Moon Called
Mercy Thompson #1
Patricia Briggs
Publisher: Ace
Publication date: Jan. 31, 2006
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Mercedes Thompson, aka Mercy, is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote at will. Mercy’s next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she’s fixing a bus for a vampire. This is the world of Mercy Thompson, one that looks a lot like ours but is populated by those things that go bump in the night. And Mercy’s connection to those things is about to get her into some serious hot water…
My thoughts…
This book follows Mercy, who is a one-of-a-kind coyote shifter. She was “adopted” by the alpha of all werewolves, Bran. So, she’s well aware of the otherworldly things that surround us on a daily basis. Which is something we are faced with a lot in this book. We meet goblins, fae, witches, vampires, demons… you name it. This world is so rich with interconnecting characters of all shapes, sizes, and AGES that it was all immersive. Mercy doesn’t just hang out at her shop. No, she’s all over the city meeting vampire queens and solving murder mysteries.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I thought Mercy was a great character to read from. I enjoyed all the characters and even though they all have history, I never quite felt left out. At no point did this story drag or feel like it lost its way. Every scene had a purpose and built up to the bigger picture for the overall story arc.
This is most definitely a series I see myself continuing.
