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their favorite Book Couple and their book.
The Couple and The Book…
When Michelle asked me to do this post I thought, “Sure! No problem! Picking a favorite Urban Fantasy couple to squee over will be a breeze!” Turns out it really isn’t so easy.
The thing about Urban Fantasy couples that I love so much is that it usually takes a LOOONG time for their coupledom to really turn into a thing. Because their romance isn’t THE POINT. It’s a side note in the book. Sure, an important side note, but a tangent just the same. At least that’s how it usually is, which would mean the couple getting together is like a spoiler for the whole series. But then I realized that the best couple have actually been together since book 1. Since the prequel Novella. Their relationship is still growing and changing in awesome ways, but they are solid. And I love them to death. And I can talk about them without any spoilers. Win! Win! Win!
My favorite Urban Fantasy Couple: Charles and Anna Cornick
This series, Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs, is actually a spinoff from the series that started my love for the genre, The Mercy Thompson series. I sometimes feel guilty reading these books, like I’m cheating on Mercy because if I’m honest I like Anna better. Shhhh! Don’t tell Mercy, I still adore her. I think a big part of what I love about Anna is the way she relates with Charles though – her relationship is her strength, in a way that Mercy’s really isn’t (I do still love you too Adam!).
The Alpha and Omega series is about two wolves who are exactly that – Alpha and Omega. Charles Cornick is SO VERY VERY alpha. Charles is the enforcer for his father, the Marrok (aka head of all North American Wolves). You don’t get much more dominant than Charles. And then, to make him all the more complex, he’s got magic from his mother that most wolves don’t have. And his job – which often requires him to kill – hasn’t exactly made him a people person. He’s like the definition of a grumpy old man – honery and yet oh so loveable once you get to the soft underbelly. Just good luck getting past that vicious jaw on the way.
That’s no problem for Anna, who’s an Omega. Often mistaken for being uber-submissive, Omega’s are actually outside of the park hierarchy altogether. She seem submissive because her strength is quiet and much more nurturing, but she has as much strength as any Alpha you’ll meet. She just also has a much more pleasant, less irritable personality too.
Put these two incredibly strong wolves together and you quite literally have magic. I have loved every second of watching them transform each other. When we first meet Anna she’s spent months being abused but her wolf pack and she doesn’t have any clue of what she is or her own strength. And if you’ve been reading the Mercy Thompson series, at this point in the Alpha and Omega series you already know Charles, but he is just standoffish and honery. You’re curious about him but you don’t know what’s beyond that cold exterior. Together they’ve been gradually transforming and I just can’t wait to see where Patricia Briggs will take them!
I highly recommend this series, but I also highly recommend reading it in conjunction with the Mercy Thompson series, because in the last few books we’ve started to see some real crossover and the two storylines are much richer for it.
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Yes, yes, yes!!! I’m so happy you had a chance to fangirl over Anna and Charles…and PBriggs, too, Berls! You know I love this couple as well…I think maybe more than Mercy and Adam. (shh, don’t tell them though) Best couple…yeah, they are! 😀
Haha! I won’t tell of you don’t 😉 I just love PBriggs – and even more since meeting her at RT. So gracious and kind! Her husband too (I kept the paper he wrote his phone number on). Anyway, yeah I just love Anna and Charles!
YES! Charles and Anna are so amazing! I love them both, and how they have such a great influence on each other 🙂 Great pick Berls, even if it wasn’t all that easy for you to come up with your favorite couple.
I would have had to list several, so it’s a good thing I didn’t pick the UF couple 😉
Right!?! I just love the way they interact and are everything a couple SHOULD be – ya, know… good for each other, making each other grow, having each other’s back, etc. I thought about making a long list, but I really didn’t want to spoil any series where the couple wasn’t a foregone conclusion. And I thought about Mac and Barrons, but they’re so ruined for me 🙁
I’m not sure if I’ve read enough urban fantasy to even pick a couple. Great post!
Thanks Terri 🙂 I’m a UF addict, but Patti Briggs is an author I recommend to everyone – UF lover or not 🙂
Hey Berls! Nice post- it’s funny I’ve been mulling over trying Mercy Thompson since I’m looking for an urban fantasy series to try. And voila here’s your post ha ha. These do look good and let’s be honest I’m more interested if the romance is part of the story and not the WHOLE story LOL. So… yeah maybe I’ll try this author. It’s nice to learn a little more about these.
Perfect timing then! I recommend Patti Briggs to everyone, whether they read a lot of UF or not. There’s romance, but no too much. It’s more about great characters and killer storylines. I hope you’ll try them out (starting with Moon Called) 🙂
*hangs head* I still haven’t tried this author. 🙂
I’ve done all her books in paperback/hardcover but I hear that the audio is quite good too. HOPEFULLY you’re using Moon Called being the pick for Kimba’s Book Club to read it 😉