In the fifth book, I liked how more of the fae world is revealed. There’s action and romance in equal measure making for quite the page-turner novels. I was in a small reading slump, which was cured right away by returning to this series. I burned through each in two back-to-back weekends. I read both Silver Borne and River Marked via audiobook from my library. Despite the inconvenient monsters, Mercy and Adam grow even closer by the end of the novel. We learn a lot about Mercy’s Native American and magical heritage in this one. There are also some evil fairy otter shifters lurking.

🙂 Sadly, their romantic interlude is interrupted by a river demon who likes to eat people. They earned some much-needed alone time to properly get it on. They go on a road trip in an RV to a river campsite outside Portland. In River Marked, things start light and romantic with Adam and Mercy on a vacation. She won’t abandon Samuel even to the detriment of her other relationships. If the pack knew the truth, the wolf council might have to kill Samuel to prevent a rampage. He is a lone wolf and very old, but not much to live for these days. As if Mercy needs more problems, Samuel is struggling with his wolf. A good chunk of the story centers around pack politics and scheming. Some of his wolves are not happy with a coyote making herself home in the pack. Her relationship with Adam has progressed. Said queen wants to reclaim her power and needs that book. Soon she enters a dangerous game with an evil fairy queen.

Said fae is a friend of Zee’s, so Mercy decides to investigate who may have taken him. When she goes to return it in Silver Borne, the fae has gone missing. In the fourth book, she was lent a book of fae history and mythology. With each novel, Mercy learns more than she should. In this world, the Fae community does not like their secrets out in the open. Silver Borne (#5) and River Marked (#6) see Mercy get into even more trouble with the Fae. Eventually, Mercy gives in to her attraction to Adam and they start dating properly in book three. Adam and his pack, her vampire BFF Stefan, ex-boyfriend/roommate wolf Samuel, and fae mechanic mentor Zee all help her survive against all odds. With the first four books in the series, Mercy gets into trouble with various supernatural baddies but also awful humans. Her neighbor happens to be the local were pack Alpha, Adam. She keeps to herself mostly until she ends up tangled in werewolf business. She was raised by werewolves and attempted to strike out on her own. I can’t seem to get enough! Mercy is a coyote shifter who lives in Washington working as a mechanic.

After reviewing Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series last year, I have come back for more with CBR13.

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