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Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5)

Patricia Briggs

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Feb 24, 2010 AH rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: zzread-mar-2011, fae, fantasy, were

Mercy and Adam have got to be the cutest fictional couple ever. Mated to Adam and under the protection of the pack, Mercy still lives in her trailer while she is dating Adam. I love the mating games played by Adam with his “partner in crime” Jesse. Jesse feeds Mercy all sorts of disinformation about a date so that Mercy must guess appropriate attire. Amusing and cute at the same time.

Mercy’s position in the pack is marked by dissention amongst the pack members who have difficulty accepting a non Mercy and Adam have got to be the cutest fictional couple ever. Mated to Adam and under the protection of the pack, Mercy still lives in her trailer while she is dating Adam. I love the mating games played by Adam with his “partner in crime” Jesse. Jesse feeds Mercy all sorts of disinformation about a date so that Mercy must guess appropriate attire. Amusing and cute at the same time.

Mercy’s position in the pack is marked by dissention amongst the pack members who have difficulty accepting a non-wolf mate for the Alpha. Someone was able to use the pack bonds to get to Mercy and mess with her head. Once again, the pack politics and intrigue kept me guessing during the whole story. Throughout the series, Mercy is portrayed as a small, meek coyote. I enjoyed seeing her stand up to the wolves that challenged her. Mercy held her own and strengthened her position within the pack.

The fae are prominent in this book. Briggs’ fae are fierce and creepy. Her portrayal of the fae world was extremely well done. Mercy’s diplomatic side is revealed in her interactions with the fae. When Mercy negotiates with the fae queen she uses her inside knowledge of fae lore and customs to her benefit.

I loved how the pack’s links to each other was depicted in this book. The imagery of Mercy following the links was vivid and extremely detailed.

This book marks a break in Samuel’s character. Samuel is taken over by his wolf Sam after an attempted suicide. For most wolves, this would be an automatic death sentence. Sam is a remarkably calm werewolf. So calm that he allows children to climb on him. It was refreshing to see the wolf’s perspective and how much the wolf wanted to continue living. In essence, the wolf Sam kept Samuel sane while Samuel worked out his issues.

I really felt for Sam throughout this book. He seemed so broken, so irreparable. I was so happy that Mercy took him under her wing to help fix him.

While I enjoyed this book immensely, there were parts that didn’t flow well for me. For example, after Mercy and the wolves got the ransom call from the fae queen, the wolves continued with a pack challenge. At one point, I wondered if they had forgotten their other issues, notably Gabriel and Phin.

Overall, this is another solid book in a great series. Off to read River Marked next.
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May 02, 2010 Steph rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-2010

Patricia Briggs is one of my favourite authors so really I went into this knowing I'd love it, which I did. A lot. I love Mercy Thompsons' voice in these books and I love how she isn't perfect, screws up at times and has to deal with the consequences of such. Though in this she did tend to get away with a little more than she usually would but then the relationships she's dealing with have also changed drastically which she is trying to keep up with.

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Aug 23, 2010 Lili rated it liked it

Not the best book in the series.
I usually like Mercy but I got tired of her constant rambling.
This book tried to make her look so special and strong and caring, like Briggs wanted me to understand why Adam and Samuel and pretty much every person who meets Mercy adores and admires her so much but I ended up agreeing with Mary Jo, what's so special about Mercy?

I am happy that Samuel found his lost love and now we have one guy less in Mercy's long long line of soul mates. ...more

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Mar 01, 2010 Moondance rated it really liked it

Mercy gets better with each book! Mercy tries to help Samuel come to grips with his depression while working through her place in Adam's pack. The loan of a book throws Mercy into the line of fire with the fae. Excellent read! 4.5 stars ...more

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