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Moon Called
by Patricia Briggs
First of all: The cover's awful, we all agree, moving on...
Second: Allow me to make it clear that this is not a bad book. My star ratings reflect a subjective, personal assessment of content, which in this case evens out to "Eh, it's ok."
Most of my problems with Moon Called are stock building blocks of its genre. I'm not big on Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance to begin with, but I'm pretty sure Mercy Thompson is one of the better series out there. One major plus: She's not engaging in horizontal shenanigans immediately after meeting a potential romantic partner. (In fact, this book contains none of that at all. Which, while it cheers me, I know can be a major draw in this genre, so ymmv.) However, Mercy does take the time to painstakingly describe all of the pretty men in her orbit, of which there are several, as apparently lycanthropy--if you survive the change--is the fountain of eternal youth.
At least until you get yourself killed in a fight, which is also likely, as all of these men are Extremely Macho Alpha Males(TM). Typical of the genre? Yes. Kind of annoying? Also yes. There are hints that Adam (The youngest of her potential love interests, and still twice her age) has a softer side toward the end of the book, but most of it is told and not shown.
Mercy is kind of a fun protagonist (An auto mechanic who turns into a coyote, cool). She's smart, stubborn, and determined to succeed. As a narrator, she has a habit of info-dumping that I don't care for, but this is the first book of a series, so some of that is to be expected. However, she has no positive female relationships whatsoever. I don't just mean that in the sense of "why is there only one woman in this movie/book/tv show/etc?" No, there are other women, but at best they are coldly polite and at worst Mercy informs the reader that the other women actively hate her.
Well, wait, there is Adam's fifteen-year-old daughter Jesse, but--in this book at least--she's more plot-device than character, so take that for what you will.
The plot was a little weak toward the end but, you know, it wasn't bad. It's the sort of book I'd read on a plane to pass the time, and I've been told the series gets better.
Second: Allow me to make it clear that this is not a bad book. My star ratings reflect a subjective, personal assessment of content, which in this case evens out to "Eh, it's ok."
Most of my problems with Moon Called are stock building blocks of its genre. I'm not big on Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance to begin with, but I'm pretty sure Mercy Thompson is one of the better series out there. One major plus: She's not engaging in horizontal shenanigans immediately after meeting a potential romantic partner. (In fact, this book contains none of that at all. Which, while it cheers me, I know can be a major draw in this genre, so ymmv.) However, Mercy does take the time to painstakingly describe all of the pretty men in her orbit, of which there are several, as apparently lycanthropy--if you survive the change--is the fountain of eternal youth.
At least until you get yourself killed in a fight, which is also likely, as all of these men are Extremely Macho Alpha Males(TM). Typical of the genre? Yes. Kind of annoying? Also yes. There are hints that Adam (The youngest of her potential love interests, and still twice her age) has a softer side toward the end of the book, but most of it is told and not shown.
Mercy is kind of a fun protagonist (An auto mechanic who turns into a coyote, cool). She's smart, stubborn, and determined to succeed. As a narrator, she has a habit of info-dumping that I don't care for, but this is the first book of a series, so some of that is to be expected. However, she has no positive female relationships whatsoever. I don't just mean that in the sense of "why is there only one woman in this movie/book/tv show/etc?" No, there are other women, but at best they are coldly polite and at worst Mercy informs the reader that the other women actively hate her.
Well, wait, there is Adam's fifteen-year-old daughter Jesse, but--in this book at least--she's more plot-device than character, so take that for what you will.
The plot was a little weak toward the end but, you know, it wasn't bad. It's the sort of book I'd read on a plane to pass the time, and I've been told the series gets better.