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Moon called
352 pages
A gritty, grease-stained plunge into supernatural politics guided by a fiercely pragmatic heroine.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a dimly lit, grease-stained garage where the mundane world collides violently with the supernatural. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging clip, driven by a wry, fiercely pragmatic protagonist who approaches werewolf politics with the same no-nonsense attitude she uses to fix a busted transmission. The atmosphere is gritty and tense, steeped in a blue-collar realism that makes the fangs and claws feel dangerously authentic. It is a story about survival, loyalty, and the reluctant shift from solitary independence to defending a found family. Fans of intricate paranormal hierarchies and highly competent, underdog heroines will devour this grounded, suspenseful plunge into a world where monsters live right next door.
- Mood
- gritty
- tense
- blue-collar
- shadowy
- Tone
- wry
- pragmatic
- suspenseful
- grounded
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- found family · supernatural politics · survival and loyalty · navigating power dynamics
- The writing
- Straightforward and sensory, blending the grease-stained reality of a mechanic's garage with the visceral instincts of a predator.
- The arc
- Moves from fiercely guarded independence to a reluctant, protective embrace of a dangerous supernatural community.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love highly competent, no-nonsense heroines navigating complex, dangerous supernatural hierarchies.
Content notes
- graphic violence
- gore
- kidnapping
- threat of sexual assault
About the book
Mercedes Thompson, aka Mercy, is a talented Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. She also happens to be a walker, a magical being with the power to shift into a coyote at will. Mercy's next-door neighbor is a werewolf. Her former boss is a gremlin. And she's fixing a bus for a vampire. This is the world of Mercy Thompson, one that looks a lot like ours but is populated by those things that go bump in the night. And Mercy's connection to those things is about to get her into some serious hot water...
Description from Open Library.
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