Moon Called is the first book the Mercy Thompson series and presents us a world of shape shifters, feys, vampires and likes.
Mercedes “Mercy” Thompson doesn't really fit in any category: she's a walker. Walkers are an almost disappeared species originating in north America along with the natives. They were known to hunt vampires when they first came in America, and vampires would return the favor. Mercy shape-shift into a coyote and isn't controlled by the moon. She was raised by a foster family in a werewolf community and her difference didn't make it easy.
She's now a mechanic specializing in German vehicles, owns the garage and is happy to mind her own business. Life is about to get spicier when a young werewolf shows up on her door steps looking for a job.
The world is very well built, lesser feys came out of the closest due to science progress, but superior feys, witches, vampires and werewolves are still hidden. They live in a very structured system: Wolves lives in packs ruled by the strongest Alpha, Vampires runs the economy taxing other supernatural beings and Witches gets their profit magically hiding all these activities. The balance is at stake tho with increasing advances in technology and forensic investigations and trouble is around the corner.
Briggs' suspense and conspiracies are very well written and we are left hanging until the very end.
I give the book a 8/10, Really liked Mercy with her strength and struggles, the males in the story are great to, gotta expect some macho and testosterone filled discussions among them. I am ordering the following books for sure.
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Books Stats:
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Ace (January 31, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0441013813
ISBN-13: 978-0441013814
Mercy Thmopson Series:
Moon Called
Blood Bound
Iron Kissed
Bone Crossed
This book has been on my reading list for a long time. I love the cover too.
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