Native

River Marked by Patricia Briggs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Next one in my Mercyverse re-read. So, finally…

(view spoiler)[“Pup,” he said into the sudden silence, “today, I’m giving you one of my treasures. You see that you take proper care of her.”
Mercy is getting married human-style to her werewolf mate and and her foster father Bran, the biggest, baddest wolf, is giving her away.
So off we go on honeymoon. Obviously, various things will hit the proverbial fan shortly. Mercy finally meets her father… (hide spoiler)]

This time around we get fewer werewolves, vampires or fae. Instead we dive into native American folklore. A little more romance, a rural setting, almost no Columbia Basin Pack, more of a fantasy feel. Different to the previous Mercy books. I like it.

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Things I looked up while reading this:
– Columbia River Gorge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbi…
Multnomah Falls looks a little underwhelming online. The Cascades look pretty though.
Mount St. Helens, remember that? In the Cascades! Didn‘t know that… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade…
– Porcupine quillwork: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quillwork

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Reading order and progress of my chronological Mercyverse re-read:
(view spoiler)[- Moon Called, ★★★★★, Mercy #1
– Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson: Moon Called Vol. 1, ★★★☆☆, comic adaptation of the same…
– Alpha & Omega, ★★★★☆, Alpha & Omega #0.5
– Cry Wolf, ★★★★☆, Alpha & Omega #1
– Hunting Ground, ★★★★☆, Alpha & Omega #2
– Blood Bound, ★★★★★, Mercy #2
– Iron Kissed, ★★★★★, Mercy #3
– Bone Crossed, ★★★★★, Mercy #4
– Silver Borne, ★★★½☆, Mercy #5, next…
– River Marked, ★★★★☆, Mercy #6 (hide spoiler)]
– Next: Fair Game, Alpha & Omega #3

Complete time-line for the “Mercyverse”, including the short stories:
http://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/t…

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1st read in 2011: ★★★★☆
What do you call Urban Fantsay without an urban setting? Is it just Fantasy? Because in this one Mercy and Adam are running around in the wilderness and get wet in a lot of rivers.

Good suspense, straight forward story, lots of action. It wasn’t breathtaking, but a good, solid read. Interesting detour into Native American Folklore.

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