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Moon Called by Patricia Briggs

3 reviews

booksthatburn's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Mercy is half Native American, and a walker, she transforms into a coyote and was partly raised by a werewolf pack. This puts her in an odd position relative to the werewolves, as she’s somewhat entangled in their hierarchy but isn’t trying to be part of it. 

As the first book in the series, MOON CALLED establishes the presence of various supernatural factions such as werewolves, vampires, witches, fey, and Native American people like Mercy. It focuses on the current precarious position in which the werewolves find themselves; many of the lesser fae came out in a controlled manner several years ago, but the werewolves are an open secret in military circles. This sets up those groups and some of the relationships between them, including between Adam’s pack and the Marrok’s pack in the mountains. It also establishes Mercy’s history with Sam and her current position relative to Adam (living nearby and taking joy in simple pleasures, like annoying him with the car in her yard). 

The plot revolves around a strange werewolf who shows up in town and then is attacked in Mercy’s presence, setting off a string of conflicts which involve kidnappings and an elaborate plan. It has some twists and turns but is pretty easy to follow. The meeting with the vampires has always felt a bit out of place in this story, but it’s serving to set up some things that’ll come into play later on. It’s a solid story with a lot of ground to cover, and it does it well. MOON CALLED is a great start to the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Death of parent, and War

lme417's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

pos1t1vel1fe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Hate crime, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Misogyny, and Terminal illness