Marie Dunn Dunn itibaren L'Alverne, QC G0C، کانادا itibaren L'Alverne, QC G0C، کانادا

Not my favorite Mercy book, but pretty good. There were 2 main aspects of this book, the pack bonds going awry and a Fae object of power in the form of a book. I felt that the 2 aspects of the story were a bit disjointed, so it didn’t make for the best book of the series. However, I’m glad that Samuel seems to have been redeemed and given a new breath of life. I think that the pack/mate bond issues could have been developed better and made into a whole book. The Fae thing, well there has already been a Fae themed book, so, this one didn’t quite measure up. The villain, a Fae queen wasn’t explained very well, her identity came in at the end, and the end wasn’t very well developed either, I could have used just a bit more development through the whole book, I guess. Well, all that being said, the book was very enjoyable, quite entertaining. I am excited to read the next book in the series, River Marked, and I hope that Mercy and Adam get the chance to have a real relationship without other parties trying to tear them apart.

A major shift in the Cole/Pike series. I wouldn't call the previous seven novels minor, but the plotting and characterization here exceed everything that came before (although I am still partial to Stalking the Angel, a close second to L.A. Requiem). Crais finally gives us Pike's backstory, and turns someone slightly cartoonish into a fully realized character.