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Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs – a Review

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Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs – a Review

 

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Description:
In the wilds of the Northern California mountains, all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing. It’s as if the people picked up and left everything they owned behind. Fearing something supernatural might be going on, the FBI taps a source they’ve consulted in the past: the werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham. But Charles and Anna soon find a deserted town is the least of the mysteries they face.

Death sings in the forest, and when it calls, Charles and Anna must answer. Something has awakened in the heart of the California mountains, something old and dangerous — and it has met werewolves before.

 

 

Review:

Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs is the 6th book in her Alpha & Omega series. The Alpha & Omega series is another fascinating werewolf storyline that takes place in the world of Mercy Thompson. Only this series revolves around Charles Cornick, who is the enforcer for Bran (his Alpha father), and his wife Anna, who is an Omega wolf. I love this series and our heroes, Charles and Anna; the chemistry between these two is electric and the way they balance one another out is amazing.

Two FBI agents visit Charles and Anna’s home to request help on a land owned by the pack; as they explain something strange is going on there; the entire town of Wild Sign, is missing. Bran tells Charles to take Anna and another pack member, Tag to investigate what is happening.  Turns out that the land is actually owned by Leah, which we will learn more about when she was last there, and rescued by Bran.

When Charles, Anna and Tag arrive they can tell something very bad happened, and each of them can feel evil spirits and supernatural at work.  Was this the work of evil black witches?  They do find letters, as well as means of magic. This will lead to finding the woman who wrote those letters, and to a convalescent home, where Charles recognizes an old nemesis, who is currently under the control of witches that run the home.  They discover more information, during his lucid time, and Anna learns from Charles and Tag how evil this man was or is.

Charles becomes concerned, as does his wolf, when Anna begins to come under control of something evil when listening to a song, that pushes her to the past. Leah, plays a bigger part, especially the last half of the book, as her own past brings her back to Wild Sign. We do learn more about what happened years ago, when Bran brought her into the pack. Leah was never likable in this series, but she steps up in this horrific situation.

What follows is an intense, scary, exciting adventure, where multiple times Anna will find herself very much under the infuuence of this evil.  Charles and his wolf will do all they can to protect Anna, as well as Leah nearer to the end.  To tell too much more would be spoilers, which would ruin the story.  I will say the last third of the book was crazy, wild as we raced to the climatic finish, which had me holding my breath, as there were numerous twists and turns; not to mention this monstrous creature was stronger than them combined, and over the years was immortal.  Can they kill the evil being?

Wild Sign was a great story, very intense and so well written by Patricia Briggs.  What I love about our heroes, is their love for each other; as Anna, as an Omega, is not only smart, strong, she also keeps Charles sane.  I also love Brother Wolf talking to Charles, as well as Anna; they made a great couple (threesome with Charles’s wolf). Wild Sign was an exciting, pulse pounding, fast paced, captivating story. 

Reviewed by Barb

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Alpha and Omega by Carol T. Luna – a Review

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Alpha and Omega by Carol T. Luna – a Review

 

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Ao never believed in monsters—not after being branded one since childhood. Exiled, he lives with his adoptive guardian, Kaisei Aizawa, amidst verdant valleys surrounded by desolation. 

Humanity only had themselves to blame for the wretched landscape. Their war poisoned the seas. Their greed coveted the fertile and the green.  

Their ambition set it ablaze. 
One hundred years had passed since the war banished Talus to the skies. Doomed to chase the sun, the once proud nation survives as a floating city. But the fallen always hunger for more. 

When the Talarians descend to claim the earth as their own, Ao escapes capture—but nothing is without its price. The only man he ever saw as family, Kaisei, is imprisoned instead.  

Ao vows to rescue him, no matter the cost—even if it means taking a stand against the most powerful nation left on earth. He knows of the risks. He knows of the dangers. But never would he know that someday, somehow, he would finally believe in monsters. 

 

Review: 

Alpha and Omega by Carol T. Luna is the first book in her Project Blue series.  After killing his sister, Ao was banished, he would have died if it hadn’t been for the Doc, he took him, and began to teach him trapping and showed Ao how to fight, how to put that restless energy into something else. They live a simple life, going to the outpost to trade. It’s Ao’s highlight, and he has managed to get a gift for his friend and guardian. 

Not quite sure how old Ao is, I’m thinking late teens maybe. 

They are trading when it all goes horribly wrong for Ao. Talarians are seen in the distance, this land they live in isn’t to be invaded. But that’s not what happens, Ao goes to fight, and in the ensuing commotion, his beloved friend and guardian Kaisei is taken!! 

Reading the back cover, I got the distinct impression that Ao was either disfigured or looked like a monster. So are we talking metaphorically? Because he killed his sister?He’s an outcast in his village, so maybe he sees himself a monster. 

Ao needs to find and rescue Kaisei, if not for his friend, Ao would have been lost. He’s been like a father to him, but Ao has no idea where to go, so he follows the slave train in the hopes of seeing and maybe freeing Kaisei….. 

Ao is captured by the Talarian’s, but he manages to escape. Still hoping to find Kaisei, Ao never gives up hope, and there are a lot of things he has to do in order to survive…..

Ao is found and cared for by a group of freedom fighters known as the Silver Legion. He joins them in his bid to find and rescue Kaisei. There are plenty of battles to keep the bloodthirsty happy. Monsters that hunt them as well as the Talarian guards. Ao gets himself into a few scrapes, and a few close moments to dying. But his will to survive is stronger than his will to give up, he knows Doc is alive, and would be searching for him if he could. 

So does Ao find Kaisei? Will he be persuaded to join the Silver Legion? And what are the Talarian’s up to? And why do they only want the young people? A few questions that I’m hoping the next book will answer ?

Wow, that was really good. A post apocalyptic world. The author had really captured it well. The fight scenes were pretty well graphic, but brief. The characters were really well thought out, and I could picture them really easily. Daru was one of my favourite’s the trader and friend, some of his witty comebacks had me chuckling. Gen a silver legion fighter, her dry sense of humour is a good companion for Ao as they search for his guardian. The scenes flow from one chapter to another (you get some that seem to jump around too much). I’m definitely ready to read book 2. 

Reviewed by Julie B

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