been following my reviews you probably already know that I adore this series. I remember reading this book back when it was first released and enjoying it and I liked it just as much on this audio re-read. This is a series that I have made a point to keep up with and look forward to every installment. I had a lot of fun listening to the audio This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.

This wasn't my favorite book in the series but it was still a really good story. If you have been following my reviews you probably already know that I adore this series. I remember reading this book back when it was first released and enjoying it and I liked it just as much on this audio re-read. This is a series that I have made a point to keep up with and look forward to every installment. I had a lot of fun listening to the audio of this story.

This story takes place away from most of the group and I have to say that I missed some of the characters that I have grown to love just a bit. Mercy and Adam are there for the whole book so I didn't have too much time to spend missing everyone else. Mercy and Adam are off on their honeymoon but they end up getting involved in a situation that needs their help. There are some interesting characters that are a part of this installment including some that knew Mercy's father.

This book had a lot of really good elements. I like how Mercy and Adam's relationship just keeps getting stronger. I really cannot get enough of these two and think that they are just perfect for each other. The chemistry between them is amazing. It was interesting to learn a little bit more about Mercy's background. Her father is really quite a mystery so getting the chance to learn a little bit more is really quite exciting. There was plenty of excitement in this installment. I mean there is a river monster to be battled so of course there is some excitement. This was the kind of book that you just don't want to put down.

Lorelei King does an amazing job with this audiobook. I really didn't expect anything else. She has done such a fantastic job with all of book in this series that I have listened to so far. She has become the voice of Mercy form me. She does a great job with a large cast of characters and brings a lot of emotion into the story. Her voice is very pleasant to listen to and she read the story at a very natural pace. I was able to completely lose myself in this book for hours at a time. I can't wait to listen to more of this series.

I would highly recommend this series to others. I do think that this is a series that really does need to be read in order since the relationships between the characters develop throughout the series. I can't wait to continue with my re-read of this series very soon.

Initial Thoughts
Not my favorite book in the series but still a really good story. Adam and Mercy are away for most of this book and I did kind of miss the rest of the regular group. Plenty of excitement in this installment.

Book source: Audible purchase ...more

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Feb 04, 2011 Annie rated it really liked it

Recommends it for: Werewolf and fae fans, Urban Fantasy fans

Shelves: fae, drinks-on-me, king-of-the-harem, genre-urban-fantasy, vampires, favorites, shifters, books-i-go-rabid-over, my-hottie-harem, werewolves

4.5 STARS!!!

Even after five books, Briggs is able to keep the Mercy Thompson world fresh. I found that this book was very different from the others. It’s set in an entirely different place. No garage here, even though I kind of missed that. The Pack is set on the sidelines, while Mercy and Adam take centre stage and new characters are introduced. The newbies are very interesting because they are the first Native Americans we’ve encountered in this series apart from Mercy. River-Marked explores ...more

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May 10, 2012 Beth rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite

An excellent adventure for Mercy and Adam. Fantastic twists, heart felt emotions and constants action, the newest addition to the Mercy Thompson series is AWESOME. I did however miss the interaction with regular characters of this series but it was in no way detrimental to the story line.

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May 12, 2011 Duchess Nicole rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star-read, favorite-heroine, romantic-elements, favorite-heroes, hero-is-an-alpha, read-in-2015, e-pcs, favorites-of-all-time, highly-rated, genre-urban-fantasy

Wow, I feel like this series needed this book at this point. If you've been aching for some quality Adam/Mercy time, you get it in spades! Most of this story is just the two of them, along with a few new secondary characters. There is a lot of romance, and not the uber sexy kind. Just good old loving and bonding between a couple that has very little face time in their every day life. Due to the enormous responsibility of Adam's position in the pack...and therefore Mercy's as well...they get mini ...more

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Apr 29, 2020 Dana Ilie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The tone in River Marked was a bit different from the earlier books in the series. While I welcomed the added focus on her relationship and the romance, the pressure seemed too light on Mercy, which slowed the pace more than I liked. I really think not including the established cast of characters also hurt the story a little.
We did get to see a few new secondary characters, though, and some of them look like they might be recurring. The main one was Coyote of Indian legend. As one would expect, ...more

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Feb 20, 2011 Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

As much as I've loved reading every book so far in this series, it is about time that we got something like this one.

The old Mercy and Adam are back at it again but with sweeter, more tender moments between them that will make you melt. And while most of the pack wasn't present in this, it was okay because for once, this book is all about Mercy. Her heritage, her (finally) feeling like she belongs somewhere, and of course, her relationship with Adam and I couldn't of asked for more.

We got so mu ...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Elise ✘ a.k.a Ryder's Pet ✘ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, adult, read-in-2019, read-in-2013, reviewed, urban-fantasy, paranomal-general, pn-werewolves, 3-stars, pn-shapeshifters

⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱*Felt Disconnected*⋰⋱⋰⋱⋰⋱

Re-read: 08.07.2019
The sixth book in the series focuses more on the Volkswagen mechanic and a walker (a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote at will), Mercedes ‘Mercy’ Athena Thompson Hauptman (31?), and her mate and husband (becomes her husband early in this book) Adam Alexander Hauptman (over 60?), the Alpha of the local werewolf pack (the Columbia Basin Pack). They are on their honeymoon and of course, trouble can't seem to stay away from ...more

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Dec 29, 2014 Choko rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kick-ass-ladies, vampires, urban-fantasy, i-see-dead-people

*** 4 ***

So once again I have to write something about a book in the Mercy Thompson world and I feel like anything I say would be redundant... I love the strongly influenced by the Native American culture of storytelling and mythology tale Patricia Briggs has gifted us with. I love the characters she has created and managed to enthrall us with. I love the creativity the world is build upon and the unobtrusive descriptiveness everything from the smallest action to the wildest character feature a ...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Jessica ❁ ➳ Silverbow ➳ ❁ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I don't understand why so many people liked this book so much less than the others. It's my absolute favorite so far. I love, love, LOVED it. I've always loved Native American Folklore though. But that's just me. ...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Lisa Kay rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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★★★★☆ (This is a review of the audiobook.) This sixth installment of Mercy Thompson’s series is very well narrated by Lorelei King. Ms. King certainly has cemented her voice as Mercy’s in my brain and she delivers nicely for this first person narrative. Love her Italian accent for Stefan (a vampire), who features in the opening scenes of this volume. It has kind of a “I want to drink your blood…” cadence to it, but Ms. King totally ...more

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Jan 03, 2015 Bj rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-uf-dystopian, conquer-my-tbr-in-2015, library-loan, 2016, 4-stars

4 "Who is Mercy Thompson?" Stars for the story and 5 Stars for the narration!

Six books into the series and the Mercy Thompson Series is still holding strong as one of my favorite PNR/UF romance series of all time. All that said, this wasn't my favorite book in the series. To me, this book almost read as a stand-alone with a somewhat different focus than the prior books in the series. In that regard, the main driver of the plot in this book was discovering Mercy's previously alluded to, but yet ...more

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Jan 29, 2011 Angela James rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: reread, my-faves, urban-fantasy, arc, 2011, 2012, comfort-reads

Okay, I finished this last night and I'm not going to do any type of in-depth review, but I wanted to get a few thoughts down. I think people will either love this book or feel a bit meh about it. The book is very much about two things: Adam and Mercy's relationship and Mercy's...biological roots. I think that the outside conflict of the "big bad" is instead used to support the development of those two stories, rather than being the driving force of the book. I enjoyed this.

This book contains a ...more

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May 16, 2010 Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker Queen of the Undead rated it liked it

I'm sorry, this is going to come across as completely selfish but so be it, I didn't care what happened to anyone in this book EXCEPT Mercy & Adam. Saying that, the first 2/3 of the book involved a story I didn't care for with a group of people I cared less about. Yeah, I know, I'm a bitch. But I want Mercy and Adam, and I want them with the pack. So sue me, I'm selfish.
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Oct 31, 2013 Robin (Bridge Four) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adorable-alphas, ghosts, 2020-reads, fae-ness, kick-ass-heroines, audio-challenge-2020, book-boyfriend-material, uf-pnr

Series Reread continues. I'm not sure why I never wrote a review for this one, maybe I'll get around to it this time.

It appears that I never wrote a review for this after finishing it the first time and that was about five years ago so I’ve forgotten why it didn’t jam with me the first time as much. This is one of those times when a re-read goes better than the first read.

Mercy and Adam have just been married in a pretty interesting way and are off on their honeymoon to go glamping. I should hav Series Reread continues. I'm not sure why I never wrote a review for this one, maybe I'll get around to it this time.

It appears that I never wrote a review for this after finishing it the first time and that was about five years ago so I’ve forgotten why it didn’t jam with me the first time as much. This is one of those times when a re-read goes better than the first read.

Mercy and Adam have just been married in a pretty interesting way and are off on their honeymoon to go glamping. I should have known there was going to be trouble when Adam admits that Uncle Mike, one of the fae, lent them the super comfy trailer with all the bells and whistles to take to a spot along the Columbia River.

This story is steeped in Native American lore and I definitely was more on board with that this time around. It just goes to show that sometimes your reading base and interests grow over time. I think the trouble I had the first go around was that Native American mythos didn’t really appeal to me at that time but now with Coyote showing up and seeing a few of the other Animal spirits I was more intrigued than my first go around.

There is something living in the river and it is hungry. People keep disappearing and Mercy seems to be one of the only creatures immune to it. This is again a tale where Mercy is up against something big and bad and needs to pull in are her coyote cunning to figure out a tricky way to win.

“Trouble seems to follow me around, waiting to club me with a tire iron.”

In the middle of all of this Adam and Mercy also try to have a nice little honeymoon and smooth out some of the wrinkles that come up when you are learning to be married. I did enjoy getting some insight into Mercy’s heritage and why her gifts are a bit different than some of the other walkers we run into. Not all of them are coyotes either.

Overall, a better read for me this time around so I’ll bump my rating up to 3.5 stars.

Original Review

I didn't really like this as much as the others. Could have just been the native American theme. The middle seemed to super drag for me.

Full review to come. ...more

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Jun 04, 2019 Lisa-Books Smiles rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I love this series!

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Apr 07, 2011 Laura rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this latest Mercy Thompson book.

I think that watching Adam and Mercy get married and have a honeymoon was great fun, especially since we all know Mercy can't go 5 minutes without a new enemy.

This time, the Fae are involved in their honeymoon plans, which can come to no good. But we get (for the first time) a bit of her Native American heritage here.

We learn about Mercy's father. We also see a lot of Coyote, the Coyote.

In this book, Mercy is up against an ancient river monster a ...more

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Jul 05, 2010 TJ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, kindle-archives

4.5/5.0

*warning* a huge torrent of gushing admiration about to commence...

I now understand people who are so blinded by their love of an author, they truly believe they can write no wrong (listen closely Lisa Kleypas fans) The eye rolling is over, I am officially capitulating and stand repentant... I am now one of you - with Patricia Briggs. I love everything about the way she writes. Her Mercedes Thompson series is humorous, suspenseful, touching, warm, scary, inventive, romantic - everything, ...more

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May 17, 2010 D-eka rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: wishlist

I LOVE the Mercedes Thompson series!!!!!!!!! okay, so now that that's out of the way. Mrs. Briggs....you best bring my boy Stephan and his mystery machine back. or we gonna have a few issues.

*************************** after reading *******************************************
STEFAN WAS BACK! not in a way i expected but yes he was indeed back. Thank you Ms. Briggs. This book was pretty good, I felt you could see more of Mercy and Adams relationship develop and how they've grown, and how Mercy has ...more

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Jul 29, 2010 Christine rated it liked it · review of another edition

Woo-hoo!!! Bring on a new Mercy, I can't wait :) :) :) :) ...more

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About Patricia Briggs

Patricia Briggs

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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