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Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs Narrator: Lorelei King
Series: Mercy Thompson #3
Published by Penguin Audio on November 01, 2009
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Length: 9 hours and 11 minutes
Format: Audiobook, eBook, Hardcover
Source: Bought
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When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it's up to shapeshifting car mechanic Mercy Thompson to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. And she'll have to choose between the two werewolves in her life-whether she wants to or not.
Also in this series: Night Broken, Strange Brew, Shifting Shadows, Fire Touched, Mercy Thompson Series (Books #1-7), Silence Fallen
Iron Kissed is book three in the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. Each book continues the ongoing adventure with our coyote shifter, Mercy, where we continue to develop the characters, relationships, and world.
I LOVE this series. I LOVE Mercy! She’s a kick-ass heroine. She knows she shouldn’t get involved in Fae affairs, but she can’t help; wanting to help her friend and someone she cares about.
In Iron Kissed we dive into the Fae reservation and learn about some of their secrets.
Briggs writes a world that isn’t too different from ours. I think why I love Mercy so much is that she’s a regular women dealing with the same issues we do, who happens to be a coyote shifter, and gets caught up in another world.
We get to see more of the Fae and learn about some of their secrets. New characters are introduced and old favorites become more intriguing. Briggs features a rape scene in this novel. To see Mercy, a strong and capable women, go through this, well it broke my heart. The emotional struggles she and all the characters go through during and after the incident is heartbreaking. I’ve re-read/listened to this novel many times and I new this scene was coming, but it doesn’t make it easier. Briggs does this scene justice and shares the emotional struggles well. Oh my, Ben. I like him more after this novel. We see more of him, learn more about his past, and we see him stand up to Adam to explain, in his way, what Mercy is going through and tells Adam that he needs to fight for her or lose her.
Briggs finally addressed the whole Adam/Sam love issue and she did it well. She manages to write it so that Mercy finally chooses Adam, but still doesn’t disregard Samuel whom she once loved in the past.
Narration: Lorelei King is a spectacular narrater. She does a wonderful job with the storyline and characters. I love her voices for everyone.
This is one of my favorite series and I’ve re-read/listened to it multiple times. This novel is a delight each and every time I read/listen to it. I highly recommend this Urban Fantasy series either reading or listening. Don’t hesitate to pick up this series.
Rated: 4.5 Stars
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About Patricia Briggs
Patricia is the #1 New York Times best selling author of the Mercy Thompson series and has written twenty four novels to date; she is currently writing novel number twenty five. She has short stories in several anthologies, as well as a series of comic books and graphic novels based on her Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega series. Patty began her career writing traditional high fantasy novels in 1993, and shifted gears in 2006 to write urban fantasy. Moon Called was the first of her signature series about Mercy; the non-stop adventure left readers wanting more and word of this exciting new urban fantasy series about a shape-shifting mechanic spread quickly. The series has continued to grow in popularity with the release of each book. Patty also writes the Alpha and Omega series, which are set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson novels; what began as a novella expanded into a full new series, all of which debuted on the NY Times bestsellers list as well.
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I hope you enjoy whenever you do read. This series is timeless and Mercy is so easy to connect too. Thank’s for stopping in.
I haven’t read this series yet, but I keep hearing good thigns about it. maybe one day I’ll pick it up. I like how you describe her as a regular women who happens to be a coyote shifter.
^_^ It’s one of my favorites and I love re-visiting it. Thank’s for stopping in.
I am loving that you are loving this series!!
Oh yes, this is an emotional read. Even though I knew it was coming I still got a shock. Timeless series.
Yep! This series is timeless.
This particular book had all the feels. Even my recent re-read had me nearly weeping at one spot.
You are catching up on the Read-along. Fantastic review! This is an emotional one and a great story.