Dear Patricia Briggs, Blind Date With a Werewolf is a novel told in five short stories (plus a brief epilogue), featuring Asil (“the Moor”), one of my very favourite werewolves (admittedly there are a few of them but still) in the Alpha & Omega/Mercy Thompson universe. Three of the short ... more >
PLEASE NOTE: This post contains SPOILERS and I am opening the comment thread to spoilers as well. There may be triggers in the comment thread, too. Dear Readers, There’s a lot to talk about in Wild Sign, Patricia Briggs’s most recent book, and in addition to my review I wanted ... more >
Trigger warnings (spoilery): Dear Patricia Briggs, Wild Sign, your latest novel, is book six in your Alpha and Omega series. The urban fantasy series centers on a werewolf couple, the quiet, deadly Charles and the gentle but stubborn Anna. I’m always up for reading about them, so I eagerly requested ... more >
I love end-of-year reading lists so I hope our readers share their own favorite books of 2018 in the comments. Here are the 2018 releases I enjoyed most: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Naomi Novik’s fantasy novel is the story of three young women’s quest for empowerment — a Jewish ... more >
Continuing with my Mercyverse reading, which starts here. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs This is a book I’ve read multiple times in the past. Charles and Anna arrive in Montana, Charles injured and therefore off-kilter, Anna hesitant to commit to their relationship. Anna is also having difficulty reading Charles, and ... more >
Recently, I reviewed Patricia Briggs’s latest entry in the Alpha and Omega series, Burn Bright. When it came up in the comments that although I’m an avid follower of Charles and Anna, I had only read the first of the Mercy books, readers persuaded me to read further on in ... more >