A review of “Moon Called” A Mercy Thompson novel by Patricia Briggs
From the cover of the book, and the general idea it was a werewolf story, I had no initial interest reading this novel. However, when I learned that the main character is not a werewolf but a coyote shape shifter, it piqued my interest. As someone who enjoys a good mystery, I decided to give this book a shot, thinking it would be along the lines of “Twilight” or “True Blood”, but to my surprise it wasn't. The main character is a female mechanic that can shape shift into a coyote. It's not a werewolf paranormal romance novel, like I had originally thought.
The main character, Mercedes “Mercy” Thompson is a walker, a person that can change into a coyote but has very different abilities than a werewolf. She is faster and more agile in coyote form, excellent smell and hearing, not hurt by silver, but also can't heal fast. Being a walker makes her immune to most magics, and not bound by werewolf pack laws. However, Mercy was raised by an adopted werewolf family, so she knows a lot about their world. One day a new werewolf on the run, comes to her and ends up in trouble. She then gets involved in a mystery that has her teaming up with the local pack Alpha and neighbor Adam, as well as her ex-lover from years ago, Samuel. Both werewolves compete for her affections but she is unsure about how she feels about them. With the help of a vampire friend, Stefan, Mercy unveils a plot that involves trafficking and drugging werewolves.
The main character of Mercy Thompson is a person of flaws and strengths with unique connections to the supernatural world. Having her be a mechanic owning her own shop provides a great central location with interesting people. Her two love interests, Samuel and Adam are generic, but her history is different with both of them. She's conflicted about her feelings, or lack of feelings for each guy. The vampire friend, Stefan comes off as a typical “cool” vampire, but it's said repeatedly that he is not like other vampires. Another character is Adam's daughter, Jessie, who is a teenager that is cool with her dad being a werewolf and pack leader, while she is human.
While the story plot is an intriguing mystery and the
characters interesting, the book feels more like an episode of television. One
of the reasons I found myself enjoying the novel, is that it reminds me of my
favorite television show, "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" instead of "The Vampire
Diaries" (which I didn't watch). Ultimately the love interests serve as more of a plot function rather
than a romantic partner. If you are someone that likes supernatural
romance/mystery novels, and awesome female leads, then give this book a shot,
it's not very long, and who know you might enjoy it like I did.
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