Dead Heat was the My TBR List winner for September and golly gee wiz am I glad! As I was nearing the end of the book I started looking up on Goodreads where the series and I was struck dumb by the realization that Dead Heat has been out – and in my possession, because Auto Order! – for 2.5 years! Y’all this series and Mercy Thompson used to be series that NEVER fell behind. And the amazingness that is Dead Heat is why.
Even though Mercy was a first love, Anna and Charles are my favorites. I love their relationship – they balance each other in a way that is heart-warming to read. Even though this is urban fantasy and not mushy at all – the little details of their relationship are what all romance books need to find. There’s no denying true love when you read it in the little things, especially the disagreements.
I don’t just love them as a couple, though. They are amazing characters in their own right. I feel like Dead Heat really let us see how true that is because we get to see so much of them solo. For me, it was what we got to see of Charles that made this book so great. He’s the Marrok’s assassin – hard and doesn’t let anyone close to him. And now, suddenly, we’re with these people that he’s allowed himself to care for as much as his family. And one of them is dying and does not want to undergo the change. He wants to die. It’s a kind of emotion that we’re not used to seeing with Charles and it was great – especially in the way it helps him grow (yes! at 200 years old he’s still growing as a character!). And Anna just keep showing us in different great ways that Omega does not mean weak. Love her!! A pretty great laughable moment when her Omega powers go to work on a particularly bitter old wolf 🙂
All that and I haven’t even touched on the plot! As you can count on from Patty Briggs, it’s a great story with a decent dose of mystery and action mixed with some humor and tension. I’m loving this Fae narrative that’s running between both series at the moment and I’m particularly anxious to see where it’s heading. This one was all the better because of the way it involved the Fae’s favorite victim: children. Being a Kinder teacher, you can just imagine the soft spot I have for kids. So yeah, this one pulled at me in all kinds of ways!
I’m super excited to continue reading… I have the other two books that have been published already on my shelf – because Auto Order! – so I hope to catch up before I fall another book behind.
I really love this book too. I’m also with you about Charles and Anna. I love Mercy and Adam, but I love Charles and Anna more. Glad you enjoyed this one as much as I did.
Right!? Anna and Charles are just SPECIAL. I hope to get to the next one soon!
Hip Hip Hooray! One down on the TBR and it’s a 5 Star winner too. I hear you can’t go wrong with her books and she’s top on my list to get to when the New Year rolls around. Still got a bunch of other books to get to this year. I enjoyed your review:)
So behind when it comes to this author as I have only read one of her books!
OMG! You MUST start catching up! I don’t listen to them, but the narrator is Marguerite Gavin and she’s great 🙂
YAY! So glad you enjoyed it. I am shocked at how long I have had some books. *hides*
I hope you are able to read the ones you have soon! Great review!
Me too! I think I’ll go to the next one when I’m finished with my current read. I think…