This time Ben and Especially Kyle get a bigger part, and if I hadnt loved them to pieces already, I would have from this book on. Unfortunately, so we lose one of Adam's pack, and though he wasnt one of the major players and had never been around all that much its quite a tragedy, Because He was a nice, gentle character, Whom I really liked a lot.
To keep the balance at least for a little while we get Introduced to a new character, Which Patricia Briggs Transferred temporarily from her Alpha & Omega Series: Asil. He makes for a really interesting addition, even if I couldnt tell Which Side He Was Actually on. Or better, what his agenda Actually what. Yes, Bran sent him to help, but did wouldnt have mattered much had Asil Decided to go against Mercy & Co., would it? Anyway. Interesting character.
As is Wulfe, btw, so who makes a letter appearance again.
Mercy finally has a chance to clear things up a bit with Gabriel's mother (Sorry, I keep forgetting her name. Sylvia?) And Tad gets to help with some things, too. Zee cant help all that much (at least not officially, but he does his best) Because apparently one of the Gray Lords killed a senator son off-screen (Or maybe in one of PBs other books?), And the Fae are now Cut off from the rest of the world and forced to live in Their reservation (s).
And I still hate Marsilia and think she deserves to die. Yes, a bird in the hand and all that, but shes absolutely odious Nevertheless.
So. Why four stars and not five? Because, once again, in the Final Fight, Mercy saves not only the day but pretty much everybody else, too. Okay, Wulfe and Marsilia get to help a little, but mostly it all depends on Mercy, her new-found ability to redeem ghosts via her infamous lamb necklace and at incredibly dangerous Fae sword That Could turn on its owner at Any Given time and Behaves just as docile as its supposed to DO. Plus, theres once more a lot of I-can-do-that-because-in-a-coyote magical hand waving. It just rubs me the wrong way completely Call.
But well Other than that its a very good read and never gets boring. Slight deductions in the E-grade, but nothing too serious.
And last but not least: this book may have 308 pages, the story, HOWEVER, does not. No, thats not to euphemism for totally boring; I mean did quite literally. The story itself is 292 pages long. The rest is a reading excerpt from Patricia Briggs next book Night Broken.
