Patricia Briggs

Cry Wolf (Anna and Charles, Book 1)

Jacalyn Boggs

This book was a great novel to kick off Briggs' newest series, Alpha and Omega. 

Everyone knows that in a pack the Alpha reigns supreme. But what's an Omega wolf all about? Briggs takes us on an adventure through the inside of a werewolf pack to learn about the mysterious and rare Omega. Learn as Anna, the Marrock's newest pack member and newest Omega, discovers for herself what it means for her to be Omega.

No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs presents the first Alpha and Omega novel - the start of an extraordinary series set in the world of Mercy Thompson, but with rules of its own . . . Perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, Christine Feehan and J. R. Ward. 'Patricia Briggs is an incredible writer' Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling series 'Patricia Briggs is amazing . . . Her Alpha and Omega novels are fantastic' Fresh Fiction Charles Cornick is his pack's enforcer and lives a harsh life, doing jobs other wolves can't - or won't. And his most recent task was rescuing Anna Latham from a life of brutality. This leaves him shot and wounded, but he's happy to pay the price. Charles is strongly drawn to Anna, and her growing 'Omega' powers will see his people through dangerous times. Anna desperately needs her new mountainous home to be safer than the life she's left behind. But when a rogue werewolf starts murdering hikers, Charles and Anna are sent into the winter forests to investigate. Charles is still weak and will need Anna's strength as they discover a web of witchcraft that could drag down the whole pack. Including its leader Bran, Charles's father, head of a vast network of wolves. And if Bran weakens, dark madness could run like a fever through half a continent. Discover the first page-turning Alpha and Omega adventure, from the queen of urban fantasy Patricia Briggs. Praise for Patricia Briggs: 'I love these books!' Charlaine Harris The best new fantasy series I've read in years' Kelley Armstrong 'Patricia Briggs never fails to deliver an exciting, magic and fable filled suspense story' Erin Watt, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Royals series 'It is always a joy to pick up a new Briggs novel . . . Briggs hits another one out of the park!' RT Book Reviews Books by Patricia Briggs: The Alpha and Omega Novels Cry Wolf Hunting Ground Fair Game Dead Heat Burn Bright The Mercy Thompson novels Moon Called Blood Bound Iron Kissed Bone Crossed Silver Marked Frost Burned Night Broken Fire Touched Silence Fallen Storm Cursed Sianim series Aralorn: Masques and Wolfsbane

Alpha and Omega: Book 1

Cry Wolf

Sarah Escorsa

Friendly warning: if you love this series in general, and this instalment in particular, you might want to consider stepping back a bit. This is going to hurt. But hey, I'm kind-hearted and compassionate and understanding and stuff, so I promise to try and make this as painless as possible. What? Don't believe me? Oh, good.

Just so you know: if it hadn't been for the Freaking MacHalo TBR Cleaning Challenge of Doom and Destruction (FMTCCoDaD™), I would have DNFed the shrimp out of this one before making it to the 10% mark. I might be a complete masochist when it comes to my reading choices, but I don't love pain SO much that I would inflict this book thing upon my little self willingly. But I needed to finish it so that it would count towards the FMTCCoDaD™, so here I am. In a great mood, I might add.



Soooooo, introducing PoC™ #21,258! I could brilliantly and ever-so cleverly go on and on and on about how absolutely delightful this book is, but I am desperately pressed for time (tourists to kill and all that), so I'll just give you the Absolutely Delightful Alpha Beta Gamma I Know My Greek Alphabet Shortlist (ADABGIKMGAS™) in its stead (sounds much cooler than "instead," if you ask me). You are, as usual, very welcome.

💀 The lovely heroine in this lovely story makes all pity partying, whiny woeing is me heroines look like ridiculous amateurs. Someone should give this pathetic crybaby a lifetime achievement award or something. Well, either that or shoot her in the head to put an end to her misery. Uncharacteristically enough, I think I'd like that option better. Weird.


 
💀 The male lead is the most boring male lead in the history of male leads. QED ← don't you you love it when I back up my arguments with solid facts? Pretty awesome, isn't it? What can I say? It's a gift!

💀 If the above mentioned nitwits stopped wondering about what the other might be thinking about for a single freaking second, maybe the story would get somewhere. But they don't, so it doesn't.

💀 There is more Deadly Mating Crap (DMC™) (aka not-so-camouflaged lovey dovey crap) in this book than in all the Crappy PNR Books Things (CPBT™) I've ever read in the entirety of my entire life. And let me tell you, my Little Barnacles, it hurts like a bitch. Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure this is PNR in disguise, what with the fascinating alternating POVs and Suicide Inducing MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE BS (SIMMMMMBS™). I swear, this one is so bad my murderous crustaceans have been coming up with new, inventive ways to slaughter their formerly ruthless little selves. This is sad. Really sad.



💀 The DMC™ is delightfully layered with tons of Manufactured Drama Crap (MDC™), courtesy of Ms Whine-O-Matic. What joy.

💀 This book features the silliest, most eye-roll worthy, most ridiculous wannabe villain in the history of silliest, most eye-roll worthy, most ridiculous wannabe villains. My eyeballs got a really good workout out of this one. No more cardio for me for a whole month! More free time to read more crap! Yay!

💀 The pathetic excuse for a plot is nothing but a pathetic excuse for a plot ← yes, this is yet another solidly backed up argument.

The end. And stuff.

➽ And the moral of this Some of My Friends Loved This They Are Clearly Out of Their Silly Minds Review (SoMFLTTACOoTSMR™) is: Patricia Briggs. I am sure you are a lovely person. I mean, you are a self-confessed Kate Daniels fan, so you can't be that bad. BUT Moon Called + this = this is the last time I fall into deadly trap, lady.

· Book 0.5: Alpha & Omega ★★★★
· Book 2: Hunting Ground ★★

Camila Eduarda Vilela Lobianco

I loved this book, not just because of the romance, but because has a pretty solid plot. I was thinking this book was just going to be some kind of smut, but we almost don't focus on the sex. The relationship between both main characters is lovely, I just wished I had read this in the right order, because the beginning was a little bit confusing, but overall is an awesome reading for someone who misses the magical realism + romance combo.

Becky

I wasn't certain at first, like, I loved Charles and Anna a lot in the novella and I enjoyed the book itself but I was uncertain if I'd care about the characters as much as I do the ones in the main Mercy Thompson series. Turns out I'm an idiot. I loved them. I was all protective of Anna and everything she;d been through, I just wanted to hug her close and keep her safe the previous thing. And Charles was as awesome and over protective and considerate as he was in the novella and I loved it. The exploration into the Marrok pack as well was so interesting! I was seriously enjoying reading it all and learning more of Bran and the pack. Just, every character was interesting to me. I still was annoyed at how Bran can be a bit controlling and I wasn't a massive fan of Sam but I really enjoyed it.

I think what makes this book interesting is the exploration into the paranormal world and the other creatures out there. Also, the extent of the wolves abilities and what they gain both from mating and the wolfpack. I knew the little you get from Moon Called about the wolves so learning more about dominants, submissives and the wolf hierarchy was interesting to me.

I did find myself a little bored in the middle with Anna continually being uncertain and hesitant and hating on herself and Charles misunderstanding things as he doesn't realise the extent of what she went through. That boredom passed quickly as the rest of the story developed, though. 

In the end, a great read and a good addition to the Mercy Thompson world.

Nickie Mohler

Another book that has been on my TBR for way too long. With the new one getting ready to come out next week, I decided to finally give this series a try. I loved it! The characters are great. Charles, Anna, and I love Asil. Great start to the series. I will definitely continue on.

Amanda J 

Enjoyed the book, different perspective than the Mercy series. However, I disliked the struggle/miscommunication between the two main characters. I know it was necessary and gets resolved- I just didn't like it.

lilreaderSakura

I loved this book I can't wait till I get the second and third one I love Anna Personality and I would dream to have a guy like Charles has my boyfriend/husband lol 

Edit: 2016 I still feel that Cry wolf is a good book in which we see what has happened between Anna and Charles since the short story collections , we see a whole lot of emotions played out and we find and learn more about the world being created for the reader.

Sans

Like the Mercy Thompson books, I had tried to read this years ago when it first came out. I wasn't impressed. Thank the stars I tried again. Loved it. Loved, loved, loved it. Especially the additional background on Bran (is it sad that he's kinda my favourite character?). Of course, I adore Charles and Anna is a wonderful character. 

Fangurl squeeing aside, this seemed to be a more...coherent isn't the right word. Concise story? Than the Mercy Thompson books. Not sure if it's because the story is in third person or because it simply tracks fewer characters and is confined to a few days, not several months. Whatever it is, I enjoyed the difference from the connected Mercy series. 

Awesome and amazing and I can't wait to get to the next book. I'm also very sad that the third book isn't going to be out until next year.