Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons I love the Mercy Thompson Series

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Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday!  For this week’s topic, I decided to highlight the reasons why I love the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs.  I know I’ve mentioned this series many times, but I couldn’t resist another opportunity to write about it!

The Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Genre-I’ve been hooked on this genre for a long time, and while I don’t read it quite as often as I used to, I still enjoy it.

Vampires, Shape shifters, and the Fae-There’s just something about this assortment!  While the number of magical beings does get overwhelming at times, I think Ms. Briggs balances it all very well.

Mercy Thompson-She is one of my all time favorite characters!  Despite having the ability to turn into a coyote and being surrounded by all sorts of supernatural beings, Mercy is a very down to earth woman.  She’s likable, smart, tough, and loyal.  She has her flaws, but they only serve to make her more relatable.

Adam Hauptman-The very attractive leader of the local werewolf pack.  Like Mercy, he has his flaws, but he’s smart, strong, and very likable.

Mercy and Adam as a couple-Before they became a couple, I enjoyed their teasing banter.  When they became a couple, I enjoyed them even more.  They are an excellent team and a wonderful example of a healthy relationship.

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Stefan Uccello-A vampire friend of Mercy’s, and definitely one of the nicer vampires.  He also has a van painted to look like the Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo!

Zee-Mercy’s former boss.  He’s an interesting member of the fae.  He seems like a grumpy old man, but he’s much more powerful, and dangerous, than he appears.

Jesse Hauptman-Adam’s teenage daughter.  She’s definitely a fun character!  She and her father have a good relationship, but it is entertaining to watch her irritate her father from time to time!

Consistency-This series is consistently good!  Some long lived series begin to lose their luster after a while, but I’ve never been disappointed in a Mercy Thompson book.

Great cover designs-I love the theme of the covers and the designs of the tattoos!

Have you read the Mercy Thompson series?  If so, what do you think?  If not, are you interested in reading it?

 

Comments

  1. Sounds good! I’ve not read any paranormal really except Twilight (excited for Midnight Sun!) – but Mercy is a great character name.

    • Poinsettia says

      I used to read quite a bit more paranormal, but have been branching out into other things. However, this series is one I’ll always love! You’ll have to let me know what you think if you get a chance to read it.

      Thanks for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  2. I have read the first couple of books in this series but just haven’t gone back to it. It must be time I think.

    • Poinsettia says

      I’ve read all but the two most recent. I need to make time to read them!

      Thank you for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  3. I have never heard of this series, so that’s for bring it to my radar! Must check this from Goodreads 🙂

    • Poinsettia says

      You’ll have to let me know what you think if you get a chance to check it out!

      Thank you for stopping by and commenting. 🙂

  4. Great list! One of these days I need to give this series a try, I’ve heard so many good things about it.

    • Poinsettia says

      It is so good!! Let me know what you think if you get a chance to read it.

      Thanks so much for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  5. I haven’t heard of this series before, but I am always here for vampires! 😀

    • Poinsettia says

      You’ll have to let me know what you think if you decide to check it out!

      Thank you for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  6. I am not familiar with this series. Glad you love it so much. Thanks for visiting my blog.

  7. I hadn’t heard of this series before, so this post was even more fun to read and learn about a new to me book series.

    • Poinsettia says

      If you get a chance to check it out, let me know what you think!

      Thanks for stopping by and commenting. 🙂

  8. Ooh nice. I’ve only read the first one but liked it. I like the PAcific Northwest setting as well- I like it when an author is familiar with an area and incorporates it into their stories.

    • Poinsettia says

      I’m so glad you’ve had a chance to start the series! It is consistently good, so I hope you’re able to read more of it.

      Thanks so much for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  9. I am not familiar with this series but I have read Urban Fantasy series and I don’t mind reading about werewolves or zombies, but don’t know about vampires. I enjoyed your post and your enthusiasm for this series.

    • Poinsettia says

      I’m glad you enjoyed my post!

      The vampires are more prominent in some books and less so in others. I feel that the series focuses more on werewolves/shapeshifters in general, but there are some books that do deal with the vampires quite a bit.

      Thanks for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  10. I adore Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series. Mercy is one of my favorite characters, and she and Adam are one of my favorite bookish couples. They’re such great books. I love rereading them. 🙂

  11. I haven’t heard of this but it sounds great! I kind of think Vampires are going to be making a comeback with the new Twilight novel!

    • Poinsettia says

      You’ll have to let me know what you think if you get a chance to check out the series!

      Thanks so much for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  12. What a great list. Not my typical read, but so many character traits that make any book good. Thanks for visiting my blog today.

    • Poinsettia says

      You’re welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed my post.

      Thank you for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  13. I haven’t actually read this series, which is surprising because I do love a good series! Great list

    • Poinsettia says

      You’ll have to let me know what you think if you decide to give it a try.

      Thanks for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  14. I haven’t heard of this series, so thanks for sharing it! It’s so nice when we find a series we can return to again and again, isn’t it? <3

    • Poinsettia says

      Yes, and this is definitely a great series. You’ll have to let me know if you decide to check it out.

      Thank you for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  15. I haven’t heard of this before, but I’ll definitely check it out on Goodreads! Thank you for sharing this list!

    • Poinsettia says

      I’m glad you enjoyed my list! If you decide to give this series a try, you’ll have to let me know what you think.

      Thanks for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  16. This is such great incentive and a reminder of why I should go back to reading this series!

    • Poinsettia says

      Yes! It is so good! I’m a couple of books behind so I need to read them and be totally caught up.

      Thank you for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  17. I haven’t heard of this series before but tbh I’m sold on the first few points of your post alone!! 😀 I love character driven stories too, Mercy sounds like the kind of character I would love reading about!!
    Happy Reading!! <3

    • Poinsettia says

      It is so good!! If you decide to check it out, you’ll have to let me know what you think.

      Thanks so much for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  18. I have not read this series, but Mercy sounds like the kind of character I would like.

    • Poinsettia says

      She is a great character. I hope you’re able to check the series out some day.

      Thank you for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  19. I haven’t read this series, but it seems like it has a lot in common with Cassandra Clare’s books, which I like.

    • Poinsettia says

      You’ll have to let me know if you decide to check the series out!

      Thanks for stopping by and commenting. 🙂

  20. I’ve only read the first two two books so far but I loved them. I need to catch up.

    • Poinsettia says

      I’ve read all but the most recent two, so I’m a little behind. I need to catch up too!

      Thanks for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  21. I haven’t read this series, but it’s been on my TBR for a while already. Reading this post definitely made me bump it up to the top though, it sounds like such a great series!

    • Poinsettia says

      It is so good!

      Definitely let me know what you think if you get a chance to read it.

      Thank you for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  22. Uuuu cool. I have actually never read her but added her on my TBR now

    • Poinsettia says

      You’ll have to let me know what you think if you get a chance to read the series!

      Thanks for visiting and commenting. 🙂

  23. I have not heard of this series, but isn’t it THE best when we find one we like enough to create a fun “reasons why” list?? Those are always the best kind of series. 🙂 Appreciate your visit to Finding Wonderland a couple weeks ago; apologies it took me so long to visit here!

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