Book two of the Mercy Thompson series finds our heroine at the (hardeharhar) mercy of the vampires. She owes her friend, Stefan, a favor, so she tags along on what he promises is a relatively harmless errand. Of course, you should only trust vamps as far as you can throw them (which, if you're a walker, is a decent length...)! You may be wondering why Mercy, being mostly mortal, is asked on this little mission? Well, Mercy's got a semi-secret. Since she's a walker, she's also partially immune to vampire mojo! Yeah for the wacky, weird quirks that go along with being a walker! As such, she is the one who helps track down the oogie-boogie that is a demon-possessed vampire with a thirst for violence and mayhem in order to save Stefan's life. Just to throw a wrench in matters, Samuel is now living with Mercy, while Adam is only a stone's throw away from her front door (and the dilapidated, spray painted Rabbit she keeps in the front yard as a sign of defiance). Once again Briggs provides a believable heroine, but this time she gives us more to go on with Mercy's feelings in relation to herself and her potential lovers. The testosterone flies (again), and Mercy's relationship with the Pack feels the strain when she choses to help a vamp. Despite this, Mercy relies on the Pack to help track down the crazed killer, only to find that their super-strength and speed are hardly assets against a crazed maniacal killer vamp with super strength! So, it's up to Mercy to figure things out and save everyone's ass. After all, what are heroines for?
Stars: 4.5 out of 5 (Honestly, the back and forth with Adam and Samuel gets old! Pick one!)
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