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Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

breezy610's review against another edition

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5.0

I feel sorry for what happen to Mercy in this novel. I hope she overcomes her tragic event in her life.

clarisse4034's review against another edition

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emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

apathetic_teapot's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5/5
My instincts want me to lower my rating because of the rage i felt with the sexual assault piece. So...trigger warning.

styxx's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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winterreader40's review against another edition

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4.5

Mercy's friend Z needs her help figuring out who's murdering fae in payment for using a fae instrument more than was offered in the last book, but things go sideways and Z is framed for the murders.  Mercy continues to investigate in spite of being told to stop by many different friends and fae.  
I liked this one much better than book 2, less focus on everyone being in love with Mercy and more on an actual interesting plot.  

TW: rape

cecile87's review against another edition

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4.0

I hand it to the author for creating an amazingly unique urban fantasy world in this time and place. And, to her credit, she folded in people of color and queer people.

I don’t think I’ll read anymore, but I do appreciate the culture of family these werewolves, coyotes, witches, and faes have—although they all have their dangerous ways when emotions get the best of them.

There were too many characters to keep track of, and I never liked the word “bitch,” even if the character is the type to use it. This, however, is a minor complaint.

The bazillion rules by which these shape-shifting creatures live by, the fact that they live shoulder to shoulder with regular humans who’d rather see them gone or dead, all of this was a lot to read about.

So, although I appreciate the kick-ass female protagonist, and I love the old wooden stick that keeps following her—this one was enough. I noticed that I never really felt suspense or even much caring about any of the people in the story save perhaps Zee, the fae wrongly accused of murder. (I will allow myself to change my mind one day. Sci-fi is more my thing than fantasy.)

And, regarding the very end, I’m not sure she was really ready, as someone else reviewing here felt.

veraann's review against another edition

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5.0

This was a really good one. I liked the mystery/sleuthing aspects. I'm really getting into the characters and relationships in this one. Some great development for the series in this one.

kayzo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75


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snoopydoo77's review against another edition

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4.0

Oh boy this is the third book and this time Mercy gets in way too deep with the fae and their business. Even after she is warned by everyone to stay out of it she keeps going and of course gets herself in trouble.
You can find my full review here:
http://snoopydoosbookreviews.com/?p=103

hirvimaki's review against another edition

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4.0

These are getting progressively better, with Thompson really hitting her stride with the characters. I liked this one a lot despite having two elements (
Spoilermind control and rape - I'm looking at you, Lord Foul's Bane
) that normally turn me away from enjoying a book. I do enjoy Thompson's slow unraveling of the supernatural in the series, rather than an all-in, everything out in the open approach. Even supernaturals are unaware of how many supernaturals there are.