{"id":10030,"date":"2018-03-12T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=10030"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:39:09","slug":"burn-bright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/10030","title":{"rendered":"Burn Bright"},"content":{"rendered":"

Burn Bright<\/a><\/em> (2018) Patricia Briggs<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This is the fifth book in the Alpha & Omega series.<\/p>\n

Bran has not yet returned from helping to rescue Mercy from the vampires in Europe–he claimed he wanted to visit Samuel in Africa–leaving Charles in charge on Bran’s pack and the wildlings–the older werewolves and those on the edge of losing control or who don’t fit into the regular pack structure. (Such as Kara, the young girl who was turned after an attack.)<\/p>\n

When a wildling is kidnapped, Anna and Charles go to check on the pair, and things quickly spiral out of control.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, we get Anna and Charles discussing Bran and his feelings for Mercy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBran\u2019s not funny about her,\u201d he told Anna, feeling uncomfortable. \u201cHe thinks of her as his daughter, and he doesn\u2019t have any other daughters still alive. There\u2019s nothing strange about it.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cOr so everyone is much happier believing,\u201d agreed Anna blandly. \u201cIncluding Bran. We\u2019ll leave it at that. So the musical evenings were a thing between Bran and Mercy?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNot like that,\u201d Charles said, feeling defensive because Anna put her finger right on something that he\u2019d been ignoring for a long time. He took a deep breath. \u201cAll right. All right. You might have a point about Da and Mercy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m not sure if that explains the last Mercy book or not. But it does make their relationship more complicated than it already was. <\/p>\n

I’m not quite sure how I feel about this whole story right now. I’ll have to think about it–perhaps have a better idea after I re-read it in a year or so.<\/p>\n

One of the things that Anna and Charles spend a lot of time doing is driving on rural roads. Most of those descriptions I appreciated.<\/p>\n

It took Anna the better part of an hour to drive twenty miles. <\/p>\n

Since she had become Charles\u2019s mate, most of the time she felt as though she belonged here, in the wilds of Montana. Then she\u2019d take a drive with Charles in the mountains and be forcibly reminded that she\u2019d been raised in a city. <\/p>\n

True, some of Chicago was a wilderness in its own right, but even in the bad areas, roads could be relied upon to be paved, wide enough to get at least one car through, and she\u2019d been able to trust that there wouldn\u2019t be a freaking tree growing up in the middle of the road, hidden by a sharp bend. If she hadn\u2019t been wearing her seat belt for that one, she might have gone through the windshield.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The first part is totally true. I’ve driven many many roads like that.<\/p>\n

The last part, however? On roads like that you are almost never going fast enough to go through the windshield.<\/p>\n

There are, however, lots of things I quite liked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is all right to mourn Hester. She is worth the weight of your sorrow.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe second bunch were damaged a little more severely,\u201d Charles said. <\/p>\n

\u201cDouble-zap,\u201d said Tag. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat is not a technical term, I hope,\u201d murmured Asil. <\/p>\n

\u201cOnly the most technically advanced people can use \u2018double-zap\u2019 correctly,\u201d Anna told Asil sotto voce. \u201cYou and I shouldn\u2019t try it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I forgot to mention that we get to see a lot of Asil in this book, and I adore Asil.<\/p>\n

You cannot look at a person, and say, \u2018If I could change this or that, if I could pick what I want and discard other things, I could love this one.\u2019 Such a love is pale and weak\u2014 and doomed to failure.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As I said, I’m still not sure how I feel about this book. I tore through it, had trouble setting it down, and was happy to spend time with the characters. <\/p>\n

There was just something about the story arc that felt odd to me. I’ll think about it.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Ace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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