Moon Called Mercy Thompson: Book 1

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Mercy Thompson is a new entry in the tough-chick, alternate universe, preternatural fantasy/thriller genre. In a world where vampires, the fae and werewolves co-exist with humans, Mercy straddles the line as one of the few remaining "walkers" from a Native American magical bloodline whose scions can shift at will into the shape of a coyote.

As a child, Mercy was orphaned and was raised by a pack of werewolves. She ran away from the pack and an early marriage in her teens. Now she lives alone, the owner of her own car repair shop. When Mercy takes in a newly made teen werewolf she unwittingly takes on a whole world of hurt from those who are performing experiments on werewolves. She seeks refuge in her childhood pack and gets to the bottom of the evil cabal preying on young shapeshifters.

Blood Bound is a tautly written action thriller in a believable alternate universe. Her characters are well written, sympathetic and entertaining.
I'd pretty much given up on this genre. The last half dozen or so authors of this type that I read gave me characters that were unbelievable, worlds that were unbelievable, both, or seemed more interested in how erotic they could write rather than how well (not that I mind romance, but I do like it to be well written and I don't really need a sex manual thank you). But I was between books by my 'regular' authors and needed something to read so I decided to give MOON CALLED a try.

I'm very glad I did.

Once started, I had trouble putting the book down. P. Briggs is definitely on my 'regular' writers list. MOON CALLED weaves actual myths, our present reality, and a touch of fantasy to tie it all together; and it uses characters one can accept and care for as it does it. The characters make believable decisions based off the circumstances they are in. There are no super-powered "I can rebuild the world overnight while I am also seducing half the town" characters, nor is the world the book is set in one that has the voice in the back of my head screaming "I know it's fiction but there has to be some iota of believable or logic here!"

I highly recommend this book, and recommend checking out other books by this author.

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Prachtig boek wat precies past in de rest van de serie.

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Eerste boek van een serie die wat mij betreft echt de betere vertegenwoordiging van Urban Fantasy is. Heb de hele serie al zeker twee keer gelezen en dat doe ik zelden met een boek. Wat mij betreft te weinig van dit!

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Vanop de eerste bladzijde word je in het verhaal meegezogen en wil je alleen maar weten wat er verder zal gebeuren. Goed geschreven, interessante personages die verder in de reeks nog meer uitgewerkt worden, kortom een leuk verhaal. Als je van de The Hollows (Rachel Morgan) reeks van Kim Harrison genoten hebt, dan zal deze reeks ook in de smaak vallen!