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skarijay's review against another edition
4.0
Audio book format for the first time... The voice actress did a great job and I think I might listen to the rest in the series if they're available.
bookwyrm76's review against another edition
5.0
Ok, so I might be slightly bias because I have loved most of the series. I love Patricia Briggs and I think she is a creative and interesting writer who tends to avoid many of the 'traps' that some of the recent fantasy series have run into....like the bad guys getting bigger and badder and bigger and badder, until you run out of anything to face without it sounding kind of ridiculous.
Anyway, love the Mercy and glad to see Tad, Tony, and a few other old regulars getting some page time.
Anyway, love the Mercy and glad to see Tad, Tony, and a few other old regulars getting some page time.
muzik_mafia's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
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
4.5
snoopydoo77's review against another edition
4.0
While I really love the overall and whole series there are definitely some book that are not as great as the others. This one was one of them, it was a good book and I liked how Mercy’s story continues throughout the series and everything weaves together neatly but this book was not one of my favorites.
You can find my full review here:
http://snoopydoosbookreviews.com/frost-burned-mercy-thompson-7-patricia-briggs/
You can find my full review here:
http://snoopydoosbookreviews.com/frost-burned-mercy-thompson-7-patricia-briggs/
kathydavie's review against another edition
4.0
Seventh in the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series revolving around a shapeshifting coyote/mechanic married to the alpha wolf of the local pack, with references to the Marrok and other characters in the Alpha & Omega series. Based in the Tri-Cities in Washington.
My Take
Thank god, the old Mercy is back! Although I do have some quibbles. The feds and police are just too easy on the battle's aftermath, and what was with the mercenary leader? That was also way too easy, especially considering his own stance about werewolves. The silver absorption routine and Marsilia's reactions to her Mercedes were too convenient. For all the warnings about Asil, he wasn't very scary. Lastly there's Mercy's crying out at the final battle...nah...doesn't ring true for me. This feels more like lazy writing. Wulfe's behavior was...interesting. At first I thought it was a triple-cross, but after I read it the second time, I picked up on a bit that changed my mind. It should be interesting to see how Wulfe's behavior(?) continues to develop.
Don't get me wrong. I still enjoyed this quite a bit — although, I suspect it's more because we're back in the Tri-Cities with the Pack and Mercy's friends around. I do like Zee!
Mercy learns more about her bond with Adam — and uses it! To her detriment, although the solution was another one of those too-easy bits.
I do love hearing how much Adam loves Mercy.
Why is Adam sending everyone home when it's not done yet?
Interesting bits of foreshadowing for stories to come: the fae fed up with their current status, Bran negotiating with the fae, and Adam warning CNTRP about future fed visits.
The Story
It's Black Friday and Mercy and Jesse are hunting down their Christmas bargains. Only, trouble finds them before they're finished. For all the horror Mercy has endured with all this shopping, it's what has saved her and Jesse from the Pack's fate.
Events in Fair Game (Alpha & Omega, 3) have angered too many people — terrified, stupid, bigots who get played.
Together, Mercy, Jesse, Ben, and Kyle battle the forces against them in an attempt to save Adam and the rest of the Pack.
The Characters
Mercy Thompson is a coyote shifter, a walker; she can see ghosts and is almost entirely resistant to vampire magic. Her father was Joe Old Coyote, that Coyote.
Adam Hauptman, a former army ranger, is the Alpha of the Columbia Basin Pack mated to Mercy. He also serves as the public face for werewolves. Jesse is Adam's precocious daughter. Jim Gutstein works for Adam at Hauptman Security.
The Columbia Basin Pack
The foul-mouthed Ben Shaw; Darryl is Adam's second, and Auriele is his mate; Paul; Honey and Peter Jorgenson, the Heart of the Pack; Mary Jo is a firefighter; Warren is Adam's third, and Kyle Brooks, a divorce lawyer, is Warren's human boyfriend; and, Elizaveta is a witch under contract to the Pack.
Bran Cornick is the Marrok, ruler of all the werewolves, and Mercy's guardian for years. Samuel is one of Bran's sons; a doctor, he's living as a loner wolf in Richland across the river with Ariana, his fae mate. Phin is Ariana's "mostly human descendant who sold used and collectible books". Charles Smith is Bran's scary assassin son.
Gabriel Sandoval is the teen mechanic who used to work for Mercy before he went away to college. He's still in love with Jesse. Sylvia who works as a police dispatcher is his mother, and she hates werewolves. His cheeky sisters are Rosalinda, Tia, Sissy, Sofia, and Maia.
Marsilia is Mistress of the seethe in the Tri-Cities; Wulfe, a.k.a., the Wizard, is an unstable vampire, who may not be on Marsilia's side. Stefan Uccello, a.k.a., the Soldier, is a loner vampire, still angry with Marsilia for what she did to his people in Bone Crossed, 4. Thomas Hao is a temporary vampire ally from San Francisco with a guilty conscience — who knew? Iacapo Bonarata is the Master of Milan is the Lord of Night, a former lover of Marsilia's.
Tony Montenegro is with Richland PD and Mercy's friend; he'd like to be Sylvia's friend too. Loren Hoskins is a lawyer Kyle recommended for Mercy and Ben.
Zee, a.k.a., Siebolt Adelbertsmiter, a.k.a., the Dark Smith of Drontheim, a.k.a., Loan Maclibhuin, is the fae mechanic who took Mercy in and taught her everything he knew. Tad Adelbertsmiter is Zee's half-fae son. Zee and most of the rest of the fae are holed up on their reservations. The ones that disappeared after events in Fair Game. Sliver is a spriggand and works with Spice, another fae.
Cantrip (Combined Nonhuman and Transhuman Relations Provisors) is a federal agency made up of the cast-offs from other federal agencies — most of 'em are anti-nonhuman zealots; we encountered them in Fair Game. Mr. Jones is a vicious paper pusher playing at being the leader. Agent Lin Armstrong, a troubleshooter for CNTRP, shows up with Asil (from the Alpha & Omega series), who is playing at being a CNTRP agent, is the Moor, a werewolf out of legend. Alexander Bennet is a rogue agent.
U.S. Senator Campbell is anti-fae and anti-werewolf and targeted for death.
Gauntlet Boy, a.k.a., William Frost, has returned to take over. He's got powers of his own. Shamus is a collared vampire, the former Master of Reno.
The Cover
The cover has a silver metallic background with the back end of a gray Rabbit, its back window broken out, with Mercy leaning against it. Relaxed, confident, Mercy's hair is tied back with strands swirling in the wind along with her long, dangling feather earrings, black jeans and a black, cropped, scoop-neck top cover most of her bits while the black shearling vest does its best to keep her warm.
The title incorporates a bit of slang, for Gauntlet Boy has returned, and it's a toss-up as to who will be Frost Burned.
My Take
Thank god, the old Mercy is back! Although I do have some quibbles. The feds and police are just too easy on the battle's aftermath, and what was with the mercenary leader? That was also way too easy, especially considering his own stance about werewolves. The silver absorption routine and Marsilia's reactions to her Mercedes were too convenient. For all the warnings about Asil, he wasn't very scary. Lastly there's Mercy's crying out at the final battle...nah...doesn't ring true for me. This feels more like lazy writing. Wulfe's behavior was...interesting. At first I thought it was a triple-cross, but after I read it the second time, I picked up on a bit that changed my mind. It should be interesting to see how Wulfe's behavior(?) continues to develop.
Don't get me wrong. I still enjoyed this quite a bit — although, I suspect it's more because we're back in the Tri-Cities with the Pack and Mercy's friends around. I do like Zee!
Mercy learns more about her bond with Adam — and uses it! To her detriment, although the solution was another one of those too-easy bits.
I do love hearing how much Adam loves Mercy.
"We're the good guys. That we're scary doesn't mean we're the villains."Gerry Wallace is still making his presence felt with his silver/DMSO/ketamine cocktail, and a nasty PTSD revisit of a spell that blocks Mercy's will.
– Darryl
Why is Adam sending everyone home when it's not done yet?
Interesting bits of foreshadowing for stories to come: the fae fed up with their current status, Bran negotiating with the fae, and Adam warning CNTRP about future fed visits.
The Story
It's Black Friday and Mercy and Jesse are hunting down their Christmas bargains. Only, trouble finds them before they're finished. For all the horror Mercy has endured with all this shopping, it's what has saved her and Jesse from the Pack's fate.
Events in Fair Game (Alpha & Omega, 3) have angered too many people — terrified, stupid, bigots who get played.
Together, Mercy, Jesse, Ben, and Kyle battle the forces against them in an attempt to save Adam and the rest of the Pack.
The Characters
Mercy Thompson is a coyote shifter, a walker; she can see ghosts and is almost entirely resistant to vampire magic. Her father was Joe Old Coyote, that Coyote.
Adam Hauptman, a former army ranger, is the Alpha of the Columbia Basin Pack mated to Mercy. He also serves as the public face for werewolves. Jesse is Adam's precocious daughter. Jim Gutstein works for Adam at Hauptman Security.
The Columbia Basin Pack
The foul-mouthed Ben Shaw; Darryl is Adam's second, and Auriele is his mate; Paul; Honey and Peter Jorgenson, the Heart of the Pack; Mary Jo is a firefighter; Warren is Adam's third, and Kyle Brooks, a divorce lawyer, is Warren's human boyfriend; and, Elizaveta is a witch under contract to the Pack.
Bran Cornick is the Marrok, ruler of all the werewolves, and Mercy's guardian for years. Samuel is one of Bran's sons; a doctor, he's living as a loner wolf in Richland across the river with Ariana, his fae mate. Phin is Ariana's "mostly human descendant who sold used and collectible books". Charles Smith is Bran's scary assassin son.
Gabriel Sandoval is the teen mechanic who used to work for Mercy before he went away to college. He's still in love with Jesse. Sylvia who works as a police dispatcher is his mother, and she hates werewolves. His cheeky sisters are Rosalinda, Tia, Sissy, Sofia, and Maia.
Marsilia is Mistress of the seethe in the Tri-Cities; Wulfe, a.k.a., the Wizard, is an unstable vampire, who may not be on Marsilia's side. Stefan Uccello, a.k.a., the Soldier, is a loner vampire, still angry with Marsilia for what she did to his people in Bone Crossed, 4. Thomas Hao is a temporary vampire ally from San Francisco with a guilty conscience — who knew? Iacapo Bonarata is the Master of Milan is the Lord of Night, a former lover of Marsilia's.
Tony Montenegro is with Richland PD and Mercy's friend; he'd like to be Sylvia's friend too. Loren Hoskins is a lawyer Kyle recommended for Mercy and Ben.
Zee, a.k.a., Siebolt Adelbertsmiter, a.k.a., the Dark Smith of Drontheim, a.k.a., Loan Maclibhuin, is the fae mechanic who took Mercy in and taught her everything he knew. Tad Adelbertsmiter is Zee's half-fae son. Zee and most of the rest of the fae are holed up on their reservations. The ones that disappeared after events in Fair Game. Sliver is a spriggand and works with Spice, another fae.
Cantrip (Combined Nonhuman and Transhuman Relations Provisors) is a federal agency made up of the cast-offs from other federal agencies — most of 'em are anti-nonhuman zealots; we encountered them in Fair Game. Mr. Jones is a vicious paper pusher playing at being the leader. Agent Lin Armstrong, a troubleshooter for CNTRP, shows up with Asil (from the Alpha & Omega series), who is playing at being a CNTRP agent, is the Moor, a werewolf out of legend. Alexander Bennet is a rogue agent.
U.S. Senator Campbell is anti-fae and anti-werewolf and targeted for death.
Gauntlet Boy, a.k.a., William Frost, has returned to take over. He's got powers of his own. Shamus is a collared vampire, the former Master of Reno.
The Cover
The cover has a silver metallic background with the back end of a gray Rabbit, its back window broken out, with Mercy leaning against it. Relaxed, confident, Mercy's hair is tied back with strands swirling in the wind along with her long, dangling feather earrings, black jeans and a black, cropped, scoop-neck top cover most of her bits while the black shearling vest does its best to keep her warm.
The title incorporates a bit of slang, for Gauntlet Boy has returned, and it's a toss-up as to who will be Frost Burned.
yodamom's review against another edition
3.0
Mercy the coyote is finally gaining some knowledge of her power and her ancestry. When Adam and her pack are taken, she steps up as Alpha and shows her skills to the haters, and doubters. Even the ones that believed in her are shocked at her abilities, including herself. Danger is coming from all sides it seems and she turns to her trusted friend, Stefen. Bran sends one of the most dangerous wolves The Moor Asil. Two scary and very dangerous allies. When one of the pack is killed things escalate and few more allies trickle in but it is still up to Mercy to save the pack and most importantly Adam.
I liked this adventure, loved learning more about Mercy and her skills as Coyote's child. I just didn't feel the old rush I used to get from this series. I wanted more Stefen, Asil and Coyote. So it's a 3 1/2 star for me.
I liked this adventure, loved learning more about Mercy and her skills as Coyote's child. I just didn't feel the old rush I used to get from this series. I wanted more Stefen, Asil and Coyote. So it's a 3 1/2 star for me.
laura_corsi's review against another edition
3.0
Mercy Thompson is at it again in a fight above her weight class and somehow surviving! I just can't get enough of Briggs's modern day world where vampires, werewolves, fae, and witches are all a reality that the human's are waking up to once again.
erikajay's review against another edition
5.0
I haven’t read this book as many times as the previous ones, but I love it! We get to see all of our favorite characters, but situations have changed and we see them differently. I like the parallels between this one and book 1.
eryal's review against another edition
4.0
Review May 2013- I really enjoyed this installment of the Mercy Thompson series. I found it well written and enjoyable, not to mention it was had to put down. Honestly I'm surprised that I didn't stay up all night to finish it. Although now I'm a little sad that it's all read, because it will be a while before the next book comes out.
mariakureads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I have to give it to Briggs, with my time lapse from the last book to now, it felt like I lost a few minutes between books as Briggs didn't reference too much into the past six books but moved right into this new chapter for Mercy Thompson which still has me shaking my head at her.
I think this book really showcased just how human Mercy is compared to all the paranormals in her life because right from chapter one, she's already physically hurt and as the book goes on, Briggs through Mercy make comments about those aches, but on top of that there's a mental and sometimes just a spiritual ache that Mercy seems to carry and this book showcased that a bit more than the others. Or maybe because I've been away from the series I caught it, but I appreciate Briggs' writing of her character because it helps cement that yes Mercy is a walker, but compared to everyone else, although not full supernatural, she has her strengths, her devotion, her gumption, and sass, to name a few so I'm looking forward to see what Briggs does next with these characters.
I think this book really showcased just how human Mercy is compared to all the paranormals in her life because right from chapter one, she's already physically hurt and as the book goes on, Briggs through Mercy make comments about those aches, but on top of that there's a mental and sometimes just a spiritual ache that Mercy seems to carry and this book showcased that a bit more than the others. Or maybe because I've been away from the series I caught it, but I appreciate Briggs' writing of her character because it helps cement that yes Mercy is a walker, but compared to everyone else, although not full supernatural, she has her strengths, her devotion, her gumption, and sass, to name a few so I'm looking forward to see what Briggs does next with these characters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Death
Minor: Car accident