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Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.5
I’m not into werewolves, but the dedicated world building in this book made me respect them a little more. This book is probably not what you expect it to be based on the sexy cover: this is not some Omegaverse paranormal romance. There is essentially no romance in this whatsoever, it’s like a murder mystery with werewolves, vampires, and other miscellaneous creatures.
The funnest part of this for me is that this takes place where I live: the Tri-Cities in Washington state! I recognized all of the places and other descriptions of the setting. There are a lot of coyotes in this area, so the fact that Mercy can shift into a coyote is so appropriate.
Even though I can’t help but think that any book that uses the term “Alpha” seriously is automatically, at least partially, cringe, the world building around werewolves and other creatures is so good, and there is a LOT of it. This is probably the least cringy it could be when so much “dominance” and “submissiveness” is involved, and it’s because this isn’t focused on romance. This is an adult novel that has a very serious tone which helped me accept all the werewolf stuff. Mercy is like 31 years old, my current age, which was also cool! She’s tough and resourceful, but not a snarky or super strong Mary Sue.
I just… Flew through this, and it shocked me how invested I became. And honestly the world building is fantastic. I will definitely be continuing the series!
I have just one request: Mercy, DO NOT pick Samuel. If it comes to that, DO NOT pick the centuries-old werewolf that tried to marry you when you were sixteen so that you could successfully bear his werewolf children. Please and thank you!
The funnest part of this for me is that this takes place where I live: the Tri-Cities in Washington state! I recognized all of the places and other descriptions of the setting. There are a lot of coyotes in this area, so the fact that Mercy can shift into a coyote is so appropriate.
Even though I can’t help but think that any book that uses the term “Alpha” seriously is automatically, at least partially, cringe, the world building around werewolves and other creatures is so good, and there is a LOT of it. This is probably the least cringy it could be when so much “dominance” and “submissiveness” is involved, and it’s because this isn’t focused on romance. This is an adult novel that has a very serious tone which helped me accept all the werewolf stuff. Mercy is like 31 years old, my current age, which was also cool! She’s tough and resourceful, but not a snarky or super strong Mary Sue.
I just… Flew through this, and it shocked me how invested I became. And honestly the world building is fantastic. I will definitely be continuing the series!
I have just one request:
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping