February 2017 Re-read 
 February 2016 Re-read: Buddy read with Sarah 
 I can't believe that I haven't written a review of this one. That seems so foreign to me, especially since I just re-read it a little over a year ago. But, I guess that gives me time to write my review now. 
 I'm not sure I love it quite as much as my original thoughts below, but I do love this book still. Mercy and Adam are, as always, amazing. And we even get a couple of chapters from Adam's point-of-view! He's much calmer in his head than I might have expected, but Mercy gives a very good reason for that in this book, and it makes sense. I love Adam, completely. 
 There's not a whole lot of a chance to figure out who the baddie is in this book until it's revealed to you - and that's probably my only complaint. I like to have the opportunity to determine what is going on, and who is calling the shots. Even if I never can figure it out (and there've been a few books out there that have thoroughly stumped me - I love those the best), being able to see the breadcrumbs on re-reads is a real pleasure for me. 
 I didn't remember as much of this book as some of the previous books in the series, and that's probably because this is only the third time I've read this book. Still, I didn't see the clues I was hoping for throughout the story. 
 Even despite that, I love this book. The first obstacle (as Mercy calls it, her 'triage' of the situation) is fraught with suspense. I love this part of the book even though there's a ton of worry in my head for all these characters that I love. And there's a huge heartbreak that I can feel in my chest, still. The second, and in truth - real, obstacle is ... scary. I can't say more than that for fear of revealing any of the truth, but it scared the hell out of me. And scared me more that Mercy decided to fight that fight. She speaks the truth when she says that all that is required for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing, but she's so damn vulnerable! I don't like my heroines invulnerable, but I'd love it if Mercy could find some mithril armor or something. 
 Also, I loved all the geekish references throughout the book. They added some much-needed levity in very scary and wrenching moments. 
 This book is another excellent addition to the series, and I can't wait to continue my re-read. 
 I have two minor complaints as a whole with this series: 
 1. Patricia Briggs ends the books REALLY abruptly. It's not cliff-hanger-abruptly, usually, but I always feel like I could have used a couple extra pages of denoument to bring me down off the high of the climax. 
 2. In order for Mercy to fight the 'big-bad' at the end, Adam is ALWAYS taken out of commission somehow. Probably because he's so much stronger, physically, and able to take on damn near anything. But after several books it just starts to ... become noticeable. 
 Some spoiler thoughts: 
 (view spoiler)[1. Who was the information man? It was hinted that perhaps Gerry Wallace (villain from the first book) could have provided the information, but it seemed REALLY current for him to have been the one. Maybe they just updated their records? At any rate, someone had the information from Gerry, and was distributing it now. I don't like this loose end. Does it get tied up at some point? 
 2. Peter's death is heartbreaking. Of all the wolves, him. *cries* 
 3. Thomas Hao - same Thomas from the 'Fairy Gifts' short story - his license plate says "Daylight." Hehehehe 
 4. The fae - wanting to take over the world, but unable to get their swords pointing in the same direction for ten minutes. LOL. Though really scary if they do get their swords in the same direction. 
 5. Gauntlet Boy - freaky. Also, I hate Marsilla. 
 6. Wulfe - do you think he was actually on Marsilla's side? It seemed like he was quite clutzy during the battle, and helping work against Frost, helping to protect Mercy, more than anything. He said in one of the books that he knew how to make demon-ridden vampires, but that he knew it was a bad idea. Maybe he hated the idea of Frost as well? I worry about Wulfe. I want to like him actually, but he scares the hell out of me, and I don't feel like I can trust him. (hide spoiler)] 
 Original thoughts: 
 Ah-Maze-Ing. 
 Really loved this book. Fantastic and beautifully written. I actually would have liked it to be a bit longer because I feel like a couple of threads could have been expanded a bit more. 
 And, as always, Patricia Briggs leaves me wanting more, more, more.