ARC Review: Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

Soul Taken
Author: Patricia Briggs
Series: A Mercy Thompson Novel (Book 13)
Publication: Ace (August 23, 2022)

Description: Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must face her greatest fears in this chilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.

The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking me, some may see it as no great loss. But, warned that his disappearance might bring down the carefully constructed alliances that keep our pack safe, my mate and I must find Wulfe—and hope he’s still alive. As alive as a vampire can be, anyway.

But Wulfe isn’t the only one who has disappeared. And now there are bodies, too. Has the Harvester returned to the Tri-Cities, reaping souls with his cursed sickle? Or is he just a character from a B horror movie and our enemy is someone else

The farther I follow Wulfe’s trail, the more twisted—and darker—the path becomes. I need to figure out what’s going on before the next body on the ground is mine.

My Thoughts: Art becomes life when a horror movie becomes reality in the Tri-Cities. A magical weapon wielded by the Harvester has made a reappearance, Wulfe has disappeared, and shortly thereafter all the vampires disappear. Before the rest of the vampires disappear, the head of the vampire seethe Marsilia demands that Mercy find Wulfe or jeopardize their alliance.

Since the Pack has declared that it will protect the Tri-Cities area, it has become a haven for magical beings who are looking for somewhere they can be safe. But now, lesser magical people are disappearing or found dead with wounds that are caused by an unusual weapon wielded by the Harvester.

Mercy and the Pack need to find the missing vampires and destroy the magical soul stealing weapon before it gathers enough souls to provide a portal for its ancient and evil god - and before the weapon gathers Mercy's soul.

The story was filled with action and excitement. I liked that Zee has a pretty large role in this episode in the Mercy Thompson series. Fans of the series won't want to miss this excellent adventure. 

Favorite Quote:

"He beheaded a couple of them," said Izzy, "Is it still slicing them in half when it's more like removing ten percent or so?"

"All I know is that I'll never get that hundred and eight minutes of my life back," Jesse said. "Are you really sure it was a sickle? Everyone in the movie called it a scythe."

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.