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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
It felt promising at the beginning, but it unfortunately fell apart for me in several ways:
- First of all, It took me so long to take anyone’s advice for read this because the cover art is so cringy. I would never want to have it on my bookshelf, so thank goodness for ebooks.
- The stereotypical love triangle with two dominant men fighting for her… snoooooze. I’m so sick of this. It would have been a hundred times better without the Samuel storyline.
- The whole vampire house scene was pointless and gave her major Too Stupid To Live energy.
- Her first love was over 200 years old and essentially groomed her when she was 16 and everyone is just cool with it?
- She has no female friends and all the werewolf women hate here because they’re jealous of her super fertile womb. Oof.
- I did not care about any of the villains at all and the last third of the book was boring because I genuinely didn’t care about what happened to any of them.
PS: Were these books originally marketed as romance/spicy books? So many one star reviews are because there’s no sex lmao.
- First of all, It took me so long to take anyone’s advice for read this because the cover art is so cringy. I would never want to have it on my bookshelf, so thank goodness for ebooks.
- The stereotypical love triangle with two dominant men fighting for her… snoooooze. I’m so sick of this. It would have been a hundred times better without the Samuel storyline.
- The whole vampire house scene was pointless and gave her major Too Stupid To Live energy.
- Her first love was over 200 years old and essentially groomed her when she was 16 and everyone is just cool with it?
- She has no female friends and all the werewolf women hate here because they’re jealous of her super fertile womb. Oof.
- I did not care about any of the villains at all and the last third of the book was boring because I genuinely didn’t care about what happened to any of them.
PS: Were these books originally marketed as romance/spicy books? So many one star reviews are because there’s no sex lmao.
Rating: 3.5
I loved this book!! Mercy Thompson is one of my favorite main characters. She is so relatable, funny, and genuine. I really loved how realistic this book seemed (despite its genre). She got hurt during fights and did not act invincible like most protagonists do. She also admitted when she made mistakes and overall had a great personality that showed in the book! She was one of the first female protagonists that I've read that did not get rescued a million times throughout the book! In fact, she did most of the rescuing.
I also loved the two male characters, Sammuel and Adam. Adam is by far my favorite! I LOVE werewolves/shifters!! I wished there was a novella that explained the relationship and dynamic between Sammuel and Mercy. I would have loved to explore more about what occurred between the two of them in detail. But this book did well with explaining the dynamic.
Although I loved the book, there were spots in it that did bother me in a way. I felt this book could have easily been at least 5 more chapters long. The ending felt a little rushed when it didn't need to be. Briggs spent a very good amount of the book leading up to the plot and developing characters/characters' dynamics, however, more attention to the actual ending would have been appreciated. Another thing about this book was that I found myself getting confused at some points. Briggs did a pretty good job explaining the world of Mercy Thompson, but a few areas could have used a little more attention and detail.
Overall, this book was a GREAT opener to the Mercy Thompson series and I am extremely excited to continue the series and see how the characters grow and develop!! I hope that Briggs is able to more detail into the endings of the books! I just started the second book of the series and will be reviewing that as well.
I loved this book!! Mercy Thompson is one of my favorite main characters. She is so relatable, funny, and genuine. I really loved how realistic this book seemed (despite its genre). She got hurt during fights and did not act invincible like most protagonists do. She also admitted when she made mistakes and overall had a great personality that showed in the book! She was one of the first female protagonists that I've read that did not get rescued a million times throughout the book! In fact, she did most of the rescuing.
I also loved the two male characters, Sammuel and Adam. Adam is by far my favorite! I LOVE werewolves/shifters!! I wished there was a novella that explained the relationship and dynamic between Sammuel and Mercy. I would have loved to explore more about what occurred between the two of them in detail. But this book did well with explaining the dynamic.
Although I loved the book, there were spots in it that did bother me in a way. I felt this book could have easily been at least 5 more chapters long. The ending felt a little rushed when it didn't need to be. Briggs spent a very good amount of the book leading up to the plot and developing characters/characters' dynamics, however, more attention to the actual ending would have been appreciated. Another thing about this book was that I found myself getting confused at some points. Briggs did a pretty good job explaining the world of Mercy Thompson, but a few areas could have used a little more attention and detail.
Overall, this book was a GREAT opener to the Mercy Thompson series and I am extremely excited to continue the series and see how the characters grow and develop!! I hope that Briggs is able to more detail into the endings of the books! I just started the second book of the series and will be reviewing that as well.
I gave this a four star because overall I felt the writing, the character development and the imaginative overall story was great. However, in the romance department, I think it deserved 2 stars.
I'm really beginning to like Urban Fantasy. Especial written in first person. The typical HEA stories get so tiresome and flat. UF like "Moon Called" have so much more depth. I realize that the way the romance unravels is going to be different than your HEA but I thought the romance part of this book was horrible.
There is a love triangle Briggs creates that makes the book very intriguing. This is what I love about UF; the romance is a slow burn. However, I felt the last half of the book was void of all romance. The very end, and I mean the very end of the book (the last few pages) she tries to add a little romantic element. I thought it was so poorly done and absent of any emotion. I know the series continues but she really didn't put anything interesting at the end for me to want to continue.
Nevertheless, I will continue her series and hope she pays more attention to the juicy love triangle in her next books.
I'm really beginning to like Urban Fantasy. Especial written in first person. The typical HEA stories get so tiresome and flat. UF like "Moon Called" have so much more depth. I realize that the way the romance unravels is going to be different than your HEA but I thought the romance part of this book was horrible.
There is a love triangle Briggs creates that makes the book very intriguing. This is what I love about UF; the romance is a slow burn. However, I felt the last half of the book was void of all romance. The very end, and I mean the very end of the book (the last few pages) she tries to add a little romantic element. I thought it was so poorly done and absent of any emotion. I know the series continues but she really didn't put anything interesting at the end for me to want to continue.
Nevertheless, I will continue her series and hope she pays more attention to the juicy love triangle in her next books.
This book really wins points with me I LOVED it. My friend Judy recommended it to me, and I kept ignoring it because it was dark and mechanic looking the name and description looked boring to me.
BUT. This book was amazing. I loved the pack dynamics... the romantic aspects and Mercedes past were really interesting to me.
I felt enticed by this book. I love dom/sub relationships and the way the alphas were in this book were exciting!
BUT. This book was amazing. I loved the pack dynamics... the romantic aspects and Mercedes past were really interesting to me.
I felt enticed by this book. I love dom/sub relationships and the way the alphas were in this book were exciting!
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
I LOVE THIS SERIES I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD READ IT!
Mercy Thompson is one of the favorite heroines in the Vaginal Fantasy group, Moon Called was the number one book on the Suggested Reads for the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club listopia for EVER. I expected greatness.
Halfway through the book, I had one of the strangest thoughts I've ever had reading a book: "What the hell is Mercy's personality?" I think this was around the point that she was driving back to her house to stay safe while the strong werewolf men did all the dirty work. Yes, I know that was the smart thing to do and it moved the story forward, but what kick ass urban fantasy heroine let's the guys do all the work?!
The world building left much to be desired. There wasn't anything unique in her werewolves and vampires, which I found disappointing. On the other hand, the idea of the Fae in this universe intrigued me but it wasn't expanded on enough to catch my attention. I wish she would have made werewolf-like and vampire-like Fae creatures and completely ditched the mold.
It kept me entertained, so I can't complain, but it's not a series I'm planning to revisit.
Halfway through the book, I had one of the strangest thoughts I've ever had reading a book: "What the hell is Mercy's personality?" I think this was around the point that she was driving back to her house to stay safe while the strong werewolf men did all the dirty work. Yes, I know that was the smart thing to do and it moved the story forward, but what kick ass urban fantasy heroine let's the guys do all the work?!
The world building left much to be desired. There wasn't anything unique in her werewolves and vampires, which I found disappointing. On the other hand, the idea of the Fae in this universe intrigued me but it wasn't expanded on enough to catch my attention. I wish she would have made werewolf-like and vampire-like Fae creatures and completely ditched the mold.
It kept me entertained, so I can't complain, but it's not a series I'm planning to revisit.