4/5 stars on Goodreads
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| Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs |
Soul Taken
is the 13th book in Mercy Thompson series. It came out last year and is being
reissued so I got a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
It had been
a while since I read the previous book, but I caught up pretty fast on who was
who and what was going on. Wolfe, the insane vampire who has been stalking
Mercy goes missing and Mercy and the wolf pack are issued an order to find him.
But things aren’t what they seem and she realises pretty fast that it’s the
other vampires that need finding. Wolfe, on the other hand, is in much greater
peril.
A centuries-old
possessed weapon has found its way to Tri-Cities and whoever is wielding it is
killing people who possess a little magic. And now it wants Mercy.
This seemed
a shorter book than usually. The book had barely gotten on the way when we were
already facing the final battle. There were all sorts of side plots going on, like
Sherwood finally figuring out who he is—a huge surprise there—which threatens
the pack dynamic. But everything was interesting and held my attention well
like always.
The final
battle was shorter and less destructive than usually. I like how Mercy isn’t
all powerful, even if she yet again managed to win against great odds. I must
say though, that at this point in the series, the battles aren’t as interesting
as the family and pack stuff—probably why the book was balanced towards the
latter. Still, I’ll continue with the series, if for nothing else then to find
out what’s going on with Samuel.