I really like that Mercy has so many people at her back whether she wants them there or not. To me, Adam was her person and he should have had her back at every turn and I didn’t feel like he had her back in the last book but all of that is behind us now because ooh wee, Adam more than has her back now and everyone knows it too. I get why he handled things the way that he did and I even understood that he had to do it the way that he did because of the kind of person that Mercy was but I still wasn’t a happy camper while it was all going down. I read that scene at least three times before I finished the book because I needed to. The way that he snapped on everyone was a long time coming. As angry as I got at Adam in Night Broken, when he finally snaps in this book? I will say that I’m no longer pissed off at Adam. I mean, I understood why Bran had to do what he did but I wasn’t happy about it. They do not have the protection of the Marrok and reading this book, I didn’t know what to make of it. The Marrok cannot support Mercy and Adam in this endeavor so they’re on their own from here on out. That declaration has brought trouble brewing for Mercy and Adam where the Marrok is concerned. Mercy has already made it publicly known that the Columbia Basin Pack will fight to protect anyone in their territory that needs protection. Mercy’s friends Zee and Tad are back around and they’ve brought Aiden for safe-keeping. The young boy is Aiden and he has been stuck in the fae’s Underhill and was given powers that the fae will do anything to keep at hand. But who will protect them from a boy who is fire touched?įire Touched is the ninth book in the Mercy Thompson series and it follows Mercy as she gets roped into helping a young boy who is fire touched. And when coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, are called upon to stop a rampaging troll, they find themselves with something that could be used to make the fae back down and forestall out-and-out war: a human child stolen long ago by the fae.ĭefying the most powerful werewolf in the country, the humans, and the fae, Mercy, Adam, and their pack choose to protect the boy no matter what the cost. Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head. Now she’s back, and she’ll soon discover that when the fae stalk the human world, it’s the children who suffer. Mercy Thompson has been hailed as “a heroine who.always remains true to herself” ( Library Journal).

Reading Challenges: Rowena's 2019 GoodReads ChallengeĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books Also in this series: Frost Burned, Night Broken, Shifting Shadows, Blood Bound, Fire Touched, Silence Fallen, Moon Called, Blood Bound, Iron Kissed, Bone Crossed, River Marked, Frost Burned, Storm Cursed, Night Broken, Storm Cursed, Smoke Bitten

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