Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, Book 2)

Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, Book 2)

?Kick-ass were-coyote auto mechanic Mercedes Thompson? (Publishers Weekly) has leapt to the forefront of today?s urban fantasy heroes, thanks to bestselling author Patricia Briggs. Now, Mercy finds herself in the middle of a bloodbath-with only one way out...Mercy has friends in low places-and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shapeshift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to deliver a message to another of his kind. But this new vampire is hardly ordinary-and neither is the demon inside of him.When the undead and the werewolves sent to find him don?t return, the local vampire queen turns to Mercy for help. A coyote is no match for a demon, but Mercy is determined to get her friends back-including the two werewolves circling around her heart.From Publishers WeeklyA sorcerer-turned-vampire wreaks havoc on Washington's Tri-Cities, causing death, destruction and a paranormal faceoff in the second of Briggs's series featuring Mercy Thompson, a mechanic and "walker": one who can turn into a coyote at will. After attempts by the paranormal community to destroy the malevolent sorcerer fail, Mercy finds herself pulled into the fray: though her werewolf and vampire friends are stronger than she, it turns out that Mercy's abilities make her the only one in town who can save them all. While she discovers the truth about her powers, she also learns more about her past, and the werewolves who raised her. Though the romantic subplot-involving two rival werewolves, Alpha wolf Adam and Mercy's roommate Samuel-fizzles, Briggs has a refreshing knack for imbuing her characters (even non-humans) with lived-in human qualities. When it gets going, this paranormal adventure story is engaging, but a flabby first-person narrative stunts the suspense.Copyright ?Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.From BooklistJalopy mechanic Mercedes Thompson may not be a were-creature, ruled by phases of the moon, but she can change into a coyote whenever she wants to. Because she owes him a favor, Mercedes agrees to back up vampire friend Stefan when he confronts another of his kind. But, being demon-possessed, that vampire proves deadlier than most. Before she can so much as bark, Mercedes is up to her ears in vampires fighting vampires, werewolves fighting vampires, and humans in the middle. She aims to off the demon-possessed vampire before any more killings, but she can't count on everyone who ought to be her ally because the local top vampire has schemes of her own. Briggs' world in which witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live beside ordinary people is plausibly constructed; the characters are excellent; and the plot keeps the pages flapping. Those who haven't read the first Mercedes Thompson tale,Moon Called (2006), may well want to after reading the second.Frieda MurrayCopyright ?American Library Association. All rights reservedReview?A full bore action adventure with heart...be prepared to read in one sitting because once you get going there is no good place to stop until tomorrow.?-SFRevu?In the increasingly crowded field of kick-ass supernatural heroines, Mercy stands out as one of the best.?-Locus?Briggs has created a believable alternative world populated with strong dynamite characters, deadly adversaries and cunningly laid plots that leave the reader looking for more.?-Monsters and Critics?A compelling and fascinating supernatural tale that fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Charlaine Harris will thoroughly enjoy.?-The Best ReviewsMore Praise for the Mercy Thompson Novels?I love these books.?-Charlaine Harris, #1ew York Times?estselling author?An excellent read with plenty of twists and turns?It left me wanting more.?-Kim Harrison, #1ew York Times?estselling author?The best new urban fantasy series I?ve read in years.?-Kelley Armstrong, #1e