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New York, NY : Ace, 2018.
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"In her bestselling Alpha and Omega series, Patricia Briggs "spins tales of werewolves, coyote shifters, and magic and, my, does she do it well" (USATODAY.com). Now mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham face a threat like no other--one that lurks too close to home... They are the wild and the broken. The werewolves too damaged to live safely among their own kind. For their own good, they have been exiled to the outskirts of Aspen Creek, Montana. Close enough to the Marrok's pack to have its support; far enough away to not cause any harm. With their Alpha out of the country, Charles and Anna are on call when an SOS comes in from the fae mate of one such wildling. Heading into the mountainous wilderness, they interrupt the abduction of the wolf--but can't stop blood from being shed. Now Charles and Anna must use their skills--his as enforcer, hers as peacemaker--to track down the attackers, reopening a painful chapter in the past that springs from the darkest magic of the witchborn.."--… (more)
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Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs
Fantasy -March 6th, 2018
4 ½ stars
In the latest installment of Patricia Briggs’s Alpha and Omega series. Charles and Anna must deal with dangerously unstable werewolves and treachery.
Charles and Anna are werewolves and mates. Charles is his father’s
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enforcer. His father is the Marrok, a very old and very powerful werewolf. But his father has mysteriously disappeared and Charles finds himself dealing with the Marrok’s ‘special’ members. These packmates live separated from the rest of the pack because they are unsafe to be around regular members. But when one of them comes to Charles for help he can’t turn him away. Soon Charles finds himself trying to discover who is targeting the isolated pack. Especially because it seems the attacks are coming from someone with special ops capabilities and lots of money. As they try to visit all of the pack members they discover that there may be someone within their pack betraying them. Can Charles and Anna discover the traitor and save the rest of the pack before it is too late?
Charles and Anna make an incomparable team. I like that Anna and the reader get to see glimpses of the real Charles - who is the boogie man of the werewolf world. In each of the the Alpha and Omega books Charles and Anna are sent by the Marrock on missions but this time they are on their own. This leads the reader to wonder what has happened to the Marrock and the tantalizing idea of how Charles might lead the pack. Reading about the more extraordinary members of the pack made me want to know about them and which leads to the possibility of future unexplored books. This story seemed shorter and more unfinished than prior books in the series. Perhaps this is because the author leaves a lot areas left hanging. I enjoyed reading it but felt that there could have been three to four more chapters added at the end. This story felt like a solid side story instead of a full novel.
Another winning paranormal from Patricia Briggs I only wish it were longer!
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LibraryThing member Carolesrandomlife
This book was amazingly good! I honestly loved every page of this story. It should probably come as no surprise to anyone who follows my reviews that I am a huge fan of Patricia Briggs. I was incredibly excited to get my hands on this book and went into it with really high expectations. This book
Charles and Anna are back at home with the Marrock's pack but this time Bran is away. Charles has taken on some additional responsibilities with Bran's absence and he is working hard to keep the peace with Leah. When a call comes in from the mate of a wolf that lives in the wilderness on the outskirts of the pack, they are pulled into a much deeper mystery.
I loved so many things about things about this book but the characters are really at the top of the list. Charles, Anna, and Brother Wolf are some of my favorite characters. I really liked getting to see the bond between Charles, Anna, and Brother Wolf. Yes, Brother Wolf is the wolf side of Charles but he really does see things differently at times and is a distinctly different character. I love how Briggs is able to define these parts of Charles so seamlessly.
The secondary characters were also great. Asil has been a character that I really enjoy and he played a very large role in this book. He was so strong in this book and I love the way that he watches over and protects Anna. Leah has always been a character that I loved to hate. She has always seemed more difficult than anything else in previous installments and she still has her moments in this book. I feel like I understand Leah a lot more after reading this book and now that I know why she acts as she does it is a bit more forgivable. I also thought that the wildlings that live on the outskirts of Bran's pack were very interesting and added a nice touch to the book.
The mystery in this book was very solid and kept me guessing. There were more than a few surprises along the way and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. There were quite few action scenes and there were a few moments that I was worried about how things would work out. It really was an exciting story filled with much loved characters. I did miss Bran at times but I do think that his absence let others take a turn in the spotlight.
I would highly recommend this series to others. This is the fifth book in the Alpha and Omega series and works best when read in order. This series takes place in the same world as the Mercy Thompson series with a lot of overlapping characters. This was a very solid installment in the series that I found to be incredibly entertaining. I cannot wait to read more from Patricia Briggs very soon.
I received an advanced reader edition of this book from Berkley Publishing Group via NetGalley.
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exceeded every one of those expectations. Charles and Anna are back at home with the Marrock's pack but this time Bran is away. Charles has taken on some additional responsibilities with Bran's absence and he is working hard to keep the peace with Leah. When a call comes in from the mate of a wolf that lives in the wilderness on the outskirts of the pack, they are pulled into a much deeper mystery.
I loved so many things about things about this book but the characters are really at the top of the list. Charles, Anna, and Brother Wolf are some of my favorite characters. I really liked getting to see the bond between Charles, Anna, and Brother Wolf. Yes, Brother Wolf is the wolf side of Charles but he really does see things differently at times and is a distinctly different character. I love how Briggs is able to define these parts of Charles so seamlessly.
The secondary characters were also great. Asil has been a character that I really enjoy and he played a very large role in this book. He was so strong in this book and I love the way that he watches over and protects Anna. Leah has always been a character that I loved to hate. She has always seemed more difficult than anything else in previous installments and she still has her moments in this book. I feel like I understand Leah a lot more after reading this book and now that I know why she acts as she does it is a bit more forgivable. I also thought that the wildlings that live on the outskirts of Bran's pack were very interesting and added a nice touch to the book.
The mystery in this book was very solid and kept me guessing. There were more than a few surprises along the way and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. There were quite few action scenes and there were a few moments that I was worried about how things would work out. It really was an exciting story filled with much loved characters. I did miss Bran at times but I do think that his absence let others take a turn in the spotlight.
I would highly recommend this series to others. This is the fifth book in the Alpha and Omega series and works best when read in order. This series takes place in the same world as the Mercy Thompson series with a lot of overlapping characters. This was a very solid installment in the series that I found to be incredibly entertaining. I cannot wait to read more from Patricia Briggs very soon.
I received an advanced reader edition of this book from Berkley Publishing Group via NetGalley.
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LibraryThing member chavala
4.5 stars. Another very good installment in a great series. More of Charles and Anna (yay!), more of the werewolves in Aspen Creek, a mystery to solve with time ticking away, a few nail-biting fights. Plus some fae and evil witch magic thrown in. Easy to read and get hooked; hard to put down.
LibraryThing member anyother
I love Patricia Brigg's books -- probably more Mercy Thompson than Alpha and Omega -- but I enjoy them all. That said, this book was a bit light on plot, action and complexity. It very much reads as an origin story for a new plot line to be developed later -- possibly within the 2 different series
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which could be interesting. We learn of a long established crime family comprising witches and werewolves (and others?), as well as discovering a cache of magical objects of the faerie, including also some items of witchcraft, with foreboding about what would happen if the Grey Lords or others learned of these items. It is pretty much all in the future though. Show Less
LibraryThing member STACYatUFI
BURN BRIGHT didn't pull me in like the Alpha and Omega books of the past, but still does a good job of continuing the series and setting up the next chapter in Charles and Anna's story.
My biggest issues with BURN BRIGHT was the pace and the way that information was just sort of chaotically thrown
The plot as a whole was interesting. There was a lot of character driven moments and the mystery actually stayed a mystery. There are some things that are revealed about Mercy's past and some things about Bran that were a bit shocking. I am interested to see if this information comes out again in future stories.
Like I said, not my favorite Alpha and Omega installment, but it furthered the series. BURN BRIGHT definitely ends in a way that makes you want more though so here's to hoping that the next book doesn't have these same issues.
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
My biggest issues with BURN BRIGHT was the pace and the way that information was just sort of chaotically thrown
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around. The pace was slow and I had a hard time getting excited when I just wanted things to happen. It left me a bit bored which made it hard to get into when things actually did start happening. Information was thrown out so willy-nilly that it made things a little confusing at times. Thankfully the plot twists and the action helped me get back into the story. The plot as a whole was interesting. There was a lot of character driven moments and the mystery actually stayed a mystery. There are some things that are revealed about Mercy's past and some things about Bran that were a bit shocking. I am interested to see if this information comes out again in future stories.
Like I said, not my favorite Alpha and Omega installment, but it furthered the series. BURN BRIGHT definitely ends in a way that makes you want more though so here's to hoping that the next book doesn't have these same issues.
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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LibraryThing member quondame
Good solid story telling, characters that are interesting to read about, significant body count and a couple of unexpected twists. For a book which uses PTSD the examples are not at all what I would think of as realistic, but, well, werewolves.
LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Good - well, it's an Alpha and Omega book. I always love seeing Charles and Anna. But this is not one of my favorites - there's way too much twistiness here. Somebody attacking the "wildings", the wolves who aren't capable of dealing with life even in the Marrok's pack, and some really complicated
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events that started a long time ago (some 20 years ago, some 90) and all come to a point here and now. And Bran tries to duck out yet again, leaving Charles to hold the baby (not literal). A skinwalker, too - I think Mercy had to deal with one, earlier, or maybe it was just someone explaining the difference between a skinwalker and what Mercy is. A lot of pack politics, and personality conflicts - not new ones, but some of the reasons are explained a bit better here. Useful as part of the series, interesting events, but too many angles and aspects and confusing bits to really draw me in. There is definitely more to the story still to come - lots of setup here. Show Less
LibraryThing member jshillingford
Charles is minding the Aspen Creek pack while Bran is away when he receives a distress call from one of the "Wildlings" - wolves so old and dangerous, they are kept away from all contact. Charles and Anna head out together to help, and discover a mystery. The wildlings were under high-tech
This series keeps getting better and better. Though it began as more of a paranormal romance than Mercy Thompson's series, it has started to move toward urban fantasy. The romance is still there between Anna and Charles, but now they work more as a team with an emphasis on evolving plots. Burn Bright concludes the initial mystery of the wildlings, but lays the groundwork for future books with a previously unknown, but powerful and well-funded enemy. I'm eager to see where this goes.
Overall, this was an excellent installment in the series. I love how the characters are developing, and any appearance by The Marrok just adds spice to the reading. Highly recommended.
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surveillance before the attack. Who was watching, and what do they want?This series keeps getting better and better. Though it began as more of a paranormal romance than Mercy Thompson's series, it has started to move toward urban fantasy. The romance is still there between Anna and Charles, but now they work more as a team with an emphasis on evolving plots. Burn Bright concludes the initial mystery of the wildlings, but lays the groundwork for future books with a previously unknown, but powerful and well-funded enemy. I'm eager to see where this goes.
Overall, this was an excellent installment in the series. I love how the characters are developing, and any appearance by The Marrok just adds spice to the reading. Highly recommended.
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LibraryThing member JalenV
Burn Bright, the fifth Alpha and Omega novel, takes place after the 10th Mercy Thompson novel, Silence Fallen, but I read it first. Now that I've read both, I can see that this book gives another side to stories from that one.
Bran Cornick, the Marrock (pretty much the Alpha of the Alphas among the
Bran Cornick, the Marrock (pretty much the Alpha of the Alphas among the
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North American werewolves), left his younger son, Charles, in charge while he went off to help his foster daughter, Mercy, when she was kidnapped. Instead of coming straight home, Bran tells Charles he's going to visit his older son, Samuel, in Africa. This means Charles is the one to get the phone call for help from the fae husband of lone of Bran's wildlings (those werewolves Bran thinks are too damaged or dangerous to live in a pack). Show Less
LibraryThing member jetangen4571
urban-fantasy, werewolves, shifters, betrayal, witches
Another riveting installment centering on Charles and Anna Kornik and Bran's pack in the mountains of Montana. The publisher's blurb gives clues but doesn't prepare the reader for the awful events. There are more twists and red herrings than
Another riveting installment centering on Charles and Anna Kornik and Bran's pack in the mountains of Montana. The publisher's blurb gives clues but doesn't prepare the reader for the awful events. There are more twists and red herrings than
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some of the best mystery novels. This one is another great thrill ride! Show Less
LibraryThing member phyllis2779
A good installment in the Alpha and Omega series. I like the Mercy Thompson series better but this isn't bad.I read it a few months ago and don't remember all that clearly but there was a mystery in this one about who was was killing broken wolves in the wilderness and what they were after. It
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ended on a bit of a mystery but not an irritating one. Show Less
LibraryThing member Baochuan
The story line is interesting, but I feel that I am missing something. I may need to start on book 1 and see if that will help me make more sense of the characters.
LibraryThing member kmartin802
With Bran out of the country, Charles is in charge of his pack temporarily. It's not a position he has ever wanted. He doesn't get along with Bran's wife who delights in causing trouble. Anna has been deflecting her to make things smoother for Charles.
When a distress call comes in from the fae
This story was interesting and moved the overall story arc along by identifying a mysterious villain who had caused problems before. But not much else happens in the book. I wouldn't recommend starting the series here but those who have read the series won't want to miss this episode.
When a distress call comes in from the fae
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mate of one of the wilding wolves who live in isolation within the pack, Charles and Anna discover an old enemy and a traitor within the pack. Anna uses her skill as an omega wolf to free one of the wildings from a curse that has had a grip on him for over 90 years which was one of the most interesting parts of this story. I liked the imagery of this section of the story which has Anna caught in a sort of dreamworld with fairy tale images. She needs Charles's magic to help her free Wellesley's wolf from a thorn hedge. When she calls for him he is in the middle of a fight with a group of the other wildlings.This story was interesting and moved the overall story arc along by identifying a mysterious villain who had caused problems before. But not much else happens in the book. I wouldn't recommend starting the series here but those who have read the series won't want to miss this episode.
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LibraryThing member bm2ng
Another good one
I loved it. I really enjoyed learning about the other pack members and how they worked together and against each other at times. I wished there was more information about the evil group that is after them bu I guess I’ll have to wait till the next book. I will also have to wait to
I loved it. I really enjoyed learning about the other pack members and how they worked together and against each other at times. I wished there was more information about the evil group that is after them bu I guess I’ll have to wait till the next book. I will also have to wait to
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LibraryThing member StarKnits
I absolutely love this series! This story was nice seeing the pack from a different point of view than mercy’s. It makes me hungry for more
LibraryThing member EowynA
This installment features Charles (the Marrok's Enforcer) and his mate Anna (the omega wolf), told from Anna's point of view. It happens directly after the Silence Falls book in the related Mercy Thompson series. Bran left Charles in charge of the Montana wolf pack, and some well-funded group is
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attacking wildlings under the pack's protection. This is a meaty, character-driven book giving insights into particular members of this werewolf society against a backdrop of attacks being made by a mysterious group for mysterious reasons. I enjoyed it immensely. Show Less
LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc
This book follows right after Silence Fallen so things will be spoiled if you read this one without reading it even though it is an Alpha and Omega book. Charles is in charge of the pack and is temporally staying at Bran’s house to make it easier for everyone to work with the change Anna and Leah
Some plot points from previous books do come up in this one so fans that have done a recent reread will come fresh and read to this story. Overall a good story and does open up new avenues for the story arcs to develop.
Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley
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are politely not getting along. There is a call from one of the wildlings saying there has been an incident. The incident turns out to be someone is hunting them down and trapping them for an unknow reason. Anna, Charles, Leah and a few other wolves are off to the area where the wildlings live secluded from the rest of the pack to try and find out who else might be in danger or worse working with these people. Some plot points from previous books do come up in this one so fans that have done a recent reread will come fresh and read to this story. Overall a good story and does open up new avenues for the story arcs to develop.
Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley
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LibraryThing member kmartin802
With Bran away, Charles is in charge of the Marrok's pack. Anna is running interference with Bran's mate Leah since she is a troublemaker who doesn't like either Charles or Anna.
When a call comes in from a fae mate of one of the wildings - werewolves too damaged or broken to live in the pack or
They find that one of the wildlings has been kidnapped leaving Charles and Anna to try to recover her. She is the only one who can keep her very powerful fae mate under control. They find her and find that she has been captured by other werewolves who want her for some reason. In the rescue attempt, she is killed and shortly thereafter her fae mate commits suicide.
When Charles and Anna along with some of the others of the pack including Asil, Leah, and Sage go to do a cleanup of their cabin and burn it down to make a proper burial for the old werewolf, they discover all sorts of technological devices that have been planted around that isolated cabin to spy on them. Also, a suicide note from the fae tells them that there is a traitor in the pack but doesn't name the traitor.
As Charles and Anna search for the traitor, they also realize that they have to let the other wildlings know about this new danger. In order to alert them all quickly, Leah suggests that they divide into three groups - Charles with Sage, Anna with Asil, and Leah with Juste - to go give their warnings.
Asil and Anna go to warn Wellesley who is a wonderful artist. They find that Anna's talent as an Omega makes her very popular with the wildlings since her power lets her calm their wolves. But Anna learns that Wellesley's problem is not a wolf going crazy by a black witch's curse when she is pulled into his mind and finds the wolf covered in a thicket of bramble vines. She calls on Charles for help since she doesn't know anything about breaking a magic spell and pulls him away from a fight with a trio of Viking werewolves.
Freeing Wellesley from the spell makes them believe that the problem has something to do with the black witches since Wellesley knows a secret for making a device to control werewolves and black witches really want to know this long-forgotten magic.
Some clues lead Anna and Charles to the conclusion that Leah is the traitor and help explain why Bran is staying away from his pack. He also believes that Leah is the traitor but he can't kill his own mate. And if Charles does, the odds are good that Charles will also have to fight and kill his own father.
This story also gives some more insight on Mercy Thompson's childhood and Bran's relationship with her. It was an exciting tale and helped identify the "money man" who has been instrumental in causing trouble for the Marrok and for Mercy's pack too. I really like the relationship between Charles and Anna and like that Anna is getting some idea of what she wants to do with her life now that it looks like it will be a very long one.
When a call comes in from a fae mate of one of the wildings - werewolves too damaged or broken to live in the pack or
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anywhere near humans - Charles and Anna head into the wild country to see what is happening. They find that one of the wildlings has been kidnapped leaving Charles and Anna to try to recover her. She is the only one who can keep her very powerful fae mate under control. They find her and find that she has been captured by other werewolves who want her for some reason. In the rescue attempt, she is killed and shortly thereafter her fae mate commits suicide.
When Charles and Anna along with some of the others of the pack including Asil, Leah, and Sage go to do a cleanup of their cabin and burn it down to make a proper burial for the old werewolf, they discover all sorts of technological devices that have been planted around that isolated cabin to spy on them. Also, a suicide note from the fae tells them that there is a traitor in the pack but doesn't name the traitor.
As Charles and Anna search for the traitor, they also realize that they have to let the other wildlings know about this new danger. In order to alert them all quickly, Leah suggests that they divide into three groups - Charles with Sage, Anna with Asil, and Leah with Juste - to go give their warnings.
Asil and Anna go to warn Wellesley who is a wonderful artist. They find that Anna's talent as an Omega makes her very popular with the wildlings since her power lets her calm their wolves. But Anna learns that Wellesley's problem is not a wolf going crazy by a black witch's curse when she is pulled into his mind and finds the wolf covered in a thicket of bramble vines. She calls on Charles for help since she doesn't know anything about breaking a magic spell and pulls him away from a fight with a trio of Viking werewolves.
Freeing Wellesley from the spell makes them believe that the problem has something to do with the black witches since Wellesley knows a secret for making a device to control werewolves and black witches really want to know this long-forgotten magic.
Some clues lead Anna and Charles to the conclusion that Leah is the traitor and help explain why Bran is staying away from his pack. He also believes that Leah is the traitor but he can't kill his own mate. And if Charles does, the odds are good that Charles will also have to fight and kill his own father.
This story also gives some more insight on Mercy Thompson's childhood and Bran's relationship with her. It was an exciting tale and helped identify the "money man" who has been instrumental in causing trouble for the Marrok and for Mercy's pack too. I really like the relationship between Charles and Anna and like that Anna is getting some idea of what she wants to do with her life now that it looks like it will be a very long one.
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LibraryThing member TheYodamom
Charles and Anna are left as heads of the pack while Bran is off on a vacation to Africa, without this mate. Yeh it something is weird, but I'll not tell you what. So Charles if left with his mate and Leah. with all their issues and snipping at each other. Talk about a rock and a hard place, ouch.
Oh my, what a twisted knot. Charles and Anna , aww what a cute mated couple , blah blah blah. Asil, dark quiet mysterious and powerful is finally explored more in this book. His history, the glimpse allowed left me thirsty for more. He is such a tease. I want an Asil book, no I need one. The rest of the pack was interesting, and played well together.
I enjoyed it all, except Bran and... Bran went AWOL and acted out of character from what we've seen of him in the past. Something revealed about his possible motives for something way off base was sort of weird, I hope it doesn't lead anywhere. The mystery of who was pretty easy to figure out, the why wasn't. I was scratching my head going "Hey Wolf ?!?!? Didn't you get that ??? Hello ?" But they didn't hear me or Captain Obvious when he spoke to them.
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I know you're thinking poor Charles, hah ! those were the easy times. There are some wolves who live on the edge, the windings, bare sane if at all, there are under the pack protection, aka his. One very old and very powerful wolf is captured, her mate who holds enormous power asks for help. This is were you should start feeling sorry for Charles and Anna because things go really bad and have many strings attached. Somebody has betrayed them, perhaps somebody close. But they are not alone, they have the pack, and my favorite big bad wolf is prominent, Asil, the Moor. Oh my, what a twisted knot. Charles and Anna , aww what a cute mated couple , blah blah blah. Asil, dark quiet mysterious and powerful is finally explored more in this book. His history, the glimpse allowed left me thirsty for more. He is such a tease. I want an Asil book, no I need one. The rest of the pack was interesting, and played well together.
I enjoyed it all, except Bran and... Bran went AWOL and acted out of character from what we've seen of him in the past. Something revealed about his possible motives for something way off base was sort of weird, I hope it doesn't lead anywhere. The mystery of who was pretty easy to figure out, the why wasn't. I was scratching my head going "Hey Wolf ?!?!? Didn't you get that ??? Hello ?" But they didn't hear me or Captain Obvious when he spoke to them.
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LibraryThing member tetisheri
So awesome
I will write anything that Patricia Briggs writes, even tech manuals. I love her world. It doesn't matter if it's Mercy and Adam or Charles and Anna, I need to read the book.
The nice thing about the Alpha and Omega series is that we get to learn more about werewolves than we do with
In this one, we get more info on Bran and his pack. It was fascinating to read. I am sad that I read it so fast because now I'm done. Now I have to wait for the next one.
I will write anything that Patricia Briggs writes, even tech manuals. I love her world. It doesn't matter if it's Mercy and Adam or Charles and Anna, I need to read the book.
The nice thing about the Alpha and Omega series is that we get to learn more about werewolves than we do with
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Mercy, I think. In this one, we get more info on Bran and his pack. It was fascinating to read. I am sad that I read it so fast because now I'm done. Now I have to wait for the next one.
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LibraryThing member murderbydeath
I love this series; I love it even more than the Mercy Thompson series. I think it's because I find Charles far more interesting than Adam.
Burn Bright ticked all the right boxes for me too; its entire setting was in Aspen Creek, which was a nice change from the previous books, where they were
Each of the books in this series and the Mercy Thompson series all work together, each one contributing to one of many over-arching plots she's got developing in this universe. It makes it impossible to be able to recommend reading this series out of order, or honestly, without reading the Mercy Thompson series as well. The latter isn't strictly necessary, but it'll definitely enhance the reading experience.
This book works for the Kill Your Darling games COD card: Killing Curse. Witches, magic and curses are all significant parts of the book and the series.
Burn Bright ticked all the right boxes for me too; its entire setting was in Aspen Creek, which was a nice change from the previous books, where they were
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always somewhere new, with a new cast of supporting characters each time. In Burn Bright, we get more information about the Marrok's pack, and a smidgen more insight into Bran (some of it I'm not sure I like knowing - tiny bit of ick). I also enjoyed the small mysteries to solve along the way that aded up to the big plot point - I felt like it kept the pace fast without feeling ridiculous. Each of the books in this series and the Mercy Thompson series all work together, each one contributing to one of many over-arching plots she's got developing in this universe. It makes it impossible to be able to recommend reading this series out of order, or honestly, without reading the Mercy Thompson series as well. The latter isn't strictly necessary, but it'll definitely enhance the reading experience.
This book works for the Kill Your Darling games COD card: Killing Curse. Witches, magic and curses are all significant parts of the book and the series.
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LibraryThing member jennybeast
I love this series. I love Charles and Anna's relationship, I love getting to hear stories that are part of the Marrok's piece of the world, I love that this story is part of the larger picture, but is complete in itself. I hate betrayals, so there is a lot of sad, here, too, and the loss of some
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of the wildlings feels like doors closing on characters I'd love to know more about. That's Briggs' genius -- sketching a characters in moments that you think about for hours. Show Less
LibraryThing member yonitdm
I really enjoyed the twists and turns the story took. The marrok has left and needs Charles and Anna to check on his wildlings. Each wildling has a vast history, bouts of madness, and is vulnerable and dangerous. The mystery of who is trying to harm them is not resolved fully in this novel. I
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really hope there is a longer arc but that there is a full closure in the future. Show Less
LibraryThing member StarKnits
So Anna and Charles have been married a while now and work together. She's learning who she wants to be and that's good. I enjoyed seeing the Wolfpack theough different eyes. Esp Lea.
I figured out pretty early on who the traitor was and it was sad.
I figured out pretty early on who the traitor was and it was sad.
LibraryThing member reading_fox
Anna and Charles face a traitor in the pack. Someone has betrayed the wildings to people not afraid of witches. Bran can't act against his own, so it's down to them. First to save as many of the vulnerable wildlings as they can, and then to find out who - and deal with them.
I don't really remember
I don't really remember
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much prior mention of the wildlings - old werewolves just about sane enough not to be put down, but too unstable to mix with the normal world. They live in pack lands, out among the desolate american wilderness - something that's always surprising to this european, is just how abandoned parts of the US really are. Show Less
Awards
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Fiction — 2018)
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Original publication date
2018-03-06
Physical description
308 p.; 24 cm
ISBN
9780425281314
Local notes
Alpha and Omega, 5
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