4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum http://bibliosanctum.com/2014/09/16/b...I want to start by saying I’m not a big reader of short fiction, and on the whole I tend not to bother with any novellas, short stories or anthologies that are companion to an existing series. Part of this is due to my preference for full-length novels, but I’ve also not had the best experiences when it comes to the short format. Characters are world building are important for me, and with only a few exceptions, most short...

4 1/2 to 5 starsI read these short stories with the Mercy Thompson series and the connected Alpha & Omega series in the order recommended by the author. I really enjoyed this collection and the added layers/dimensions these tales bring to the MT series and AAO series (and its many interesting characters) overall.✔Silver (short story) - 4 1/2 stars - 05/24/20✔Gray (short story) - 4 1/2 to 5 stars - 05/24/20✔Fairy Gifts (short story) - 4 1/2 stars - 05/24/20✔Seeing Eye (short story) - 4 1/2 stars

Update 3/5/15Check out our group review of Shifting Shadows on Badass Book Reviews.A must-read for all fans of Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega series. This anthology includes the Alpha & Omega novella and it reminded me just how much I love these two series.

Fanfreakingtastic! ❤️

4.5 stars I'm biased.Mercy is my favorite urban fantasy heroine, and Patricia Briggs is my favorite UF writer.Sooooo.Just a bit biased...Still, I think this is the best collection of short stories I've read so far, and that's saying something. The price tag for this little beauty on Kindle is $10.99 right now, and I'd have to say it would be worth every penny for fans of this series. Once again, you can tell that Briggs is an author that cares about not only her readers, but the chara...

This anthology contains a smattering of short stories set in the world of Mercy Thompson. They span centuries. Some have no discernible link to the characters and storylines we know. Others tie directly in with the series. I enjoyed a few of the stories more than others, but I thought all were worth reading.Silver – I have to admit that when we were first introduced to a Samuel/ Ariana pairing in Silver Borne, it felt a little too convenient for me. Samuel had been pining for Mercy and then all

I couldn't pass up a whole book of short stories from the Mercy Thompson series. I love most of the characters and even though I had read some of them, I didn't mind reading them again. The only problem I had was since I am current with the series, some of the time frames were a little fuzzy. Silver - 4 ★'s This is a new story about how Bran and Samuel became werewolves and what they went through. It was interesting to get some of their family history. I was also happy to find out how Samuel...

January - February 2015 Re-read: Buddy read with Sarah:Love.Original Review:Most of these stories have been out for a while, but - for some reason - I've had a hard time getting them and reading them. Nearly all of them were new to me when I picked up the book this time. Even if you have read all the previously published short stories, this anthology is definitely worth picking up for the four new novellas. "Roses in Winter" is my favorite of the four, but all of them were fantastic.These storie...

Review first posted on www.FantasyLiterature.com:Shifting Shadows is a collection of urban fantasy stories from the MERCY THOMPSON universe, along with a couple of outtakes or brief scenes from recent novels in the series. Several different characters, who will already be familiar to readers of this series as secondary and minor characters, are given the protagonist role in these short stories, along with at least one new character that I believe is completely new to the series, Elyna in “Gray.”...

Joint review by: Rabid ReadsSILVERCarmel: I only just recently got caught-up on Briggs’ MERCY THOMPSON series, thus I’m not as familiar with the mythology surrounding the Cornick family as Jessica some readers, so when Ariana showed up in SILVER BORNE I didn’t realize that her and Samuel had a history that spanned hundreds of years. I really enjoyed this short because it helped to fill-in a lot of the blanks in their past, and was a great overview of Bran’s lineage; it helped me to better unders...

MercyVerse — Author's Order (MT, A&O, novellas, etc.):novellas: in progressGN — Homecoming: ★★★☆☆MT — #1 Moon Called: ★★★★☆AO — #1 Cry Wolf: AO — #2 Hunting Ground: MT — #2 Blood Bound: MT — #3 Iron Kissed: MT — #4 Bone Crossed: MT — #5 Silver Borne: MT — #6 River Marked: AO — #3 Fair Game: MT — #7 Frost Burned:AO — #4 Dead Heat:MT — #8 Night Broken:MT — #9 Fire Touched:MT — #10 Silence Fallen:AO — #5 Burn Bright: I'm reading this collection in the order recommended on Patricia Briggs' website (...

Reviewed by: Rabid Reads.SILVERI only just recently got caught-up on Briggs’ MERCY THOMPSON series, thus I’m not as familiar with the mythology surrounding the Cornick family as some readers, so when Ariana showed up in SILVER BORNE I didn’t realize that her and Samuel had a history that spanned hundreds of years. I really enjoyed this short because it helped to fill-in a lot of the blanks in their past, and was a great overview of Bran’s lineage; it helped me to better understand her deep-seate...

1st Read August 20142nd Read February 20163rd Read February 2017Buddy read with AngeI'm a huge fan of Patricia Briggs, her Mercy Thompson series is one of my favourites and I just adore the world she has created. One of the best things about these books is the amazing characters, not just the main characters like Mercy and Adam (or Charles and Anna in the Alpha & Omega books) but also all of the secondary characters like Bran, Samuel, Warren, Ben, Asil and many, many more. The scope of this worl...

I’ve been looking forward to this book for over a year! I had previously read only two of these stories (Alpha and Omega and In Red, with Pearls). All the others were new to me and if I would have known that some of them already existed, I would have gotten to them sooner. One thing that also makes this collection so great is that the author has written and little introduction for each story giving a brief background or where the idea derived from. Silver (new) - This tells the tale of Samuel an...

2.5After reading the last Mercy Thompson released this year, which rocked, I was excited to see this anthology in the bookstore in the discount aisle. More Mercy? Check. Unfortunately despite the promise of more stories from the Mercy Thompson world and the as-usual intriguing cover, I was bored with a majority of these stories. I'm one of those odd fans who doesn't prefer the Alpha and Omega series. In fact, I didn't even like the first book since it felt like paranormal romance overload t...

This was a fun collection of short stories and outtakes from the world of Mercy Thompson. I had two reasons for reading it - one is that I really enjoy the Mercy books and wanted to read more. And the second to see how Patricia Briggs put them together - I'm working on a collection of short stories with characters in my Study and Glass series of books and wanted to see how she did it. I liked the little intro before each story and will be stealing that idea.As for the stories, they were fun and

4.5 Stars overall for best collection of short stories ever! Not a dud present in this entire book! "Fairy Gifts" shines the brightest. It's also a terrific introduction to new Patricia Briggs readers. There's also a Mercy story for fans craving something new after the last release, Night Broken. In addition, the outtakes from Night Broken (Adam's POV) and Silver Borne (Ariana & Samuel) were the 'cherries on top' of this delicious collection. "Silver" - 4 Stars(This story can stand-alone. For Sa...

The truth is , I don't care much for shorter-than-novel work. :\ Except when it comes to Patty Briggs- I loved every one of her stories she wrote for various anthologies that I got to read and having them at one place was a great idea. I reviewed here only new stories: Silver - 3.5 starsThis is Sam and Ariana origin story, briefly touched in Silver Borne. Frankly, I was dreading of reading this, because I -we- know it's a not a happy end story. You see, I grew so attached to Samuel reading fi...

Shifting Shadows is a collection of short stories and novellas from the world of Mercy Thompson. Most of these stories (like Alpha & Omega, the Charles & Anna prequel) were previously published, but the four new ones (Silver, Roses in Winter, Redemption and Hollow) are motivation enough to for running to your nearest bookstore on Semptember 2nd. But even without those four stories, owning all these stories about Mercy and her friends in one gorgeous hardcover edition is certainly worth its price...

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life.4 Stars!I love Patricia Briggs. I absolutely love the Mercy Thompson series and the Alpha & Omega series. So when I saw that this book was being released, it was an absolute given that I was going to read it. Most of the stories in this anthology were new to me but I had previously read several of them in other works. The stories that I had previously read were so good that I decided to read them again when I sat down with this book.Overall,