Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, Book 1) by Patricia Briggs
I really liked this book. Mercy Thompson was a believable protagonist despite her coyote "skinwalker" heritage.
Mercy is not too strong - she acknowledges she has both strengths and weaknesses. She is friendly and kind (as seen by taking in Mac) as well as mostly unafraid of the other paranormals around her that she maybe should fear a little more (like the vampires). However Mercy is not a 'badass' female character. She shows real fear when going into the vampires underground lair to meet the mistress and has to show submissive behavior to Samuel when he is hurt.
She is a well-rounded character as are a few of the other characters in the book. I particularly enjoyed Stefan, the vampire, who owns a van that Mercy is working on. It just happens to be painted like Scooby Doo's Mystery Machine too.
The tension between the two Alpha werewolves, Samuel and Adam, should turn out fairly interesting later. Samuel is an old love interest; a childhood sweetheart. Adam is a more recent protector and the kidnapping of his daughter drives much of the action.
The dialogue is smart and sometimes snarky depending on the characters speaking and the plot moves at a good pace. It is definitely a book that I could keep up with but was never boring.
I really liked this book. Mercy Thompson was a believable protagonist despite her coyote "skinwalker" heritage.
Mercy is not too strong - she acknowledges she has both strengths and weaknesses. She is friendly and kind (as seen by taking in Mac) as well as mostly unafraid of the other paranormals around her that she maybe should fear a little more (like the vampires). However Mercy is not a 'badass' female character. She shows real fear when going into the vampires underground lair to meet the mistress and has to show submissive behavior to Samuel when he is hurt.
She is a well-rounded character as are a few of the other characters in the book. I particularly enjoyed Stefan, the vampire, who owns a van that Mercy is working on. It just happens to be painted like Scooby Doo's Mystery Machine too.
The tension between the two Alpha werewolves, Samuel and Adam, should turn out fairly interesting later. Samuel is an old love interest; a childhood sweetheart. Adam is a more recent protector and the kidnapping of his daughter drives much of the action.
The dialogue is smart and sometimes snarky depending on the characters speaking and the plot moves at a good pace. It is definitely a book that I could keep up with but was never boring.
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