Review: Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson Series Book 12) by Patricia Briggs

Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This Series Is Still Fantastic

I bought the first book in this series in 2006 when it first came out, when I still bought paperbacks. Therefore, I have a great deal of loyalty towards Patricia Briggs and Mercy Thompson Hauptmann. This loyalty does not alter the reality of how good this book is. It keeps up the standard of the series as a whole and holds it own in terms of quality even if you disregard the previous books. You do really need to read the previous books to enjoy this book though, as there is so much history before this book starts, and the history is not necessarily explained.

Mercy and Adam are having troubles that they are studiously avoiding talking about. They have a deadly fae wandering around the Tri-Cities that escaped from Underhill and on top of that, there appears to be a strange group of werewolves trying to take over the pack.

As always the story has many layers and poor Mercy and Adam never seem to get a breath to take a moment for themselves. They are so constantly running around protecting other people that they sometimes forget to fix their own problems in a timely manner. One of the things I like about this series is that Mercy and Adam have a very real relationship, considering he’s an alpha werewolf and she is the daughter of Chaos. They both work really hard to make things work and show appreciation for the other. But even when you work hard at your relationship, life sometimes gets in the way and things can slip a bit, especially if you are dealing with life and death situations on a daily basis.

The plot is incredibly tight, everything hangs together perfectly and takes you on an emotional journey from start to finish that ends with a smile on your face. The characters are always fascinating and the supporting characters often change in importance from one story to the next, as friends and allies do in real life.

I feel like Mercy still has lots to tell us and I hope that the author agrees because I could read about her and Adam for years to come.

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