Wild Sign by Patricia BriggsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I'm going to start with some brutal honesty. I love the Mercy Thompson books, I really do, but Anna's books just seem to have created a mate bond with me. They're something special, for sure, and I pretty much always love them in their entireties. Don't get me wrong, as I said a second ago, I do so adore the Mercy books as well, but whenever a new Alpha & Omega book comes out, I get more excited than for a Mercy book. Even if it's just slightly, there's a definite difference in excitement levels.
I think it's because even though I love Adam and Mercy, we really don't get much insight into Adam's head nearly as often as we get to see into Charles, and we get a much deeper understanding of the bond between Anna and Charles. I love the trust that they have for each other, and how they were both broken in different ways and the other's presence helped them have the safe space to begin to heal.
Many readers don't like Leah, but I have always liked her character. Sometimes it's been a "love to hate" situation, but generally, I've always found her an interesting character to read about and one who had a lot of depth that I thought we would one day get to see more of... and we finally do. We see another dark bit of Bran, which might push some readers (those who hated the tidbit offhand comment in the last book), to an even bigger disliking. But there is good in Leah that we haven't gotten to see much of, and there is pain. So much pain. This book goes a long way to plumbing the depths of Leah's self, and I was thrilled to get to know her better.
Lastly, that epilogue really set some new stories up, and I am totally here for it. GIVE ME THE NEXT ONE NOW. *sigh* I'm sure we will get a Mercy or two before another Alpha & Omega... and maybe that promised Tom & Moira book. We'll see (no blind/Moira pun intended).
[also, that cameo!]
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