Books Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, Book 1)
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Rating: - Excellent
Excellent. Strong female lead. Reminds me of Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series.

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Rating: - Favorite Heroine in Urban Fantasy
"Moon Called" is an urban fantasy about Mercedes Thompson, known as Mercy to her friends. As a "walker" Mercy shape changes into a coyote, and has friends of an otherworldly nature. The world she inhabits has seen the fae come out of hiding, so the populace knows that there is a little bit of supernatural in the world, but people like her, the werewolves, and the vampires are all still in shadows and not really out in the public view.

One of the interesting bits of the novel is that they actually track the coming out of supernatural creatures, granted it is in the background, but it certainly is refreshing to see the subject talked about as a present tense strategy than as a past tense "whee the world knows now!" Another thing I like about the novel is that Mercy is an auto mechanic, and imminently competent.

This book is what I have wanted other urban fantasy novels to be. The mistakes that other novels normally make in an urban fantasy are not made here: Mercy isn't so headstrong and independent that she doesn't know when to get help; she takes karate but isn't a black belt yet; her finances are not great, but they aren't poor either. Bascially, of all of the urban fantasy series I have read (Anita Blake, Sookie Stackhouse, etc) this series has the most likable heroine, hands down.

The novel itself is almost nonstop action, but in the best possible way. There is a slight element of romance to the book, but it is very much in the background, and the "love triangle" presented in this first book gets resolved by book three, so that is really nice. Nothing worse than having to endure 10+ books of an indecisive heroine who becomes unlikable simply because of her inability to have a spine and decide.

Mercy's world is interesting, fun, dangerous, and makes for a great read. The plot is fantastic, but since it is mainly a mystery, I don't want to say too much more about it. If you like Urban Fantasy, kickass heroines, lots of action and wrapped in mystery, get the book. You will love it.

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Rating: - Fresh paranormal trilogy
In Moon Called, Patricia Briggs creates a thrilling community of werewolves, vampires, witches and other magical creatures that have been hiding from the human world. Until recently, that is.
The first installment in the Mercy Thompson trilogy introduces the feisty heroine and her paranormal friends. There's Stefan, the deceptively friendly vampire; Elizaveta the snooty Russian witch; Adam the Alpha of the local werewolf pack; and Samuel, Mercy's one-time sweetheart and son of the most powerful werewolf in America, Bran. Mercy herself has the unique ability to shift into a coyote ("One moment I'm a person and the next a coyote: pure magic").
The novel recants many of the same ideas in other popular paranormal stories, but does it with a new energy and an interesting, no-nonsense heroine. A little brash and extremely stubborn, Mercy bumps heads with every character, but manages to attract the attention of three powerful males in the story. The readers sense that Mercy is more important than she understands. Briggs avoids confirming their suspicions by the end of this first novel.
This paranormal page-turner is full of plot twists and little hints that there is more going on than meets the eye. Moon Called leaves the readers more than ready for another dose of Mercy Thompson.

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Rating: - Moon Called
Patricia Briggs is at her excellent best again! Each book entangles you in the characters every adventure.This is no exception. A fine read!