{"id":1312,"date":"2009-08-30T19:40:32","date_gmt":"2009-08-31T00:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1312"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:39:30","slug":"hunting-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1312","title":{"rendered":"Hunting Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hunting Ground<\/a><\/em> (2009) Patricia Briggs<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Anna was still getting used to the idea of being married to Charles when they go to Seattle his father–the Marrok. The American werewolves are planning on coming out, and the European wolves have been invited to ask questions of the Marrok about how they would be affected by this.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Anna and an auditorium of alpha males are not a good mix, and Anna’s problems are going to cause problems for Charles before all is said and done.<\/p>\n

This is the second Anna and Charles story, and although I admit that I like Mercy Thompson just a little better, I am enjoying where these characters are going. Interestingly enough, I realized after a few chapters that two of the sub characters appeared in a short story Patricia Briggs had written for one of the collections I have. As I liked those characters, this added an extra element to the story.<\/p>\n

As far as the story arc, it was interesting, and it followed up on a theme that has been running through the Mercy Thompson books (although you definitely do not need that background for the story.)<\/p>\n

If you like supernatural fantasy with werewolves and vampires and fey, then I highly recommend checking out Patricia Briggs writing. Although you could read Hunting Ground<\/em> without having read the Cry Wolf<\/em>, doing so you’ll miss out on a great deal of character development and background.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hunting Ground (2009) Patricia Briggs Anna was still getting used to the idea of being married to Charles when they go to Seattle his father–the Marrok. The American werewolves are planning on coming out, and the European wolves have been invited to ask questions of the Marrok about how they would be affected by this. 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