Burn Bright
Written by Patricia Briggs
Narrated by Holter Graham
4.5/5
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In her bestselling Alpha and Omega series, Patricia Briggs "spins tales of werewolves, coyote shifters, and magic and, my, does she do it well" (USATODAY.com). Now mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham face a threat like no other—one that lurks too close to home...
They are the wild and the broken. The werewolves too damaged to live safely among their own kind. For their own good, they have been exiled to the outskirts of Aspen Creek, Montana. Close enough to the Marrok's pack to have its support; far enough away to not cause any harm.
With their Alpha out of the country, Charles and Anna are on call when an SOS comes in from the fae mate of one such wildling. Heading into the mountainous wilderness, they interrupt the abduction of the wolf—but can't stop blood from being shed. Now Charles and Anna must use their skills—his as enforcer, hers as peacemaker—to track down the attackers, reopening a painful chapter in the past that springs from the darkest magic of the witchborn...
Patricia Briggs
#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs lives in Washington State with her husband, children, and a small herd of horses.
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Reviews for Burn Bright
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This installment features Charles (the Marrok's Enforcer) and his mate Anna (the omega wolf), told from Anna's point of view. It happens directly after the Silence Falls book in the related Mercy Thompson series. Bran left Charles in charge of the Montana wolf pack, and some well-funded group is attacking wildlings under the pack's protection. This is a meaty, character-driven book giving insights into particular members of this werewolf society against a backdrop of attacks being made by a mysterious group for mysterious reasons. I enjoyed it immensely.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Another good one
I loved it. I really enjoyed learning about the other pack members and how they worked together and against each other at times. I wished there was more information about the evil group that is after them bu I guess I’ll have to wait till the next book. I will also have to wait to find out what they will do with all of the fae items they’ve acquired. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Charles and Anna face a traitor on the pack.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I absolutely love this series! This story was nice seeing the pack from a different point of view than mercy’s. It makes me hungry for more
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The story line is interesting, but I feel that I am missing something. I may need to start on book 1 and see if that will help me make more sense of the characters.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A good installment in the Alpha and Omega series. I like the Mercy Thompson series better but this isn't bad.I read it a few months ago and don't remember all that clearly but there was a mystery in this one about who was was killing broken wolves in the wilderness and what they were after. It ended on a bit of a mystery but not an irritating one.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5urban-fantasy, werewolves, shifters, betrayal, witches Another riveting installment centering on Charles and Anna Kornik and Bran's pack in the mountains of Montana. The publisher's blurb gives clues but doesn't prepare the reader for the awful events. There are more twists and red herrings than some of the best mystery novels. This one is another great thrill ride!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Burn Bright, the fifth Alpha and Omega novel, takes place after the 10th Mercy Thompson novel, Silence Fallen, but I read it first. Now that I've read both, I can see that this book gives another side to stories from that one.Bran Cornick, the Marrock (pretty much the Alpha of the Alphas among the North American werewolves), left his younger son, Charles, in charge while he went off to help his foster daughter, Mercy, when she was kidnapped. Instead of coming straight home, Bran tells Charles he's going to visit his older son, Samuel, in Africa. This means Charles is the one to get the phone call for help from the fae husband of lone of Bran's wildlings (those werewolves Bran thinks are too damaged or dangerous to live in a pack).
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Charles is minding the Aspen Creek pack while Bran is away when he receives a distress call from one of the "Wildlings" - wolves so old and dangerous, they are kept away from all contact. Charles and Anna head out together to help, and discover a mystery. The wildlings were under high-tech surveillance before the attack. Who was watching, and what do they want?This series keeps getting better and better. Though it began as more of a paranormal romance than Mercy Thompson's series, it has started to move toward urban fantasy. The romance is still there between Anna and Charles, but now they work more as a team with an emphasis on evolving plots. Burn Bright concludes the initial mystery of the wildlings, but lays the groundwork for future books with a previously unknown, but powerful and well-funded enemy. I'm eager to see where this goes.Overall, this was an excellent installment in the series. I love how the characters are developing, and any appearance by The Marrok just adds spice to the reading. Highly recommended.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good - well, it's an Alpha and Omega book. I always love seeing Charles and Anna. But this is not one of my favorites - there's way too much twistiness here. Somebody attacking the "wildings", the wolves who aren't capable of dealing with life even in the Marrok's pack, and some really complicated events that started a long time ago (some 20 years ago, some 90) and all come to a point here and now. And Bran tries to duck out yet again, leaving Charles to hold the baby (not literal). A skinwalker, too - I think Mercy had to deal with one, earlier, or maybe it was just someone explaining the difference between a skinwalker and what Mercy is. A lot of pack politics, and personality conflicts - not new ones, but some of the reasons are explained a bit better here. Useful as part of the series, interesting events, but too many angles and aspects and confusing bits to really draw me in. There is definitely more to the story still to come - lots of setup here.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book isn't a page turner necessarily. Actually it's only the last fifty or so pages that really pick the pace up. It's a little too short to qualify for any character development either. Thus it wasn't really very exciting. I like these characters but I don't feel them here. Not very well. If this plot line had been inter-meshed with another plot line, something personal between the characters, it would have been even better. I really hope this isn't a trend of Briggs. Her last Mercy book wasn't on par with what I know she can produce either. Fingers crossed that she gets her groove back.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good solid story telling, characters that are interesting to read about, significant body count and a couple of unexpected twists. For a book which uses PTSD the examples are not at all what I would think of as realistic, but, well, werewolves.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5BURN BRIGHT didn't pull me in like the Alpha and Omega books of the past, but still does a good job of continuing the series and setting up the next chapter in Charles and Anna's story. My biggest issues with BURN BRIGHT was the pace and the way that information was just sort of chaotically thrown around. The pace was slow and I had a hard time getting excited when I just wanted things to happen. It left me a bit bored which made it hard to get into when things actually did start happening. Information was thrown out so willy-nilly that it made things a little confusing at times. Thankfully the plot twists and the action helped me get back into the story. The plot as a whole was interesting. There was a lot of character driven moments and the mystery actually stayed a mystery. There are some things that are revealed about Mercy's past and some things about Bran that were a bit shocking. I am interested to see if this information comes out again in future stories.Like I said, not my favorite Alpha and Omega installment, but it furthered the series. BURN BRIGHT definitely ends in a way that makes you want more though so here's to hoping that the next book doesn't have these same issues.* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I love Patricia Brigg's books -- probably more Mercy Thompson than Alpha and Omega -- but I enjoy them all. That said, this book was a bit light on plot, action and complexity. It very much reads as an origin story for a new plot line to be developed later -- possibly within the 2 different series which could be interesting. We learn of a long established crime family comprising witches and werewolves (and others?), as well as discovering a cache of magical objects of the faerie, including also some items of witchcraft, with foreboding about what would happen if the Grey Lords or others learned of these items. It is pretty much all in the future though.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was amazingly good! I honestly loved every page of this story. It should probably come as no surprise to anyone who follows my reviews that I am a huge fan of Patricia Briggs. I was incredibly excited to get my hands on this book and went into it with really high expectations. This book exceeded every one of those expectations. Charles and Anna are back at home with the Marrock's pack but this time Bran is away. Charles has taken on some additional responsibilities with Bran's absence and he is working hard to keep the peace with Leah. When a call comes in from the mate of a wolf that lives in the wilderness on the outskirts of the pack, they are pulled into a much deeper mystery.I loved so many things about things about this book but the characters are really at the top of the list. Charles, Anna, and Brother Wolf are some of my favorite characters. I really liked getting to see the bond between Charles, Anna, and Brother Wolf. Yes, Brother Wolf is the wolf side of Charles but he really does see things differently at times and is a distinctly different character. I love how Briggs is able to define these parts of Charles so seamlessly. The secondary characters were also great. Asil has been a character that I really enjoy and he played a very large role in this book. He was so strong in this book and I love the way that he watches over and protects Anna. Leah has always been a character that I loved to hate. She has always seemed more difficult than anything else in previous installments and she still has her moments in this book. I feel like I understand Leah a lot more after reading this book and now that I know why she acts as she does it is a bit more forgivable. I also thought that the wildlings that live on the outskirts of Bran's pack were very interesting and added a nice touch to the book.The mystery in this book was very solid and kept me guessing. There were more than a few surprises along the way and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. There were quite few action scenes and there were a few moments that I was worried about how things would work out. It really was an exciting story filled with much loved characters. I did miss Bran at times but I do think that his absence let others take a turn in the spotlight.I would highly recommend this series to others. This is the fifth book in the Alpha and Omega series and works best when read in order. This series takes place in the same world as the Mercy Thompson series with a lot of overlapping characters. This was a very solid installment in the series that I found to be incredibly entertaining. I cannot wait to read more from Patricia Briggs very soon.I received an advanced reader edition of this book from Berkley Publishing Group via NetGalley.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Patricia Briggs can never disappoint! Definitely had me sweating through some of it and I was surprised at the twist. I had no idea where the journey would end but wow. Can’t wait for the next one! Also, I love the narrator! He’s consistently great.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5i love her stuff!! i cant wait for the next book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I really enjoyed the twists and turns the story took. The marrok has left and needs Charles and Anna to check on his wildlings. Each wildling has a vast history, bouts of madness, and is vulnerable and dangerous. The mystery of who is trying to harm them is not resolved fully in this novel. I really hope there is a longer arc but that there is a full closure in the future.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book follows right after Silence Fallen so things will be spoiled if you read this one without reading it even though it is an Alpha and Omega book. Charles is in charge of the pack and is temporally staying at Bran’s house to make it easier for everyone to work with the change Anna and Leah are politely not getting along. There is a call from one of the wildlings saying there has been an incident. The incident turns out to be someone is hunting them down and trapping them for an unknow reason. Anna, Charles, Leah and a few other wolves are off to the area where the wildlings live secluded from the rest of the pack to try and find out who else might be in danger or worse working with these people.
Some plot points from previous books do come up in this one so fans that have done a recent reread will come fresh and read to this story. Overall a good story and does open up new avenues for the story arcs to develop.
Digital review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love this series. I love Charles and Anna's relationship, I love getting to hear stories that are part of the Marrok's piece of the world, I love that this story is part of the larger picture, but is complete in itself. I hate betrayals, so there is a lot of sad, here, too, and the loss of some of the wildlings feels like doors closing on characters I'd love to know more about. That's Briggs' genius -- sketching a characters in moments that you think about for hours.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5There is nothing that I love more than finishing a book and having a greater understanding of certain things, like items on the cover, or the meaning behind a title. I am in love with the cover for Burn Bright in a whole new way after reading this story. Burn Bright is the fifth book in the Alpha & Omega series, fifteenth in the Mercy Thompson World, and it was a compelling read that had me glued to the pages! I have read the entire Mercy Thompson series as well as the Alpha & Omega series and I loved the tie between these series. I liked the side of Bran I saw in the last Mercy book, Silence Fallen, and to have Bran be missing in this book (and the reasons behind it…gasp) showed an entirely new dynamic in this world.Charles and Anna have found a good rhythm between them. They have worked out the issues from their pasts that needed to be dealt with and the partnership together is just wonderful. With his dad gone, Charles has had to step into Bran’s role and when a wildling called for assistance it was up to Charles to answer the call for help. Anna had gone along because as an Omega she could potentially help ease matters. When they reached their destination what they did not expect was to discover clues that had them stumbling upon a conspiracy that reached back decades into the past. In order to bring about the sinister plan it required subterfuge and betrayal of one very close in the pack. The outcome would end in sorrow and the pack would only start to grasp the enormity of the plan that was in play.Burn Bright was just right! I loved the relationship that has developed between Charles and Anna, they are a force to be reckoned with. I love how Anna is now thriving and is starting to find herself. I enjoyed learning about the wildlings, a dynamic to the Marrok pack that I was excited to know more about. I even liked Bran’s mate, Leah, a little bit in this story too. There was even a part of this story that was told from her point of view! The plot was fast paced and the mystery of what was truly happening was blended well amongst the relationships taking place in this story. My heart swelled for the wins that took place and my heart mourned for the losses that occurred. I just love this world that Patricia Briggs has created and I am looking forward to the next addition to the Mercy Thompson World! I highly recommend you get your hands on a copy of Burn Bright when it hits the shelves!This review is based on a complimentary book I received from NetGalley. It is an honest and voluntary review. The complimentary receipt of it in no way affected my review or rating.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So awesome
I will write anything that Patricia Briggs writes, even tech manuals. I love her world. It doesn't matter if it's Mercy and Adam or Charles and Anna, I need to read the book.
The nice thing about the Alpha and Omega series is that we get to learn more about werewolves than we do with Mercy, I think.
In this one, we get more info on Bran and his pack. It was fascinating to read. I am sad that I read it so fast because now I'm done. Now I have to wait for the next one. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/54.5 stars. Another very good installment in a great series. More of Charles and Anna (yay!), more of the werewolves in Aspen Creek, a mystery to solve with time ticking away, a few nail-biting fights. Plus some fae and evil witch magic thrown in. Easy to read and get hooked; hard to put down.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I love Patricia Brigg's books -- probably more Mercy Thompson than Alpha and Omega -- but I enjoy them all. That said, this book was a bit light on plot, action and complexity. It very much reads as an origin story for a new plot line to be developed later -- possibly within the 2 different series which could be interesting. We learn of a long established crime family comprising witches and werewolves (and others?), as well as discovering a cache of magical objects of the faerie, including also some items of witchcraft, with foreboding about what would happen if the Grey Lords or others learned of these items. It is pretty much all in the future though.