Series ranting: Mercy Thompson

Since I've read all the books in the Mercy Thompson series, I decided to rant about the series instead of separate books.

I'm really an ass-kicker heroine (heh) junkie. I love strong female leads. Sorry, I just do. I hate whining damsels in distress. And I also hate instalove, Mary Sues, perfect characters, teen angst, and a lack of action. But I love an ass-kicker. Mercy Thompson is one.

I have to admit, the first book (Moon Called) was a bit dull. I liked it, but I didn't love it. Somehow, the references to religion bothered me to no end. What a good Christian Mercy was... Blah, dull. But I picked up the next two books too, until I lost interest.

But then I had nothing interesting to read, so I started again, this time as an audiobook. Lorelei King was familiar to me because of Charley Davidson (she really is an excellent narrator). And wow, did I have a whole new interest in these books. Mercy has huge character development without becoming an omnipotent goddess. She always stays an underdog. The best book, in my opinion, was River Marked, but that was before I read (listened to) Silence Fallen, which really is the best so far.

Mercy is tough without being overkill. She's a bit of an underdog, sneaky, strong but not invincible. A really big part of her strength lies in her loved ones and in her connections, as she mentions in Silence Fallen.

Adam is a perfectly likeable, although not amazing, male lead.

The worldbuilding is deep and elaborate, but not so much that it's hard to keep up.

And Patricia loses the Christianity crap in these books, yay!

I have to admit, this is the only series so far that I could read (listen to) in a row without getting tired. Okay, the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews was another one, but still. Charley Davidson is still waiting for me to finish it.

Books in this series

1. Moon Called
2. Blood Bound
3. Iron Kissed
4. Bone Crossed
5. Silver Borne
6. River Marked
7. Frost Burned
8. Night Broken
9. Fire Touched
10. Silence Fallen

Patricia Briggs has also written the Alpha and Omega series, which takes place in the same world as Mercy Thompson, but with different protagonists. It is a really good series too, check it out!