Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, Book 3)
by Patricia Briggs
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Author: Patricia BriggsEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-02
ISBN: 0441015662
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Ace
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- ISBN13: 9780441015665
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, Book 3)
Book Review: 4.5 Stars -Iron Kissed starts off slow but packs an emotional wallop.
Summary: 5 Stars
Though painful at times, Iron Kissed is a must read for series fans -- choices and events in this book will change Mercy's life forever. When Mercy's Fae friend and mentor Zee is wrongly accused of murdering a human, the Fae Lords cover-up evidence which would clear him, offering up Zee as a sacrificial lamb to protect the Fae from human retribution. Mercy courageously pursues the truth and puts herself in grave danger as she delves into forbidden Fae knowledge in her search for the real killer. But to find the killer and free her friend, the price Mercy is going to have to pay is much greater than Mercy could have ever imagined, because Mercy doesn't find the villain - the villian finds her.
The aftermath of the physical and emotional trauma inflicted on Mercy by the villain was heartrending and it didn't loose its intensity even though I cheated and read the spoilers, so I was somewhat prepared for what was coming. Mercy experienced personal destruction at such a primal level that I wondered how she was going to survive. It was very difficult to read, even more so than the incident itself, which was very subtly handled, no graphic details. Amazingly, on her road to recovery Mercy finds a champion key to her emotional and psychological survival in the most seemingly unlikely character, Ben. While aiding Mercy, we get startling look into Ben that takes him from the scary character we have seen through out the series, exposes him in a way that explains so much about why he is the way he is, and makes him a much more sympathetic character. Ben has always had sort of an adversarial relationship with Mercy, but it looks like his advocacy for Mercy which prevents misunderstandings that would further damage Mercy -- when he takes a risk to stand up to Alpha Adam and force Adam to see past Adam's own feelings of guilt and self incriminations -- forges another strong pack bond between Mercy and Ben.
There had been hints that Mercy would choose between Sam and Adam in this book and while I thought that resolution of this issue made sense within the context of the series, I am still mixed in my feelings over Adam pushing his claim on Mercy when she was so distraught. A significant part of the damage done to Mercy was the utter hopelessness caused by the suggestions planted by the villain which magnified the painful feelings of being abandoned and unwanted that Mercy has carried with her much of her life. On one hand, Adam's claim was an unmistakable acceptance which helped to banish some of those ghosts with the clear message that she belonged, but when Mercy finishes recovering, I can't help but believe that she won't be a little bit of resentful for being pushed into the choice. Even though it looked like it was the one she was going to make from scenes earlier in the book and though the last scene in the book was supposed to be Mercy choosing. It really wasn't choosing -- she only got to accept the choice that was made for her.
While it made for a powerfully emotional conclusion to Mercy's quest for the real killer and created such a profound debt that the Fae lord was forced to help clear Zee, I can only guess why Brigg's needed Mercy to go through such a devastating life altering experience. In the past books Mercy has been playing with the `Big Paranormal Bad Boys' and luckily had come out relatively unscathed but with so many powerful players luck isn't always enough and it is realistic that if you are a battle survivor scars are inevitable. Or it might be that since Mercy was headed for a `happily-ever-after' with a mate and acceptance by the pack to overcome her past of not fitting in, that Mercy needed to have something else to overcome in future books. But how will this affect the character we have grown to love and admire? I am thinking that the Mercy in the next book can't possibly be the one that started this one, but will she still boldly go forward and act with stubborn courage gaining strength from the knowledge that she was the one to save herself even when she was nearly powerless, or will she be more cautious in the future?
I am looking forward to the rest of the Mercy books yet to come and I hope that between this series and Brigg's new one with Charles and Anna set in the same world, that Samuel gets a HEA, he was a very interesting character with such a well of sadness that it would be nice to see something good happen to him.
Summary of Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, Book 3)
When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it's up to shapeshifting car mechanic Mercy Thompson to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. And she'll have to choose between the two werewolves in her life-whether she wants to or not.
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