When mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson attempts to return a powerful Fae book she'd previously borrowed in an act of desperation, she finds the bookstore locked up and closed down. It seems the book contains secret knowledge-and the Fae will do just about anything to keep it out of the wrong hands. And if that doesn't take enough of Mercy's attention, her friend Samuel is struggling with his wolf side-leaving Mercy to cover for him, lest his own father declare Sam's life forfeit. All in all, Mercy has had better days. And if she isn't careful, she might not have many more to live...
Book: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Release Date: March 30, 2010
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Series: Mercedes Thompson, #5
Obtained: Bought
Rating:
(5 Zombies)
I don't know why I stopped reading this series for so long, but I'm kind of glad that I did, because I'm still one book behind and the next book doesn't come out for another year, so I don't have to wait the entire two years between books, but I know that I won't be able to wait next time around, because
Silver Borne has thoroughly re-hooked me.
I bought
Silver Borne a few weeks after it came out, way back in 2010, but never got around to reading it until last week, and the reason why is pretty strange. So, here I was, perusing my local comic book shop (I <3<3<3 comic books so much it's not even funny) and I saw a graphic novel with some pretty cool looking art on the cover. I picked it up, and, lo-and-behold, in big white letters across the front, it read MERCY THOMPSON. I was like, "Hey, I read some of those books a while back, and that's one cool looking cover," so I shelled out the outrageous price typical of graphic novels (seriously, what part of that 50 page book costs 20 bucks to make?) and took it home with me. It sat on my shelves with some other graphic novels for about a week and a half until I got reallllly bored and decided to read it. So, it is the
exact same thing as the first Mercy Thompson book, but with pictures, and I kind of loved it, so as soon as I finished the book I was already reading, I decided that the Mercy book gathering dust on my shelf deserved a chance, two years after I'd purchased it.
Now, on to my thoughts on the actual book that I'm reviewing. BTW, I think that that might have been the longest, most ramble-y paragraph I've ever written in my entire life, and I'm kind of insanely proud of it. So. The book.
Silver Borne was, if possible, even better than the graphic novel, and definitely just as much fun as I remember the previous Mercy Thompson books being, and I read it in only a few loooong sessions. I couldn't put it down, and, as a result, slept in way too late and was almost late to class a few times. Oops. But it was a serious page-turner, so it wasn't really my fault, and I was never actually late anyways.
The characterization was a lot stronger in
Silver Borne than in previous books, as far as I can remember, and I loved that Ben was a more prominent character than he had been before, because he is totes my favorite. (Unfortunately, I've heard he isn't in the next book as much.) I like that Mercy and Adam have kind of settled into their relationship at this point, so there isn't as much will-she-or-won't-she this late in the game, which is what I hate about most beginning urban fantasy series.
As I've already said, the plot was filled with suspense and I couldn't put the book down, no matter how hard I tried. It was literary super glue. You should get some literary super glue and your hands and get stuck on the Mercy Thompson series, because these are some books that no one should miss.
