A review by nightswim78
River Marked by Patricia Briggs

4.0

I'd rate this around a 3.75 to 4, but I'm rounding up because I did enjoy it overall. It falls somewhere between filler and essential to the series. Meeting Mercy's dad and seeing her find answers to that unfamiliar side of her was a highlight for me. However, there were some moments that felt off, particularly in how Indigenous people and culture were portrayed and described. The comparisons to autism also felt out of place and the appearance of the disabled boy in the beginning didn’t balance it out. Additionally, while Coyote was well-developed, other introduced characters lacked depth. This is something that I feel that the author also struggled with in the first book. It always takes her another book or two to paint a picture of the side characters.