Good Addition!!

This addition was entertaining and full of events.. my favourite part was the inclusion of the e-wife and what a &^%*& she is :) But for some reason it didn't feel as major as previous books. I felt it a bit like a side story rather than a major one (not saying it was, but it felt like it). But even though, it was a good one.

New characters get to be introduced here and am looking forward for their part in future books.

Lorelei King is one of my favourite narrators, and I love her work.

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What happened to our characters?

This review is hard to write because I have really loved the past seven books of this series and the characters. However, this book felt like the author was letting someone else write it. Either way, something happened to our beloved characters, Mercy has become a doormat for almost everyone and Adam has become a jerk and completely blind to what his wife/mate is going through and what is happening in his own house.

A great example of this happens around the middle of the book, Mercy calls Adam's cell and his ex-Christy answers (while he's supposed to be at work). OK, completely inappropriate but OK it happens. However, the entire thing is made worse when Adam calls Mercy later and complains that she didn't ask Christy to get him. Mercy snaps at him about him being busy and then immediately apologizes to him because she remembers who the real enemy is. Does Adam follow suit and apologize as well? Or does he explain? Or does he even talk to her about it later? Nope.. Similar situations are continued throughout the entire story. It makes for a very awkward book and a book with characters that feel completely different then prior stories. Also, the fact that the entire pack is allowed to continue their disrespectful and cruel behavior towards Mercy, without her standing up for herself or Adam saying anything, is very odd based on what the author has told us about pack dynamics and behavior in the past (she has done this before also with no explanation).

I started and stopped this book repeatedly, and at times stopped for over a week because of frustration with the writing and characters. So I cannot recommend this book based on the story. If you are a fan of the series then its a important read, but just be warned its not pleasurable to get through. At this point I'm considering giving up on the entire series, as I no longer trust the author's writing.

Lorelei King is once again a fantastic narrator, her performance is flawless and each character is given its own personality through voice and her method.

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I HEART COYOTES **spoiler alert***

** spoiler alert ** Anyone who had not read Patty Briggs or the Mercy Thompson series - what is wrong with you? Really??? Oh my gosh, I think book eight is some of the best and strongest writing by this author to date. The communication, relationships and plot twists was outstanding. The language is so clean, stunning and simple and sneaks up on you and then you get suckered with a gut punch time and again. BAM! Concept shared. Heh-heh.

The narration was outstanding!! Totally love this author and narrator team.

So Christy, Adam's ex, does something selfish and stupid again and now has a stalker boyfriend and has called on Adam and the pack for assistance. This is where for me the story loses part of a star point is that I understand WHY she needed protection and help and why Adam and the pack would step up, it is really about protecting Jesse's feelings, but after the hell Christy has put Adam and Jesse through, why would the pack still be loyal to Christy? Where is their loyalty and protection of Jesse and Adam's happiness that they have now? Why would they want to go back to that previous hell? I'm not getting that at all.

And really, why doesn't the pack respect Adam's choice of Mercy? Again, I understand we need plot dynamics and tension and that is okay, but the logic doesn't make sense to me when Adam is such a good alpha bottom line. Why don't they support his happiness? Isn't he Alpha after all? The entire pack dynamic for the last couple of books has irritated me by that lack of logic and now it just pissed me off.

And Adam, sorry dude, but you are 70+ years old and should know better than to let your ex have access to your current wife's bedroom/bathroom territory and what is the issue with the PHONE?? As a security guy wouldn't you have belt clip or something you'd carry it with you? Yes, I know we needed some of those plot points, but it did cheese me off when it kept happening!! It seemed like you were doing nothing to protect Mercy's feelings. What is wrong with you?

I loved Mercy's high road and her relationship with Jesse and communication with Adam. I'm so glad in Coyote fashion, Mercy got the final say in several matters. That was outstanding. BooRah!!!

Did anyone catch the nod to Harry Dresden? It absolutely cracked up. The humor train this story was running on had major steam and kept on chugging through the entire length of the story. There were so many good sentences to savor and quote for future reference.

I love the new characters, Gary, Joel and hopefully Zack will stick around. We need to know more about his story and hopefully watch him come into his own and grow. That being said, here is where the story lost another part of the star point, in that there is SO much left unresolved that it felt almost like a cliffy ending for me which made me a little grumpy. Leaving us wanting more and leaving us with the job and no TP is another matter. A tiny bit more resolution would have helped soften the ending.

Those are minor irritations, however. I was thoroughly engaged and devoured the story in one day. Love this series and eagerly looking forward to the next one so we have some RESOLUTION to all these key points left hanging....

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Great addition to the series! <3 Adam & Mercy! :D

4.5-5 stars

This was a great addition to the Mercy Thompson series. As the description notes, Adam's ex, Christy, has a stalker that she needs saving from. Things turn more difficult when they find the stalker isn't human and is extremely dangerous. Christy comes in to Adam and Mercy's house and starts stomping all over Mercy in ways that makes it difficult for Mercy to fight back without looking petty. Somehow Christy has this whole "poor me" thing going that makes everyone blame Mercy for any thing wrong whether it's Mercy's fault or not. Things aren't good for Mercy when it comes to the whole Christy situation so she does what she can to help further the investigation quickly to hopefully get her out sooner.

Things in Mercy and Adam's lives are complicated further when a Fae comes to Mercy demanding the walking stick (a Fae artifact that is currently in the hands of Coyote, the native american "god"). Since the Fae is threatening terrible things, Mercy feels it's necessary to find Coyote ASAP to get the walking stick back. There are other things going on as well, as Mercy meets a half-brother she didn't know about, the pack gets a new member and there's trouble when Mercy is targeted by a federal agency that wants to study a captive werewolf and thinks she's a werewolf. Regardless of the multiple issues thrown at them, Mercy and Adam stick together and show just why they're such a good couple. Even with the issue of the "ex" being in the house Mercy never had to fear that Adam might be tempted by Christy. Adam didn't do real well at standing up to Christy but he never let her steal his love and attention from Mercy. The bad guy is a rough one and there's much drama as they prepare to take on the enemy and then get surprised at the last minute. Things don't work out exactly as planned but they do work out and everyone recovers in the aftermath. Adam and Mercy (of course) continue their HEA.

This was a great addition to the series. Adam and Mercy are great together and this book shows why that is. I hated Christy with the heat of a thousand suns...I just hope she doesn't actually move to town...Mercy doesn't deserve to have to deal with Christy that much. I do hope Mercy's brother (Gary) sticks around...he seems pretty cool and I can see good possibilities there. The action plot was frequent and kept things hopping while the personal stuff was hit on multiple fronts but all blended well in to a great story that kept me engaged until the end. Briggs is a great author and I love this series. I can't wait until the next book comes out. I'd recommend this book. 2 thumbs up. :D

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A Vey Hot Time-Literally

I love every Mercy Thompson book and this one is no exception. Mercy is in hot water again through no fault of her own; or maybe it's hot lava. This time she's standing between some very scary creatures and the things they want enough to cook her for, a gray lord and his artifact, a lava god and his stalkee and Adams ex-wife and Adam. Thank goodness although Mercy has a gooey center, when it come to protecting what's hers, she's one tough cookie.
Patricia Briggs cares about the people in her books and never forgets who they really are. Even though this is book number 8 they don't do things that are out of character. I like that she didn't overplay the drama between Mercy, Adam and Adam's Ex wife. Some writers may have been tempted to the kind of misunderstandings that would leave the reader wanting to kick the hero in the berries on the heroines behalf, but I like Adam just as much or more now as I did at the beginning of the book. I'm very relieved about that and dying to get my hands on book 9.

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Another Great Story in the Series!

The Mercy Thompson series is great and Patricia does a awesome job of creating a unique plot for each story. One of the things l love most about this series, is the characters. They have their own personalities and I've enjoyed how they've developed through the series.

Looking forward to the next book in the series but for now, I will be starting another series by Patricia..... I sure hope they are just as good as the Mercy Thompson series. :-)

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Great series

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Of course, this is my one of my top favorite series. Ive read them all and they have been consistently a great read.

What other book might you compare Night Broken to and why?

Another series by Allyson James, The Storm Walker series is very similar in the strength of the main character .

What about Lorelei King’s performance did you like?

I also follow Lorelei King as narrator. I am amazed that she can perform Mercy Thompson very convincingly and then she can also perform male voices just as well and can also make several male voices different and distinctive from each other. She helps to make this book even better not that the story itself lacks in anyway.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, I could not put it down until finished.

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A good crossover book-two series

4/5; 4 stars; A-

This book ties the Alpha and Omega series and the Mercy Thompson series together a bit tighter. Lorelei King is a great narrator and I've enjoyed her performance of all these books.

I enjoyed this latest installment of the Mercy Thompson series.

Things I really liked:
- a new and interesting type of preternatural foe to be dealt with
- the appearance of Alistair Beauclaire, who was a key character in Fair Game
- glimpses of Stefan and an evolving relationship amongst Mercy, Adam, the pack and himself.
- Joel and Lucia and their dog breeding/rescue/rehabilitation
- Coyote and Mercy's growing family ties.
- Tad's moment of glory...that was interesting and a bit surprising.

Things that bothered me:
-Adam's character surprised me in a bad way a couple of times with respect to his ex. (Its hard to believe such a strong character could be manipulated so easily)
- The book felt a little bit unfinished to me. The ending was rather abrupt and Beauclaire's role was too much like a teaser rather than a solid plot thread.

I am looking forward to continued developments in this world and to seeing where Briggs is going with respect to the Fae, The Marrock, and even the evil Marsilia....if ever a vampire needed killing she's a candidate!

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Love Mercy!!!

Where does Night Broken rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It was good...I need to go back and relisten when I have the time to marathon it all the way through...I had to listen like an hr here maybe 2 hrs there over several weeks because of my hectic work schedule....but it did not disappoint!!

Who was your favorite character and why?

MERCY or course...she is just a kick butt hot mama!!! She is elegant and cool...she handles all situation with such a cool head...I just love her!!!

Which scene was your favorite?

I loved the ending....Christy was blue...lol

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I thought through out the book Mercy and Adams relationship was very tender at times...they have grown as a couple...I like it!!

Any additional comments?

Mercy is one of my fave heroines...I hope we get many more stories about her and the pack...she is a great character.....I enjoyed this book...and will most likely marathon this whole series again real soon...this book shows how much love there really is between her and Adam....and everyone...she is completely a kick butt lady!!!!

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Beware the Exes!

Purchased from Audible
Overall Rating: 4.25
Story Rating: 4.25
Character Rating: 4.25

Audio Rating: 4.50 (not part of the overall rating)

First Thought when Finished: Beware the exes! Night Broken by Patricia Briggs proves that even Mercy has to deal with the pesky things.

Read It File It Review: Night Broken wasn't my favorite in the series but I still listened to it pretty much in two days flat. There is something about Mercy Thompson's world that is oddly relaxing (not for the characters but me) and I can always count on some kick ass action. This time there was a pesky ex (Adam's) and a whole lot of "weird" stalker stuff going on (of the ex). Overall enjoyable!

Audio Thoughts:

Narrated By Lorelei King / Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins


Lorelei King is one of the best in the business.She nails Mercy and crew. If you aren't listening to these on audio then you are missing out.

Final Thoughts: The countdown to the next one has begun.

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