BEA'S BOOK NOOK "I can't imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once." C. S. Lewis “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” ― Oscar Wilde

Showing posts with label group review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label group review. Show all posts

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Group Review of Pet Dad by Elanna Allen

Pet Dad, Elanna Allen, Review, Bea's Book Nook
Publisher: Dial Books
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: May 1st, 2018
Buying Links: Amazon* | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository*  | iBooks* |
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Blurb from goodreads:

Plum wants the perfect pet, but instead realizes she has the perfect dad in this charming and hilarious picture book that's great for father's day.

Plum wants a pet. Plum's dad wants NO pets. So Plum, who never takes no for an answer, gets the only pet she can: a pet dad. Dad is a great pet--he loves playtime, tummy rubs, and scratches behind the ears. But every time Plum tries to get him to sit, or fetch, or chase, dad barks NO. Plum doesn't take no for an answer. How will she train her perfect pet (without getting a time-out)?

Hilariously relatable and with ultra-cute art, Pet Dad is perfect for kids who love or want pets--or who already have the perfect parents to make up for it.
 

Monday, November 20, 2017

Jax and Steph Review Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter, with Special Bonus Short Story and Giveaway

Series:  FLAME IN THE DARK (Soulwood #3)
Publisher: Ace/Roc
Source: pr firm in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: December 5, 2017
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Blurb from goodreads:

Nell Ingram has always known she was different. Since she was a child, she’s been able to feel and channel ancient powers from deep within the earth. When she met Jane Yellowrock, her entire life changed, and she was recruited into PsyLED—the Homeland Security division that polices paranormals. But now her newly formed unit is about to take on its toughest case yet.

A powerful senator barely survives an assassination attempt that leaves many others dead—and the house he was visiting burns to the ground. Invisible to security cameras, the assassin literally disappears, and Nell’s team is called in. As they track a killer they know is more—or less—than human, they unravel a web of dark intrigue and malevolent motives that tests them to their limits and beyond.

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Steph, Liam, & Bea Review Elvis Presley's Love me Tender Illustrated by Stephanie Graegin

Steph, Liam, Bea's Book Nook, Review, Elvis Presley's Love me Tender,Stephanie Graegin
Publisher: Dial Books
Source: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository*  | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

The king of rock-and-roll's #1 hit song "Love Me Tender" is now an endearing picture book.

Adapted from the unforgettable classic song, Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender is a heartwarming ode to the special bond between children and the adults who love and care for them--be they parents, grandparents, adoptive parents, aunts, uncles, or guardians. With its simple, timeless message, Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender is destined to join Guess How Much I Love You as a baby shower staple. And the sweet, inclusive illustrations make it a book every family will treasure "all through the years, 'till the end of time."

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Group Review of If Picasso Painted a Snowman by Amy & Greg Newbold

Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: October 3rd, 2017 
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | Tilbury House | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:


If someone asked you to paint a snowman, you would probably start with three white circles stacked one upon another. Then you would add black dots for eyes, an orange triangle for a nose, and a black dotted smile. But if Picasso painted a snowman…

From that simple premise flows this delightful, whimsical, educational picture book that shows how the artist’s imagination can summon magic from a prosaic subject. Greg Newbold’s chameleon-like artistry shows us Roy Lichtenstein’s snow hero saving the day, Georgia O’Keefe’s snowman blooming in the desert, Claude Monet’s snowmen among haystacks, Grant Wood’s American Gothic snowman, Jackson Pollock’s snowman in ten thousand splats, Salvador Dali’s snowmen dripping like melty cheese, and snowmen as they might have been rendered by J. M. W. Turner, Gustav Klimt, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall, Georges Seurat, Pablita Velarde, Piet Mondrian, Sonia Delaunay, Jacob Lawrence, and Vincent van Gogh. Our guide for this tour is a lively hamster who—also chameleon-like—sports a Dali mustache on one spread, a Van Gogh ear bandage on the next.

“What would your snowman look like?” the book asks, and then offers a page with a picture frame for a child to fill in. Backmatter thumbnail biographies of the artists complete this highly original tour of the creative imagination that will delight adults as well as children.

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Group Review of Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs

Series: Mercy Thompson #9
Publisher: Ace
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: March 8, 2016
Challenges: Finishing the Series Reading Challenge
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | OmniLit*  | iTunes | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

Mercy Thompson has been hailed as “a heroine who continues to grow and yet always remains true to herself.”* Now she’s back, and she’ll soon discover that when the fae stalk the human world, it’s the children who suffer...

Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head. And when coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, are called upon to stop a rampaging troll, they find themselves with something that could be used to make the fae back down and forestall out-and-out war: a human child stolen long ago by the fae.

Defying the most powerful werewolf in the country, the humans, and the fae, Mercy, Adam, and their pack choose to protect the boy no matter what the cost. But who will protect them from a boy who is fire touched?

*Library Journal
 

Monday, January 25, 2016

Group Review & Giveaway of Blood In Her Veins by Faith Hunter

Group Review, Giveaway, Blood In Her Veins, Faith Hunter, Bea's Book Nook

Blood In Her Veins, Faith Hunter, Urban Fantasy, Review
Series: Jane Yellowrock
Publisher: 
Source: the author/pr firm/publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: 
Challenges:
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | iTunes* | Barnes & Noble  | IndieBound | BAM
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Blurb from goodreads:

New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter presents a comprehensive collection of stories starring everyone’s favorite “smart, sexy, and ruthless”* shapeshifting skinwalker...
 
In this must-have collection of stories, experience nineteen thrilling adventures from the world of vampire-hunter Jane Yellowrock, including many fan favorites and two all-new novellas. Read about the first time Jane put the pedal to the metal in “The Early Years,” and the last thing a werewolf will ever see as Jane delivers justice in “Beneath a Bloody Moon.” Get a searing look into the pasts of some of the series’ best-loved characters: Beast in “WeSa and the Lumber King,” Rick LaFleur in “Cat Tats,” and Molly Everhart Trueblood in “Haints.”

In the brand-new “Cat Fight,” the witches and vampires of Bayou, Oiseau, are at war over a magical talisman—and Jane must figure out how to keep the mysterious artifact out of the covetous hands of the Master of New Orleans. And in the never-before-published “Bound No More,” Jane welcomes a visit from Molly and her daughter, Angie, who is about to prove she’s the most powerful witch in Everhart history....

From the Big Easy to the bad bayou, from the open road to a vampire’s lair—with Jane Yellowrock, it’s always a given: have stakes, will travel.


*New York Times Bestselling Author Kim Harrison

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Dark Heir by Faith Hunter: GROUP REVIEW And EXCERPT


Publisher: ROC
Series: Jane Yellowrock #9
Format Read: paperback & eGalley
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Bea's Challenges: Finishing the Series; What An Animal; NetGalley and Edelweiss ARCs;
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | OmniLit* | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | iBooks | Kobo
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Blurb from tour kit:

Shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock is the best in the business when it comes to slaying vampires. But her latest fanged foe may be above her pay grade…

For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the European Council have wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political conflict, and often leaving absolute destruction in their wake. One of the strongest of them is set to create some havoc in the city of New Orleans, and it’s definitely personal.

Jane is tasked with tracking him down. With the help of a tech wiz and an ex-Army ranger, her partners in Yellowrock Securities, she’ll have to put everything on the line, and hope it’s enough. Things are about to get real hard in the Big Easy.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Group Review of Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

Publisher: Plume
Series: Otherworld Stories#3
Format Read: ebook
Source: Netgalley
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | OmniLit* | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

This short story collection will include many brand-new tales and others only previously available on Kelley Armstrong's website. Most of the stories will feature the werewolves of the Otherworld, Elena and Clay, Jeremy, Karl and other members of the American Pack. These are some of Kelley Armstrong's best-loved and most enduring characters, from bestselling books such as Bitten, Stolen and Frostbitten.

1) Demonology - Adam's mother discovers what he is
2) Stalked - Clay/Elena honeymoon story from "My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon"
3) Hidden - SubPress 2012 Elena/Clay novella
4) Twilight - a Cass story from "Many Bloody Returns"
5) Chivalrous - Reese's backstory from SubPress's long sold-out "Tales of Dark Fantasy 2" (the Dec'14 SubPress graphic novella picks up this storyline)
6) Lucifer's Daughter - Hope/Karl story from "Blood Lite II: Overbite"
7) From Russia with Love - Elena bonus story included with hardcover of "Thirteen"
8) Vanishing Act - brand-new Savannah/Adam novella set after "Thirteen"

Monday, February 23, 2015

Group Review & Quote-Tastic: Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs

Publisher: Ace
Series: Alpha and Omega #4
Format Read: eGalley and hardcover
Source: publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | OmniLit* | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

THE NEW CHARLES AND ANNA NOVEL
Praised as “the perfect blend of action, romance, suspense and paranormal,"* the Alpha and Omega novels transport readers into the realm of the werewolf, where Charles Cornick and Anna Latham embody opposite sides of the shifter personality. Now, a pleasure trip drops the couple into the middle of some bad supernatural business…
For once, mated werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles’s role as his father’s enforcer. This time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal--or at least it starts out that way...

Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums. The Fae’s cold war with humanity is about to heat up—and Charles and Anna are in the cross fire.

*Rex Robot Reviews

Friday, August 15, 2014

Group Review of Visions By Kelley Armstrong

Publisher: Dutton
Series: Cainsville #2
Format Read: Hardcover
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository*Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

As #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s new Cainsville series continues, Olivia’s power to read omens leads to the discovery of a gruesome crime with troubling connections to her new hometown.

Omens, the first installment in Kelley Armstrong’s exciting new series, introduced Olivia Taylor-Jones, daughter of notorious serial killers, and Gabriel Walsh, the self-serving, morally ambiguous lawyer who became her unlikely ally. Together, they chased down a devious killer and partially cleared her parents of their horrifying crimes.

Their success, however, is short-lived. While Olivia takes refuge in the old, secluded town of Cainsville, Gabriel’s past mistakes have come to light, creating a rift between the pair just when she needs his help the most.

Olivia finds a dead woman in her car, dressed to look like her, but the body vanishes before anyone else sees it. Olivia’s convinced it’s another omen, a sign of impending danger. But then she learns that a troubled young woman went missing just days ago—the same woman Olivia found dead in her car. Someone has gone to great lengths to kill and leave this young woman as a warning. But why? And what role has her new home played in this disturbing murder?

Olivia’s effort to uncover the truth places her in the crosshairs of old and powerful forces, forces that have their own agenda, and closely guarded secrets they don’t want revealed.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Group Review of Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop

Publisher: Roc
Series: The Others #2
Format Read: Hardcover
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

Return to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s "phenomenal" (Urban Fantasy Investigations) world of the Others — where supernatural entities and humans struggle to co-exist, and one woman has begun to change all the rules…. 
After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.


The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murder of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard — Lakeside’s shape-shifting leader — wonders if their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or a future threat.

As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now, the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet—and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.  

Our Thoughts:

Today I'm joined by Nifty and Cerulean. Nifty did a guest review a few years ago while Cerulean is new to the blog. They've been Bishop fans for years and both love this series. It was Nifty who sent me a copy of Written In Red a few weeks ago (Thanks Nifty!). When I received Murder in the mail, Nifty and I talked about doing a review together and then asked Cerulean to join us. After I read the book, I mailed it to Nifty who then passed it on to Cerulean. It's a well-traveled book. :D



Nifty:

The biggest thing I noticed about Murder of Crows -- compared to Written in Red -- is that this book seemed more plot-driven, with more external conflict. Written in Red had seemed to focus largely (although not exclusively) on developing the characters and establishing Meg’s relationships/connections with the residents of the Lakeside Courtyard. I have to say that in Murder of Crows, I found almost none of that, which was something of a disappointment for me. I especially found myself missing a lot of the characters I had met in the previous book: this book has barely any scenes with Sam, Jake, Jester, the ponies/steeds, or Winter.  

Several new characters are introduced, but we didn’t necessarily get to know them well, and there’s no real relationship developed between them and Meg. Some of them (the Intuits) serve the purpose of explaining more about Meg’s roots...the origins of the cassandra sangue.  Some of them (the new terra indigene) illuminate the potential for and obstacles to the peaceful integration of the cassandra sangue into the earth natives’ populations.

That’s something Bea and I had talked a lot about prior to my reading the book. I speculated that the cassandra sangue were not entirely human, that perhaps they existed as a sort of in-between species:  not quite human, not quite terra indigene. And in fact this book touched on some of those points, elaborating in a way I found satisfying, even though I want to know more. (And there IS a third book coming, so I expect we will learn more.)  

The mystery of Meg’s “sweet blood” -- both wondrous and terrible -- was also explained to my satisfaction, and the revelation also had elements of Bishop’s trademark horror. (Bishop is mainly a writer of fantasy -- not urban fantasy -- and every series of hers I have read has had some truly horrific elements.)

Another Bishop trademark that was evident in this book -- and in the last one, as well -- is a pro-environmentalism and living harmoniously with the planet. The Black Jewels series, especially the Cassidy duology, highlights this as well.  We saw bits of it in the previous book, with its mention of recycling catalogues and the use of reusable carry-sacks, etc., but we see even more of it in this book, especially in the description of the Intuit village. 

Simon and Meg….  The relationship is progressing slowly, which seems authentic for Meg’s character. Meg is very innocent. I also think she’s damaged. So it’s important for things between her and Simon to develop slowly. Nevertheless, the Meg/Simon dynamic in Murder of Crowswas just ever-so-slightly disappointing to me.I wanted a bit more momentum. 

Written in Red was my favorite read of 2013 – a strong A rating. While I enjoyed Murder of Crows very much, I would rate this one a B. I was pleased to see the development of the worldbuilding and life on Thasia outside the Lakeside Courtyard, but I also thought that all those outward-driving plot elements came at the expense of the relationships and characterization.

Cerulean: Because one of my favorite parts about Written in Redwas Meg's internal dialogue and her interactions with the Courtyard residents, I was at first disappointed because this content was light in Murder of Crows. I wanted more Meg. Then I realized that the changes that Meg goes through to realize her independence and life away from the Controller were mostly realized in the last book. Murder of Crows raises the stakes in that the crisis is outward, not inward. Written in Red was the story of Meg’s internal journey of becoming a person outside of the rigid environment set by the Controller.  We were along for her journey of finding herself and for the earth natives/terra indigene realizing that not all humans are the same. With every seemingly mundane interaction, Bishop shows (and doesn't tell) exactly how much the humans and earth natives don't understand each other. That lack of understanding leads to tension, conflict, and the threat of potential war. In Written in Red, Simon says that the earth natives "aren't furry humans who want to be loved." They are NOT human and they aren't fully animals; they are a species who has learned to take on the physical form of both. If anything, they are closer to their animal forms than to humans.

In Murder of Crows, the humans react against the earth natives and the consequences of the Controller's plan to reacquire Meg and to overthrow the earth natives. The Others are the dominant species on the planet for a reason, yet the humans have lost sight of why they are the relatively new species on the block and they're pushing back hard for dominance. The situation reminds me of Native Americans on reservations surrounded by White people, with the situation flipped in that the humans are in the indigenous group (terra indigene, anyone?) and the Others/earth natives are in the dominant position. Yet in this case, the humans are in the historically minority and powerless position, yet have the dominant White demands for more land and power. In this world, the earth natives maintain harmony with the natural resources of the planet and are custodians of Thasia (the US) and force the humans to gather in territory comparable to reservations overseen by the earth natives. It's a very interesting and thoughtful flip for history and urban fantasy.  

I love the way Bishop uses everyday moments to show the otherness of The Others, as in one simple interaction during a planning session where all the humans take out notebooks and pencils and the Others are upset/angry. Apparently even though many of the earth natives are educated in some human universities, the humans always leave something out so that the earth natives will look stupid and make the humans feel superior in their civilized world. It's amazing that the two groups have coexisted for so long. In fact, we learn that there have always been tensions, like The Drowned City mentioned in Written in Red.

Murder of Crows expands the universe to new characters. It was a bit confusing at first because Bishop slowly incorporates them into the world of the Courtyard. We don't see much of some characters like Sam and Jake, which was definitely noticeable (and missed). Each new character and familiar characters whose perspectives are expanded in this book all weave a story of how everyone sees and interprets everyone else's actions. I do wish Bishop had integrated some of these characters more into the Courtyard and provided more detail. I assume some of that will happen in book 3, but it would have made for a richer tapestry to do so here. But that's a bit like complaining there's no cherry on top of my hot fudge sundae. Here is where it is evident that the action-based plot is strengthened and the world outside of the Courtyard is expanded, but somewhat at the expense of characterization. 

Another thing I love is that Bishop doesn't make things easy for us. There are definitely moral ambiguities. While it's nice to think that cassandra sangues can be just like "normal" people and live without restrictions, Bishop shows us that's not necessarily the case. What seems like the most moral thing to do - free all the blood prophets and let them live as they choose without conditions - may not actually be possible. Even if it weren't for the fact that they would be used as currency by everyone else, there are costs to being a blood prophet. Neither complete restriction nor complete freedom may work.

As for the romance between Simon and Meg, it is slow-going. But while I'd like to get them to love and sexy times quickly, the slower pace does make sense for Meg and for Simon. Obviously Meg's just figuring   out how to use the microwave and have friends, let alone a lover. In no way would she be ready to take all of that on, having only been out of the Controller's keeping for a matter of weeks. And it is absolutely sweet, endearing, and hilarious to watch Simon have NO idea how to act around Meg. I feel like a Crow myself, enjoying all the entertainment his missteps provide.

The world builds and expands and we see exactly how precarious Thasia is, but also how one person can inspire trust, and that trust spreads until it's possible that maybe, just maybe, the humans and earth natives can build a new model of coexistence.

Bea:

I jumped into this just a week after reading “Written in Red” and stayed up until dawn to finish it. I was a very tired puppy. :D But it was worth it. “Murder of Crows” is a different book than “Written in Red”; it’s much more plot driven. I did miss the time we spent with Meg, Simon and the others. Not only is the story more plot-driven but we spend significantly more time in the minds of other characters both old and new. I loved that we spent more time outside of the Courtyard and got to see other areas and learn more about the world.



Bishop moves things forward with book; some plot threads are tied up and new ones introduced. We learn a good deal more about the cassandra sangues, Meg develops confidence (at one point Simon thinks to himself that she’s getting snippy and would be nipped for her attitude if she were a Wolf), Simon makes progress working with the local police, we learn more about Captain Burke who is a man of mystery it seems, and more about Tess. There are lots of revelations big and small, most of which took me by surprise, in a good way. I was pleased to see that some of my guesses about the cassandra sangue were correct. Nifty and I had talked about them and we were eager to see how our predictions fared. We both were pretty accurate.



Unlike Nifty and Cerulean, I haven’t read other books by Bishop other than this series but I appreciated her humor, her detail, her knack for characterization, and her ability to mix in serious issues such as race, prejudice, and environmental awareness. The themes are woven into the story and never shoved down our throats, something else I appreciated.



As Nifty and Cerulean already mentioned, there’s a brewing romance between Meg and Simon. Given the inherent differences in their respective species, I have doubts about the viability of a long-term romance between them but I am hoping it will work. The romance moves slowly and it was amusing to watch Simon feel his way and acknowledge, at least to himself, his feelings for Meg. I actually like that it’s moving slowly given Meg’s background and her inexperience, it’s much more realistic this way.



I didn’t love "Murder of Crows" as much as "Written in Red" but I did enjoy it and want to read it again. The next year of waiting for the next book will be a long one.


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Group Review of Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop

Publisher: Roc
Series: The Others #2
Format Read: Hardcover
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | Barnes & Noble
* affiliate links; the blog receives a small commission from purchases made through these links.

Blurb from goodreads:

Return to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s "phenomenal" (Urban Fantasy Investigations) world of the Others — where supernatural entities and humans struggle to co-exist, and one woman has begun to change all the rules….  
After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more.


The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murder of both species in nearby cities. So when Meg has a dream about blood and black feathers in the snow, Simon Wolfgard — Lakeside’s shape-shifting leader — wonders if their blood prophet dreamed of a past attack or a future threat.

As the urge to speak prophecies strikes Meg more frequently, trouble finds its way inside the Courtyard. Now, the Others and the handful of humans residing there must work together to stop the man bent on reclaiming their blood prophet—and stop the danger that threatens to destroy them all.  

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Group Review of Night Broken by Patricia Briggs

Publisher: Ace
Series: Mercy Thompson #8
Format Read: hardcover (Bea) & eGalley (Jax & CarolKat)
Source: from the publisher in exchange for honest reviews
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson series has been hailed as “one of the best” (Fiction Vixen). Now, Mercy must deal with an unwanted guest—one that brings a threat unlike anything she’s ever known.

An unexpected phone call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in trouble, on the run from her new boyfriend. Adam isn’t the kind of man to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about the situation isn’t right.

Soon, her suspicions are confirmed when she learns that Christy has the farthest thing from good intentions. She wants Adam back and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen, including turning Adam’s pack against Mercy.

Mercy isn’t about to step down without a fight, but there’s a more dangerous threat circling. Christy’s ex is more than a bad man—in fact, he may not be human at all. As the bodies start piling up, Mercy must put her personal troubles aside to face a creature with the power to tear her whole world apart.   

Our Thoughts:




*WARNING SOME OF THIS MAY BE SPOILERISH*