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witchofthemountains's review
4.0
I borrowed this book from my library solely so I could read the Patricia Briggs short story about Asil. I am absolutely in love with her Mercyverse books and I cannot wait to get my hands on the rest. This short story, despite its length, is no slouch among her works. I absolutely loved getting to see things from Asil's perspective again while getting to know this enigmatic character a little bit better.
lenka_v's review
5.0
5 stars for Unappreciated Gifts by Patricia Briggs
It was a story about one of my favourite characters - Asil, an old and (in his words) crazy werewolf, set on a blind date. What could go wrong?
It was a story about one of my favourite characters - Asil, an old and (in his words) crazy werewolf, set on a blind date. What could go wrong?
nat_montego's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I only read the short story by Patty Briggs. But as always she has a delightful author and the story has brightened my day
redhairedashreads's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars - It was really good
This rating is only for the story Unappreciated Gifts by Patricia Briggs.
Well this was a fun story. Asil is one of my favorite wolves and I love that we are getting these little stories with him. His date with Kelly was unexpected and fun. I liked that Asil is learning to have fun again.
becbeach's review
4.0
Cute little story about Asil and getting him to be more sociable at Christmas time. Not one of my favorites but still very good!
thenia's review against another edition
4.0
Unappreciated Gifts - Patricia Briggs:
Asil gets dared to go on five dates that some concerned packmates of his have arranged, and he is determined to win.
This story focuses on the first date of his that is a lot more fun than Asil thought it would be, for very unexpected reasons -
Asil, who proves that nothing fazes him and he can roll with anything coming his way, goes through with the date as if nothing is wrong, from the initial dinner to the vampire costume ball.
He doesn't expect an actual vampire to show up to the ball, knowing that there are none so close to the Marrok's territory, when one appears, and he has also been snacking on Asil's date without his knowledge.
Asil deals with the vampire, helping his date get rid or his bully at the same time, and showing him a pretty great time overall, winning the first bet, before he receives an email about the next one that is bound to be as ridiculous, since it was set up through a dating site called mustlovemycat.
A light and fun story that shows a whole different side of the dangerous Asil that made me like him even more.
The series continues with an Alpha and Omega story next, [b:Dead Heat|22571699|Dead Heat (Alpha & Omega #4)|Patricia Briggs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406232150l/22571699._SY75_.jpg|26949988].
Previous book reviews:
✦ Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson, #7) ~ ★★★★★ (22/03/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ Fair Game (Alpha & Omega, #3) ~ ★★★★ (17/08/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) ~ ★★★★★ (22/03/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5) ~ ★★★★★ (12/04/2012, 10/03/2014, 22/09/2019)
✦ Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3) ~ ★★★★★ (04/11/2010, 09/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2) ~ ★★★★★ (04/09/2010, 08/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2) ~ ★★★★ (12/05/2011, 20/09/2019)
✦ Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) ~ ★★★★ (08/09/2010, 20/09/2019)
✦ Alpha and Omega (Alpha & Omega, #0.5) ~ ★★★★ (16/09/2010, 19/09/2019)
✦ Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1) ~ ★★★★★ (01/08/2010, 11/03/2014, 20/09/2019)
✦ Mercy Thompson: Homecoming (Mercedes Thompson Graphic Novels 0) ~ ★★★ (13/03/2014)
Asil gets dared to go on five dates that some concerned packmates of his have arranged, and he is determined to win.
This story focuses on the first date of his that is a lot more fun than Asil thought it would be, for very unexpected reasons -
Spoiler
his date is not with a woman but a gay man who was also set up on the date by a bully.Asil, who proves that nothing fazes him and he can roll with anything coming his way, goes through with the date as if nothing is wrong, from the initial dinner to the vampire costume ball.
He doesn't expect an actual vampire to show up to the ball, knowing that there are none so close to the Marrok's territory, when one appears, and he has also been snacking on Asil's date without his knowledge.
Asil deals with the vampire, helping his date get rid or his bully at the same time, and showing him a pretty great time overall, winning the first bet, before he receives an email about the next one that is bound to be as ridiculous, since it was set up through a dating site called mustlovemycat
A light and fun story that shows a whole different side of the dangerous Asil that made me like him even more.
The series continues with an Alpha and Omega story next, [b:Dead Heat|22571699|Dead Heat (Alpha & Omega #4)|Patricia Briggs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406232150l/22571699._SY75_.jpg|26949988].
Previous book reviews:
✦ Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson, #7) ~ ★★★★★ (22/03/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ Fair Game (Alpha & Omega, #3) ~ ★★★★ (17/08/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) ~ ★★★★★ (22/03/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5) ~ ★★★★★ (12/04/2012, 10/03/2014, 22/09/2019)
Spoiler
✦ Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4) ~ ★★★★★ (11/01/2011, 09/03/2014, 21/09/2019)✦ Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3) ~ ★★★★★ (04/11/2010, 09/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2) ~ ★★★★★ (04/09/2010, 08/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2) ~ ★★★★ (12/05/2011, 20/09/2019)
✦ Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) ~ ★★★★ (08/09/2010, 20/09/2019)
✦ Alpha and Omega (Alpha & Omega, #0.5) ~ ★★★★ (16/09/2010, 19/09/2019)
✦ Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1) ~ ★★★★★ (01/08/2010, 11/03/2014, 20/09/2019)
✦ Mercy Thompson: Homecoming (Mercedes Thompson Graphic Novels 0) ~ ★★★ (13/03/2014)
thenia's review
4.0
Unappreciated Gifts - Patricia Briggs:
Asil gets dared to go on five dates that some concerned packmates of his have arranged, and he is determined to win.
This story focuses on the first date of his that is a lot more fun than Asil thought it would be, for very unexpected reasons -
Asil, who proves that nothing fazes him and he can roll with anything coming his way, goes through with the date as if nothing is wrong, from the initial dinner to the vampire costume ball.
He doesn't expect an actual vampire to show up to the ball, knowing that there are none so close to the Marrok's territory, when one appears, and he has also been snacking on Asil's date without his knowledge.
Asil deals with the vampire, helping his date get rid or his bully at the same time, and showing him a pretty great time overall, winning the first bet, before he receives an email about the next one that is bound to be as ridiculous, since it was set up through a dating site called mustlovemycat.
A light and fun story that shows a whole different side of the dangerous Asil that made me like him even more.
The series continues with an Alpha and Omega story next, [b:Dead Heat|22571699|Dead Heat (Alpha & Omega #4)|Patricia Briggs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406232150l/22571699._SY75_.jpg|26949988].
Previous book reviews:
✦ Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson, #7) ~ ★★★★★ (22/03/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ Fair Game (Alpha & Omega, #3) ~ ★★★★ (17/08/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) ~ ★★★★★ (22/03/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5) ~ ★★★★★ (12/04/2012, 10/03/2014, 22/09/2019)
✦ Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3) ~ ★★★★★ (04/11/2010, 09/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2) ~ ★★★★★ (04/09/2010, 08/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2) ~ ★★★★ (12/05/2011, 20/09/2019)
✦ Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) ~ ★★★★ (08/09/2010, 20/09/2019)
✦ Alpha and Omega (Alpha & Omega, #0.5) ~ ★★★★ (16/09/2010, 19/09/2019)
✦ Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1) ~ ★★★★★ (01/08/2010, 11/03/2014, 20/09/2019)
✦ Mercy Thompson: Homecoming (Mercedes Thompson Graphic Novels 0) ~ ★★★ (13/03/2014)
Asil gets dared to go on five dates that some concerned packmates of his have arranged, and he is determined to win.
This story focuses on the first date of his that is a lot more fun than Asil thought it would be, for very unexpected reasons -
Spoiler
his date is not with a woman but a gay man who was also set up on the date by a bully.Asil, who proves that nothing fazes him and he can roll with anything coming his way, goes through with the date as if nothing is wrong, from the initial dinner to the vampire costume ball.
He doesn't expect an actual vampire to show up to the ball, knowing that there are none so close to the Marrok's territory, when one appears, and he has also been snacking on Asil's date without his knowledge.
Asil deals with the vampire, helping his date get rid or his bully at the same time, and showing him a pretty great time overall, winning the first bet, before he receives an email about the next one that is bound to be as ridiculous, since it was set up through a dating site called mustlovemycat
A light and fun story that shows a whole different side of the dangerous Asil that made me like him even more.
The series continues with an Alpha and Omega story next, [b:Dead Heat|22571699|Dead Heat (Alpha & Omega #4)|Patricia Briggs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406232150l/22571699._SY75_.jpg|26949988].
Previous book reviews:
✦ Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson, #7) ~ ★★★★★ (22/03/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ Fair Game (Alpha & Omega, #3) ~ ★★★★ (17/08/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6) ~ ★★★★★ (22/03/2013, 22/09/2019)
✦ Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, #5) ~ ★★★★★ (12/04/2012, 10/03/2014, 22/09/2019)
Spoiler
✦ Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, #4) ~ ★★★★★ (11/01/2011, 09/03/2014, 21/09/2019)✦ Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, #3) ~ ★★★★★ (04/11/2010, 09/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2) ~ ★★★★★ (04/09/2010, 08/03/2014, 21/09/2019)
✦ Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega, #2) ~ ★★★★ (12/05/2011, 20/09/2019)
✦ Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) ~ ★★★★ (08/09/2010, 20/09/2019)
✦ Alpha and Omega (Alpha & Omega, #0.5) ~ ★★★★ (16/09/2010, 19/09/2019)
✦ Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1) ~ ★★★★★ (01/08/2010, 11/03/2014, 20/09/2019)
✦ Mercy Thompson: Homecoming (Mercedes Thompson Graphic Novels 0) ~ ★★★ (13/03/2014)