River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Dec 28, 2021 Netanella rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: vampires, paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy, chicks-who-kick-butt, werewolves, 2021-december-reading-challenges

It's been a few months since I last picked up a Mercy book, and I'm only halfway through the series. Good thing the books don't get old one bit.

In "River Marked", the 6th of 12 books, Mercy and Adam finally get married and go on a luxury camping trip. Over the course of their honeymoon, Mercy learns more of her Native American heritage, and of Coyote, who may or may not be her father. The first part of the book is lots of alone time with Mercy and Adam honeymooning and slowly investigating her ...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Thenia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: series, paranormal, vampires, 2019, shifters, reviewed, 2024, magic, r-ab, 2013

A very enjoyable book!

Mercy is finally tying the knot with her beloved Adam and they go on their honeymoon that turns into an adventure. Mercy learns a lot about her heritage and meets beings she hadn't even thought she ever would (view spoiler), including a monster aptly named river-devil. She's in way over her head -literally sometimes- with this one, especially when A very enjoyable book!

Mercy is finally tying the knot with her beloved Adam and they go on their honeymoon that turns into an adventure. Mercy learns a lot about her heritage and meets beings she hadn't even thought she ever would (view spoiler), including a monster aptly named river-devil. She's in way over her head -literally sometimes- with this one, especially when she is tasked to kill it, with the help of the aforementioned powerful beings.

As always, I especially liked Mercy's relationship with Adam, that's now a bit changed, as they both struggle to adapt to being married. They are a real couple with their arguments and fights and not everything is perfect in their relationship. That's something that gives them more substance and make them one of my favorite fictional couples.

Interesting and realistic plot (view spoiler) and fast paced action that made this book very easy to read. It's been a while since I read the previous one and I was once again surprised at how much I enjoyed reading about Mercy and her world.

The series continues with the third Alpha and Omega book, Fair Game.

Previous book reviews:
✦ Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5) ~ ★★★★★ (12/04/2012, 10/03/2014, 22/09/2019)
✦ Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4) ~ ★★★★★ (11/01/2011, 09/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3) ~ ★★★★★ (04/11/2010, 09/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2) ~ ★★★★★ (04/09/2010, 08/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2) ~ ★★★★ (12/05/2011, 20/09/2019)
✦ Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) ~ ★★★★ (08/09/2010, 20/09/2019)
✦ Alpha and Omega (Alpha & Omega, #0.5) ~ ★★★★ (16/09/2010, 19/09/2019)
✦ Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1) ~ ★★★★★ (01/08/2010, 11/03/2014, 20/09/2019)
✦ Mercy Thompson: Homecoming (Mercedes Thompson Graphic Novels 0) ~ ★★★ (13/03/2014) ...more

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Mar 02, 2011 Beth rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Patricia Briggs is an amazing world-builder and spins stories that grip the reader and won't let go. The stories are engrossing and the characters grab your attention and won't let go. This series just keeps getting better and the stories aren't dependent on the surprise factor, so they're just as good the tenth time as they were the first (I've lost track of how many times I've reread the previous books in this series but I know it's into double digits now). BTW, don't start this book late at n ...more

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Apr 02, 2011 PM rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This whole series is very good. The one short-coming to me is the build up to Mercy's love relationship was lacking. I didn't feel any great attraction between them over any of several other "men" in the series until they were pretty much mated. As for this book, I liked the storyline a lot. Very different, very detailed. I like how the love relationship has grown as well. Just a good solid series, not to be passed by if you like urban fantasy. ...more

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Jun 28, 2011 Deyara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Really enjoy this series. Liked that we got to see Mercy outside of her usual environment, and Adam is growing on me a tiny bit (though I love love love Samuel). Laughed a lot at the Coyote parts, and it was great to learn more about Mercy and her heritage. (view spoiler) Also happy about seeing Stefan again, hope he's back for good. ...more

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Apr 01, 2011 Carolynn (Molly.Groot) Evans rated it liked it · review of another edition

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I hadn't intended to get myself a new book- I am buried under a piled of to-be-revieweds, but my husband spoiled me. And it is MERCY! I couldn't NOT read it now. Enjoying... :) So far, anyway.

This Mercy book was not as enjoyable as the previous installments, but it was a Mercy fix. It seemed... off, somehow. Forced. Mercy herself was well-written, but her now-husband was a little odd, and the storyline felt engineered, which is nothing like the others. One of the things I like best about the mer ...more

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