Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs – a Review
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Description:
The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking me, some may see it as no great loss. But, warned that his disappearance might bring down the carefully constructed alliances that keep our pack safe, my mate and I must find Wulfe—and hope he’s still alive. As alive as a vampire can be, anyway.
But Wulfe isn’t the only one who has disappeared. And now there are bodies, too. Has the Harvester returned to the Tri-Cities, reaping souls with his cursed sickle? Or is he just a character from a B horror movie and our enemy is someone else?
The farther I follow Wulfe’s trail, the more twisted—and darker—the path becomes. I need to figure out what’s going on before the next body on the ground is mine.
Review:
Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs is the 13th book in her wonderful Mercy Thompson series. I am a big fan of this series, and its heroine, Mercy Thompson. It is always fun to spend time with Mercy and Adam, and their pack. Refresher: Mercy Thompson has always been independent (aside from her love with Adam), and she continues to surprise many as she always manages to find a way to outsmart her enemies, who constantly underestimates her. Mercy is strong, savvy, smart and a coyote shifter, but it is her love for Adam that makes her very loyal to the pack also; she will do anything to protect those she loves. She also has some powerful abilities she inherited from her father Coyote.
Mercy and Adam investigate the local vampire seeth, as she is told to find Wulfe, who is missing. When they search the area, all the vampires are missing (including Stefan), as are some white witches, and various bodies are discovered. Has the Harvester targeted Tri-Cities, or is someone else behind this.
They discover that a Soul Taker is on the loose, killing and stealing souls. Mercy sees a young boy, who was killed, now a ghost; he follows her and she knows she has to stop this murderer, allowing the boy to move on. During her dreams, Mercy sees Wulfe and the soul taker, and knows they are coming for her, and together with Adam, they will need to be one step ahead to survive.
It was nice to learn more about Sherwood, as his memory slowly returns, revealing more of who he is. We also know more about Warren, Tad, and get a revisit from Tilly; as well as Mercy talking to Samuel for information on Sherwood. Zee played a big part in this book, always there to try and help Mercy.
What follows is an exciting, non-stop, tense, action packed adventure that captivated me from start to finish. Soul Taken was a tense, wild pulse pounding climax, that had me holding my breath as Mercy had to handle each and every threat along the way. Mercy and Adam made a great team, fighting not only an evil vampire, but also the soul taker. Mercy continues to grow and show her magic powers in subtle ways. To tell too much more would be spoilers, which would ruin the story. I will say the last third of the book was crazy, wild as we raced to the climatic finish, which had me holding my breath, as there were numerous twists and turns.
Soul Taken was a page turner, and was written so well by Briggs, and had so much going on throughout the entire book. Patricia Briggs has not only given us a wonderful couple in Mercy and Adam, but also a great secondary cast of characters. I loved every moment of it. I love Adam and Mercy together. This is a fabulous series. If you have not read the Mercy Thompson series, and love paranormal, shifters, wolves; it is time to start reading this series.
Reviewed by Barb
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