Bone Crossed

Woohoo!

This Wednesday I found out that Bone Crossed, the newest book in Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series is already out. I thought it wouldn't be out for a while yet. I decided I couldn't wait for it to be shipped to me from Amazon, so I went to Barnes&Noble and grabbed a copy.

I did not wait for the weekend. Even though I knew I would NOT want to put the book down until I finished it. Even knowing that reading late on a school night had the potential to make the next day pretty crummy could not stop me.

I devoured the book in one, wundermous night. The book, and read, were way too short for my greediness, but it was a fabulous night.

I like Mercy Thompson a lot. I really do. She has attitude and pride, but she doesn't make her pride more important than anything else. She has serious car skills, and she cares deeply about the people around her. She's a person who does what she believes is right, even when it's really hard, and she has the ability to laugh at herself.

In this installment Mercy finally comes to terms with her feelings of hesitation regarding her relationship with Adam, the local Alpha werewolf. She realizes that Adam's dominant personality will not drown her own personality out for a couple reasons: One, her own will is too strong to be washed away; and two, Adam doesn't want to control her. Adam loves her as she is, and as angry as she makes him at times, he wouldn't want her to be a doormat.

Other than the relationship stuff, Mercy tangles with a monster vampire, another twisted vampire, and some ghosts. She's also dealing with the aftermath of events from the previous book which were personally awful for her.

I'm already excited for the next book.

As a final note, this is the first hardback for Patricia Briggs, and even though I'm a little miffed to have to pay more and have my set not match (paperback, paperback, paperback, hardback), I'm glad for her! I love her stories, her characters, and her style.

If you haven't already read her stuff, DO IT NOW. Don't delay.

Hob's Bargain
Raven's Shadow, Raven's Strike
Moon Called (1st Mercy book)
Cry Wolf (Mercy world, diff. characters)