This is the man who has raised her since she was eight months old, the man who is the only consistent father figure she's ever really had, the man she turns to for advice and the one she looks up to beyond all others. The absolutely 100% series ending revelation for me is that Bran has always had romantic feelings for Mercy. I can't really talk about my biggest issue with this book without giving spoilers so continue reading this review at your own risk, but since I'm reviewing this so long after the release date I expect most fans have either already read this book or at least seen others mention the controversy. The reason I'm so upset and the reason I feel so betrayed by the author is because I feel like I know this series inside out and there was nothing, absolutely not one single hint to make revelations in this book seem even slightly plausible, let alone palatable. I reread all of the books and short stories in the MT world at least once a year with a friend and we have spent countless hours sending each other favourite quotes and discussing everything about these characters and this world. I suppose I should probably point out that before Burn Bright I would have considered myself a Mercy Thompson / Alpha & Omega superfan. I honestly don't think I've ever been so disappointed in the direction an author has decided to take a story and while I totally get that it is Patricia Briggs' right to do whatever she chooses with her characters and her world I don't have to continue investing my time and money in her series.

I've put off writing this review for weeks because every time I think about this book I get mad all over again. Visit Patricia Briggs' website for more information (This is a spin off to the Mercy Thompson series)Īlpha and Omega (novella found in the On the Prowl anthology) Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson

Now Charles and Anna must use their skills–his as enforcer, hers as peacemaker–to track down the attackers, reopening a painful chapter in the past that springs from the darkest magic of the witchborn… Heading into the mountainous wilderness, they interrupt the abduction of the wolf–but can’t stop blood from being shed. With their Alpha out of the country, Charles and Anna are on call when an SOS comes in from the fae mate of one such wildling.

Close enough to the Marrok’s pack to have its support far enough away to not cause any harm. For their own good, they have been exiled to the outskirts of Aspen Creek, Montana. The werewolves too damaged to live safely among their own kind.

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