Title: Bone Crossed
Series: Mercy Thompson #4
Author: Patricia Briggs
Genre: Supernatural Fictions, Urban Fantasy Fiction
Elements: Werewolves, Fae, Shapeshifters, Ghosts, Vampires, Zombies
Publisher: Ace Books, Penguin Group
Format: Hardcover, 309 Pages
ISBN: 978-0-441-01676-1
Release Date: February 3, 2009
Source: Borrowed from Wentworth Library
Rating: 4.5/5
Tagline(s): ~NONE~
Summary: By day, Mercy is a car mechanic in the sprawling
Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her
preternatural side. As a shapeshifter with some unique talents, Mercy
has often found herself having to maintain a tenuous harmony between the
human and the not so human. This time she may get more than she
bargained for.
Marsilia, the local Vampire Queen, has learned that Mercy crossed her by
slaying a member of her clan--and she's out for blood. But since Mercy
is protected from direct reprisal by the werewolf pack (and her close
relationship with its sexy Alpha), it won't be Mercy's blood Marsilia is
after.
It'll be her friends'.
Review:
In Bone Crossed, Mercy struggles to cope with the terrible
sexual
assault she suffered at the hands of a power-hungry murderer. She is
plagued by terrifying panic attacks and flashbacks that leave her
gasping for air. But life continues to move on and past actions have
repercussions.
Marsilia, Mistress of the local vampire seethe, knows that Mercy killed
her left hand man, Andre. And she's out for blood. But with Mercy's
protection guaranteed from the local werewolf alpha and his pack, it's
Mercy's friends who are the targets.
To give Adam a chance to negotiate with Marsilia and to take some time
away for herself, Mercy goes to Spokane to help an old college
acquaintance with a ghost haunting her house. But in escaping one
vampire, Mercy lands right in the path of another, aptly nicknamed The
Monster.
Mercy will have to fight mentally, emotionally, and physically to make it home in one piece.
Is it just me or does it seem like lately Mercy is the target of
victimization? In the previous book, she is attacked and sexually
assaulted, and now in Bone Crossed she has her shop vandalized with
derogatory words and images, and she's attacked again in her sleep by
The Monster! She leaves the memory of one attack behind in the
Tri-Cities and walks right into another in Spokane. It's one thing after
another and I'm wondering how much Mercy will be able to take before
she breaks. She's tough, but there is only so much one person can take.
Adam and Mercy really start coming together in this book. After Adam
comes to understand what Mercy was feeling after her attack, he tried to
help Mercy work through it. Now that Mercy has accepted Adam's mate
claim, he's been able to relax some and is more patient than before.
Adam doesn't walk on eggshells around her, but he exudes a gentleness
that let's Mercy know that he's there if she needs him, but he also
knows she can take care of herself. I'd say that this is the real
beginning for Adam and Mercy, and I can't wait to see how their
relationship continues to grow.
There was a great quote said by Adam about who Mercy belongs to that
further shows how much he understand her that I really liked:
"Like a coyote, Mercy is adaptable. She belongs to whom she decides. She
belongs everywhere she wants to, for just as long as she wants to."
(Page 212)
I love Bran! I mean, who doesn't? You can really tell how much he cares
about Mercy when he visits her in this book. He may not voice it, but
his actions speak louder than his words ever could. Mercy may not be
Bran's biological daughter, but her definitely sees her as if she were.
Bran is one of my favorite fictional fathers. I can't help but love him!
We get a look at the power struggle within the vampire seethe when both
Estelle and Bernard approach Stefan to join them in their rebellion.
Estelle basically just wants power, where Bernard really seems to have
the seethe's well-being in mind. But Stefan shows unwavering loyalty to
Marsilia when he refuses them both, even though she hurt him. He truly
is a Soldier at heart, and like a good soldier, the good of the whole
outweighs the good of one.
Though Mercy's trouble with the vampires is resolved, there is no hatred
lost between her and Marsilia. The next book, Silver Borne, brings us
back to the fae and someone really wants the book Mercy borrowed when
trying to free Zee in Iron Kissed. The adventures continues and they are
bound to be even more exciting that the last.
About this Author:
Patricia Briggs was born in
Butte, Montana to a children’s librarian who passed on to her kids a
love of reading and books. Patricia grew up reading fairy tales and
books about horses, and later developed an interest in folklore and
history. When she decided to write a book of her own, a fantasy book
seemed a natural choice. Patricia graduated from Montana State
University with degrees in history and German and she worked for a while
as a substitute teacher. Currently, she lives in Montana with her
husband, children and six horses and writes full-time, much to the
delight of her fans.
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