Reviews tagging 'Death'

Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology by L.J. Hachmeister, Sam Knight

2 reviews

schnaucl's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

I enjoyed it.   The stories were mostly about dogs but there were also some cats and a bird.  All but one of the stories is set in a per-existing world.   The one that isn't, "Nine" by Seanan McGuire, is both well written and heartbreaking.  
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redhairedashreads's review

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4.0

 
The rating is only for the story The Memory of Witches by Patricia Briggs. 

This story takes place during Chapter 3 of Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson #11). 

I am so happy we finally got a short story from Sherwood Post’s POV. He has been a very interesting character in this series and I loved seeing him grapple with his memory loss and magic. This scene takes place during the events of Storm Cursed and is Sherwood following Mercy around Elizaveta’s house to look at the black magic that had been done. 

We see Sherwood grappling with his lost memories and talking with his wolf about the situation. He is afraid to let the magic binding his memories go but when he sees Mercy in danger from black magic he instinctively breaks the barrier on his memories. I liked finally getting to learn a little about Sherwood and why he finally gained all his memories. I also found it interesting that this is technically the first mention of the Singer, who appears in Wild Sign (Alpha & Omega #6). 

Overall, this was a great additional POV for the events in Storm Cursed. I loved getting to learn a little more about Sherwood and see him bond with his rescued kitten.

Trigger Warnings; torture (animal and human); death (animal and human); memory loss; 
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