Saturday, May 20, 2023

Week 20 Reviews: Alpha & Omega, Cry Wolf, Hunting Ground, Fair Game, Dead Heat, Burn Bright, Wild Sign







From Goodreads:
In "Cry Wolf," New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs started a new urban fantasy series set in the world of Mercy Thompson but with rules of it's own. Now, read the eSpecial, Alpha and Omega, the novella that inspired the new series, and see how it all began. 

Anna Latham never knew werewolves existed, until the night she survived a violent attack and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the Chicago pack, she's learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But when she discovers wrongdoing in her pack, she has to go above her Alpha's head to ask for help. 

Charles Cornick is the son and enforcer of the leader of the North American werewolves. Now his father has sent him to Chicago to clean up a problem there. Charles never expected to find Anna, a rare Omega wolf and he certainly never expected to recognize her as his mate

From Goodreads:
Anna never knew werewolves existed, until the night she survived a violent attack... and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she'd learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. Then Charles Cornick, the enforcer—and son—of the leader of the North American werewolves, came into her life.

Charles insists that not only is Anna his mate, but she is also a rare and valued Omega wolf. And it is Anna's inner strength and calming presence that will prove invaluable as she and Charles go on the hunt in search of a rogue werewolf—a creature bound in magic so dark that it could threaten all of the pack.

From Goodreads:
Anna Latham didn't know how complicated life could be until she became a werewolf. And until she was mated to Charles Cornick, the son — and enforcer — of Bran, the leader of the North American werewolves, she didn't know how dangerous it could be either...

Anna and Charles have just been enlisted to attend a summit to present Bran's controversial proposition: that the wolves should finally reveal themselves to humans. But the most feared Alpha in Europe is dead set against the plan — and it seems like someone else might be too. When Anna is attacked by vampires using pack magic, the kind of power only werewolves should be able to draw on, Charles and Anna must combine their talents to hunt down whoever is behind it all — or risk losing everything...

From Goodreads:
Patricia Briggs, the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson novels, "always enchants her readers." (Lynn Viehl, "New York Times" bestselling author) Now her Alpha and Omega series-set in a world of shifting shapes, loyalty, and passion- brings werewolves out of the darkness and into a society where fear and prejudice could make the hunters prey...

They say opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son-and enforcer-of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant alpha. While Anna, an omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind.

Now that the werewolves have revealed themselves to humans, they can't afford any bad publicity. Infractions that could have been overlooked in the past must now be punished, and the strain of doing his father's dirty work is taking a toll on Charles.

Nevertheless, Charles and Anna are sent to Boston, when the FBI requests the pack's help on a local serial killer case. They quickly realize that not only the last two victims were werewolves-all of them were. Someone is targeting their kind. And now Anna and Charles have put themselves right in the killer's sights...

From Goodreads:
For once, mated werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles's role as his father's enforcer. This time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal, as Charles plans to buy Anna a horse for her birthday. Or at least it starts out that way...

Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums. The Fae's cold war with humanity is about to heat up—and Charles and Anna are in the cross fire.

From Goodreads:
Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham face a threat like no other--one that lurks too close to home...

They are the wild and the broken. The werewolves too damaged to live safely among their own kind. For their own good, they have been exiled to the outskirts of Aspen Creek, Montana. Close enough to the Marrok's pack to have its support; far enough away to not cause any harm.

With their Alpha out of the country, Charles and Anna are on call when an SOS comes in from the fae mate of one such wildling. Heading into the mountainous wilderness, they interrupt the abduction of the wolf--but can't stop blood from being shed. Now Charles and Anna must use their skills--his as enforcer, hers as peacemaker--to track down the attackers, reopening a painful chapter in the past that springs from the darkest magic of the witchborn...

From Goodreads:
Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham must discover what could make an entire community disappear — before it's too late — in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Alpha and Omega series.

In the wilds of the Northern California mountains, all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing. It's as if the people picked up and left everything they owned behind. Fearing something supernatural might be going on, the FBI taps a source they've consulted in the past: the werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham. But Charles and Anna soon find a deserted town is the least of the mysteries they face.

Death sings in the forest, and when it calls, Charles and Anna must answer. Something has awakened in the heart of the California mountains, something old and dangerous — and it has met werewolves before.

My first review of Alpha & OmegaCry WolfHunting GroundFair GameDead HeatBurn Bright, Wild Sign
My third review of Alpha & Omega
My Review:
Oh, I loved reading these books again! It's been so long, and I've only read Wild Sign the once, it does have a pretty big impact on this world, and we haven't fully explored what that is since we haven't been back with this crew yet! They were so great to read!

Anna's start to being a werewolf is one of the worst, it was without knowledge or consent, and then she was treated so very terribly. Working through her issues is something that runs throughout this series, sometimes it's just mentions that they were there, but the earlier books espcailly was working through them.

Charles is the boogeyman of the werewolves under Bram's rule. He's the one to kill the wolves who are out of control. And together they have to deal with some complicated situations, of bringing the werewolves out, a serial killer, of someone coming after the wildlings. All these books were so great to read! 

Just that epilogue of Wild Sign? I'd totally forgotten about it. But oh, it's bittersweet, because it's Samuel's child, and he wanted kids that would live so much, and he has to give his daughter to his brother because it's not safe for her to be his and Ariana's daughter. Heartbreaking! 

Loved reading these books again, and I can't wait to continue! 

Author: Patricia Briggs
Series: Alpha & Omega 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Mercy Thompson World #1.5, 2, 3, 9, 12, 15, 18
First Read: November 8th, 8th, 9th, 16th, 21st, 2015, March 6th, 2018, February 19th, 2021
Second Read: April 12th, 12th, 13th, 13th, 13th, 2017, January 4th, 2019
Third Read: January 4th, 2019
Read: May 14th, 14th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 17th, 2023
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading! And it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books!
Publisher: Ace
Published: August 7th 2009, July 29th 2008, August 25th 2009, March 6th 2012, March 3rd 2015, March 6th 2018, March 16th 2021

Alpha & Omega:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Cry Wolf:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Hunting Ground:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Fair Game:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Dead Heat:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Burn Bright:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars








Wild Sign:
5/5 Hearts
5/5 Books
5/5 Stars

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