Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs – Review & Giveaway
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Description:
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…
Review:
Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs is the 5th book in her Alpha & Omega series. The Alpha & Omega series is another fascinating werewolf storyline that takes place in the world of Mercy Thompson. Only this series revolves around Charles Cornick, who is the enforcer for his Alpha father ( Bran), and his wife Anna, who is an Omega wolf.
This story begins shortly after the last Mercy Thompson story ended, and Bran (The Marrok), is away on a secret trip. In his absence, Charles is in on call for problems, and when he receives a call for help from a fae mate to a wilding wolf; he and Anna take the 20 minute ride to the mountains. The wildings are somewhat broken, damaged and unstable wolves, who live separately from the pack in the wilderness.
When Charles and Anna arrive at their destination, only the fae mate can explain what has happened. His wolf mate has been kidnapped, and is being held in a cage; due a promise made to his mate, the fae cannot go help his mate, as has no control over his dangerous powers, if he sees her being harmed. Charles and Anna will find Hester (the mate) and help her escape, and in so doing, will kill those who threatened her. But before they can get her back home, another group attacks, unfortunately Hester is killed, as well as the attackers. When they come back to the house, the fae mate has killed himself, and has left a clue that there is a traitor among Bran’s pack.
When Charles, Anna, Leah (Bran’s mate) and the rest of the pack devise a plan to send three teams to visit all the wildings, to warn them and try to find the traitor. What follows is an intense exciting adventure, where multiple times Anna will find herself very much in danger. Being an Omega wolf brings her right in the middle of the unstable wolves. The first wolf, felt the draw of an Omega (they can calm them and bring peace), and takes Anna into his mind to try to fight off a curse set by a witch. It takes Charles help to allow Anna to break the curse and save herself. In the midst of all of this action, Charles comes to realize why Bran is away, technically in hiding, and is determined to prove his theory with Anna’s help. But most importantly, they must stop the traitor before more wildings are killed. This is monstrous task, as the evil villain is much stronger than any of them realize.
I love Charles and Anna together; the chemistry between these two is electric and the way they balance one another out is amazing, especially in his role as enforcer.
I love Brother Wolf’s talking to Charles, and his love of Anna. Asil and Wellesy were very good, and surprisingly so was Leah, whom most of us do not like. We also get to learn more information our Mercy’s early years as a member of Bran’s pack, as well as learning more about Anna’s powers and Charles’s witchborn powers.
As we race to a wild climatic finish, we find ourselves holding our breaths as there are some surprises that shock us as to who the traitor is, and how powerful and evil the villain is
But most of all, it is the love of Anna that keeps Charles sane, and her ability as an Omega to be able to calm wolves. They make such a great couple, working together to solve any crimes within the pack range, not to mention their chemistry is very hot. Burn Bright was an exciting, pulse pounding, fast paced, captivating read, with some surprising revelations and a wonderful couple.
Reviewed by Barb
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