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Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, #2)
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My notes reading this book:
5% - Boring
20% - I already know that
50% - Still boring
65% - Hmm... okay.
70% - Cool!
90% - This chick is awesome!!
100% - Why all I can remember is being bored?
I can definitely see there's something great going on with this series. I love UF, great female characters, action-packed scenes... so why is this not working for me?
I'd love to say this series just didn't work for me and move on. And I was about to after 70% of this book (this book could have been shorter, btw) when finally exciting things happened. The villain was a complete win and Stefan freaking adorable. Mercy's decision of (view spoiler) was so welcomed, I really needed her to be on her own, making the hard decisions. Stop just letting shit happen to you, girl and take control.
I think my problem is I'm still trying to connect with the characters. I can't describe Mercy. She's what? stubborn? brave? fragile? intelligent? She's had a hard past and she knows nothing (doesn't seem to care anyway) about what she is and what she can do. She's excusing the wolves' behavior 30% of this book.
"It wasn't his fault, werewolf instincts are very strong."
I'm getting tired of that shit.
LOVE SQUARE, YOU SAY?(view spoiler)
Samuel is up, he's down. One day he's all about possessiveness, next day he's crying? He wants to leave but not before an unforgettable kiss? You know, he could do us all a favor and just go home. Why is he here in the first place? How does it work that the one who used to be the love of your life is living in your trailer, sleeping next to your bedroom and checking on how you smell all the time? You can't even have a private conversation!
SHE WON'T HAVE YOUR BABIES, YOU JERK
Adam is the most decent option in this mess. He protects Mercy, points for that and his fierce love for Jessie melt my insides. My problem is how they treat Mercy. With werewolves, if a weak male mates with a strong female, she has to tune it down and be submissive because of his mate. Not fair at all. If a dominant male is in front of her, he can use his dominant effect on her and she will feel the need to please him. When Mercy asks Adam about that he excuses himself with the old "Not my fault! you make me feel this way!" card.
Never read a book about skinwalkers so I can't say much about that but I'd like a more proactive Mercy in the future, I respect her more now and I need to see her as the strong heroine I know she is.
by
My notes reading this book:
5% - Boring
20% - I already know that
50% - Still boring
65% - Hmm... okay.
70% - Cool!
90% - This chick is awesome!!
100% - Why all I can remember is being bored?
I can definitely see there's something great going on with this series. I love UF, great female characters, action-packed scenes... so why is this not working for me?
I'd love to say this series just didn't work for me and move on. And I was about to after 70% of this book (this book could have been shorter, btw) when finally exciting things happened. The villain was a complete win and Stefan freaking adorable. Mercy's decision of (view spoiler) was so welcomed, I really needed her to be on her own, making the hard decisions. Stop just letting shit happen to you, girl and take control.
I think my problem is I'm still trying to connect with the characters. I can't describe Mercy. She's what? stubborn? brave? fragile? intelligent? She's had a hard past and she knows nothing (doesn't seem to care anyway) about what she is and what she can do. She's excusing the wolves' behavior 30% of this book.
"It wasn't his fault, werewolf instincts are very strong."
I'm getting tired of that shit.
LOVE SQUARE, YOU SAY?(view spoiler)
Samuel is up, he's down. One day he's all about possessiveness, next day he's crying? He wants to leave but not before an unforgettable kiss? You know, he could do us all a favor and just go home. Why is he here in the first place? How does it work that the one who used to be the love of your life is living in your trailer, sleeping next to your bedroom and checking on how you smell all the time? You can't even have a private conversation!
SHE WON'T HAVE YOUR BABIES, YOU JERK
Adam is the most decent option in this mess. He protects Mercy, points for that and his fierce love for Jessie melt my insides. My problem is how they treat Mercy. With werewolves, if a weak male mates with a strong female, she has to tune it down and be submissive because of his mate. Not fair at all. If a dominant male is in front of her, he can use his dominant effect on her and she will feel the need to please him. When Mercy asks Adam about that he excuses himself with the old "Not my fault! you make me feel this way!" card.
Never read a book about skinwalkers so I can't say much about that but I'd like a more proactive Mercy in the future, I respect her more now and I need to see her as the strong heroine I know she is.
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Dec 08, 2014 01:09PM
I noticed that you weren't a fan of the first book either. I haven't read any of the books - would you recommend them? Also, are you going to continue in the series?
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Olivia, as I said, I know there's something great happening over here but I just can't see it yet. A lot of my GR friends say it's gonna get better and really, it can be a little entertaining sometimes. That's why I gave it one more star this time. It did improve.But as someone who's read the Kate Daniels, Fever, Charley Davidson, Georgina Kincaid, Psy-Changeling series I can't recommend it, at least no right now. It might improve in future installments.
And yeah, I'm gonna read book #3 pretty soon (: I want the proper resolution of that damn love square! ^^
Hana good to know! Looks like it'll be staying on my to-read shelf for now.
