Mercy Thompson: Homecoming by Patricia Briggs, Lawrence, Tsai, Woo

I have never read a graphic novel before, never had any interest. Until one of my favorite authors decided to make one.

Mercy Thompson is a walker, a magical being with the power to transform into a coyote. She lives on the fine line dividing the everyday world from a darker dimension, observing the supernatural community while standing apart.When Mercy travels to the Tri-Cities of Washington for a job interview, she quickly finds herself smack-dab in the middle of a gang war between rival packs of werewolves. And as if fangs and fur weren’t bad enough, Mercy must deal with the scariest creature of all: her mother, who is convinced that Mercy is making a mess of her life and determined to set her daughter on the right course.The thrilling adventures of Mercy Thompson–Moon Called, Blood Bound, and Iron Kissed–have topped the New York Times bestseller list. Now Mercy makes her comics debut in an exclusive new story created by Patricia Briggs. Mercy Thompson: Homecoming is sure to please longtime fans and capture new ones with its mix of unforgettable characters and thrilling supernatural intrigue.

For my first foray into graphic novels I am impressed. I thought the artwork was amazing. I thought Mercy was represented nicely and I thought Adam looked good ;) My favorites have to be Zee, he looks like a crazy old man, and Stefen. Stefen's portrayal in the graphic novel is not exactly how I picture him in my head from the books, which is just fine.

The story was good. We get a nice glimpse of how Mercy came to the Tri-cities, how she gets her job working at the shop, and how she meets everyone in the area. We also get to see a whole lotta naked Mercy, which makes sense, she isn't ashamed about being naked in the novels so why shouldn't she be portrayed true to character in the graphic novel.

My only complaint about the graphic novel is a small one. In the story there are flashbacks. Between the present and thinking back to the past it sometimes got a little confusing. The transition between the two were not exactly clear. We were cruising along in the story one moment and all of a sudden it completely changed. Maybe it was just me being a little slow in realizing what was going on, very high possibility.

I highly recommend reading this graphic novel. I know the die hard fans of Patricia Briggs will enjoy getting to know Mercy on a whole new level. And for those that have not had a taste of the Mercy world, go out and get acquainted with our girl Mercy and all her friends from the Tri-cities, you won't be disappointed.

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Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

I love, love, love the Mercy Thompson series. Patricia Briggs is one of my favorite authors.

When mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson attempts to return a powerful Fae book she'd previously borrowed in an act of desperation, she finds the bookstore locked up and closed down.
It seems the book contains secret knowledge-and the Fae will do just about anything to keep it out of the wrong hands. And if that doesn't take enough of Mercy's attention, her friend Samuel is struggling with his wolf side-leaving Mercy to cover for him, lest his own father declare Sam's life forfeit.
All in all, Mercy has had better days. And if she isn't careful, she might not have many more to live...

So here we are at the fifth book in the series. Most books by this time are getting a littel weird the characters are starting to act differently, the plot points run flat and the reader loses interest. Not so for Mercy Thompson.

In this installment we get to see more of what it is like to be a part of a pack (which I personally have been looking forward to). Sam starts acting a little off kilter, and Mercy is being, well Mercy.

My favorite character from this book is Ben. I have been a fan of Ben ever since he took a bullet for Adam. And in my opinion he has gotten better with every book.

My only real dissappointment with this book is that we don't see Stephen. I am not one of those readers that think Stephen and Mercy should be together (it's ok if you do), but I do enjoy his character. And after the last book being so heavy with him, this book felt like there was a little something missing.

But don't worry. This book is full of drama, excitement, joy, romance and some scary characters. Plenty to keep us all happy and eagerly looking forward to the next installment.

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