Iron Kissed | 
pickI was really enjoying this one - Mercy trying her best to investigate the murder that landed her friend, Zee in jail, right up until Mercy is magically coerced and the aftermath of that scene. This is as far as I got when I first read these back in the late 00s… I do wonder if that was why but none of this story felt familiar to me so I‘ll never know for sure.
pick#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 This is such an excellent urban fantasy series. I‘m enjoying my re-listen. I highly recommend the series. Patricia Briggs has created well fleshed out characters and put them in challenging situations. If any of those situations is controversial and deserves a trigger warning it‘s in this book. I‘m going to put the rest of this review under a spoiler in the comments because of the trigger warning.
I had forgotten that the walking stick appeared so early in the series! The first time I remember it showing up was the book in which Mercy and a Fae were held captive by a vampire in, I think, Seattle. But I can‘t remember in which book that was. Well, that‘s part of why I decided to do a re-listen in the first place. And the other reason is because I knew I‘d enjoy it.
pickThat ending hurt my heart but what a great story❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹this book has some of my favorite world building for werewolves, fae and vampires. I heart Mercy so much!!! She is my new fav MC in a book series. And this is how you do a love triangle! I‘m totally addicted to this series ❤️❤️❤️ I still hate these covers🤬
I happened to grab this book off my shelf to see what books I was missing of this series. I bought it years ago at a thrift store. I had no idea it was signed by Patricia briggs 🤯
Today's #audiobook DIY session: I changed the 3 doors on the shelves and rearranged the contents of the shelves. You can only see two of the old doors in the picture on the left, I only remembered to take a 'before' picture after I had finished with the first door.
My treat for finally doing this task - tea and more reading. 😁
pickThis was a good, quick read about a shape shifter trying to solve a murder her friend has been jailed for. So why did I post a picture of a tahini chocolate chip cookie I baked today instead of the cover? Because the cover is absurdly objectifying. I am not sure if the main character, Mercy, has a giant tramp stamp or not, but she definitely doesn't pose sexily in crop tops. She is a mechanic and wears jeans, normal Ts, and sweats. ⏬
pickContinuing on in the Mercy Thompson books! I did not love this one as much, mostly because I wish authors would stop using sexual assault to show that a female character is strong. But I did like the insight into the fae world, and am excited to see what comes next in the series.
I surprised my husband by bringing home pumpkin beer and apple cider donuts from the store already this year, and I‘m busy audio-painting-my-nails on the deck with the beer! Mmm fall, I‘m ready.
First book I thought of for today‘s #littensdressedinblood prompt was Moon Called, but since I used that for a prompt last month and am on to bk 3 in my semi-regular re-listen, I‘ll tag it instead! Love me some werewolves, if we‘re talking about bad moons.
Doing some #audiostitching on this cloudy Saturday. Moving on from Sookie Stackhouse to Mercy Thompson. #urbanfantasy #audiobooks
pickIt's a real slow build up in the beginning but it builds really great once hell breaks loose and things start happening and the story really starts to come through as trouble comes looking for Mercy or maybe it's the other way around but either way it builds into some twists and turns that towards the end gave me some mixed feelings but I need to see how the fallout from this book changes Mercy so I'm off to read the next installment.
February wrap up and currently reading
#februarywrapup #currentlyreading
pickBook 3 in the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs.
I‘m still on a reread but catching up to where I last stoped fast and I‘m enjoying this series just as much as I did the first time around.
#mercythompson #mercythompsonseries #ironkissed #patriciabriggs
Work snow day yesterday. And as of this morning it‘s work snow days till Friday. So here‘s my reading plans for the week.
#currentlyreading #snowdays
February‘s stack to read
I‘m really looking forward to Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs. It will be a reread but it‘s part of one of my favorite series.
#tbr #tbrstack #februarytbr #februarytoread
Some book series I need to finish
#somethingincommon #exploreathon2020
pickLove my rereading of the Mercy Thompson series. Although this one has a tough scene (trigger warnings).
Lorelei King is such a masterful narrator.
Book 8 for #screamathon and #scarathlon #teamharkness & it also fits prompts for another 6 readathons I‘m doing (I *may* have overcommitted a bit, but it‘s hard not to join all these awesome Halloween-themed readathons!) 🎃🖤🧡🖤
pickReally loved getting back into this series. Wish I hadn't left it so long.
My reading buddy for today finally settled, after he tried to break me by sitting on my chest! He is a huge boy!
Time for a little light reading I think.
so-soListened to the audio, and I had a hard time focusing (that may be obvious from my summary!). Enjoyed what I paid attention to, but I‘ll try to remember not to listen to another audio in this series, for as long as I continue the series. I‘ll at least try the next one (not audio) and see if I want to continue after that at all.
#acrossApril April 20: kiss on the cover
In Iron Kissed, Mercy went up against the fae to save her former boss & mentor who is Iron Kissed (a fae who can work with metal, even iron).
pickI love the ending of this one, and there's a really great emotional moment, but there's also a really terrible scene in this one for the main character. I heard that bit on my way to work, so that was a bit of a bummer. Still enjoying my reread of the books in this world.
#BookishBingo: Main character is a baker
pickSo I listened to this on my mini road trip to my next assignment. I am Not going to say I didn‘t like this one as much as the others but... it was difficult at the end. The subject matter hit a little too close to home and I‘ve been especially vulnerable.. didn‘t turn me off to the series though
pickSummers are for urban fantasy and romance books for me. I had heard positive things about the Mercy Thompson series and have finished four of them in the past month. So yep. There is that.
I think this book is the one with a really rough ending. Hoping to get through it and move onto the next one in my series reread
pick10/10 3rd book in the series, I really enjoy this author's style. This book had an emotional component to it, and actually made me laugh and cry. Trigger warning : sexual assault
The opening to my 2019 😁
#CurrentlyReading #OpeningLine
Caught our cat, Alabama, with her tongue out. Bama is obviously unimpressed by my late bedtime. #catsoflitsy #whatintheworld
I swear it's been a week of Mondays, but finally it feels like a Thursday! Excited for work tomorrow night and Saturday night ( @FountainBookstore is selling books at Murder Mystery at the Library event and it's something I look forward to every year!). Today though calls for coffee and Mercy Thompson. I know there's a bunch more books in the series, but I'm still stressed for Mercy who has caught the eye of some powerful and dangerous fae. Eek!
Definitely feeling the need for coffee and calm, and reading is the best way I know to achieve that without taking a nap! #coffeeandbooks
pickThis one is always a rough ride. It's so good, it breaks my heart 💔 but it's worth the tears!
Adam, omg!!! 😭😭😭💕 #diabolicalheroes #mercythompson
Rereads are so cozy. They make my inner bibliophile hum with good vibes. This year I decided to make it a small silent goal (aka not set in stone) to reread one book for each month of the year. I delved back into the Mercy books because this woman is badass and I want to be her friend. Plus I'm a bit behind on the series and this will help me refreah on the world. Audiobooks make my night job much more bearable 😁😃. #rereads #audiobooks #playster
pickMercy Thompson #3. An incredible book that makes me cry every time. Initially a fairly light mystery, you think "same old" for Mercy & Co. But that scene between Ben and Adam? Incredible stuff. Definitely one to read, but read them in order!
Librarian score - when a friend yells at you for recommending a series that she can't stop reading :)
"I'm alive. You're alive. Warren's alive. Our enemies are dead or vanquished. That makes this a good day."
Sometimes I just need to hang out with Mercy Thompson for a while.
Need to finish this so I can begin my other books that are waiting for me!
