Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs
Mercy Thompson #14
Urban Fantasy
June 18, 2024- by Ace
ARC

Review by Angela

The fourteenth book in the Mercy Thompson series starts out in familiar territory- with Mercy home with the pack and working in her garage. When her brother suddenly shows up, unable to communicate and seemingly under some kind of curse, Mercy and Adam must travel to Montana to not only save Gary, but maybe the world.

Despite this series being fourteen books in, the world-building keeps growing and expanding. With their mission into Montana, Mercy and Adam face a killer snowstorm and a winter god bent on retrieving a lost artifact, all while Mercy is still suffering the lingering effects of the Soul Taker.

When the book opens Adam and her friends are looking for ways to help heal her, but they haven’t found a way to help. Mercy is still afraid of Bonarata, who continues to harass her with phone calls, keeping her on the edge, worrying about when he will carry through on his threats to kill those she loves. Then Gary enters the picture and Mercy and Adam quickly realize the only way to free him from the curse is to travel to Montana and confront the entity responsible.

This book is pretty much centered around Adam and Mercy and their journey, with other POVs told in interludes, sprinkled in throughout the book. At times it was challenging to keep track of all the narrators, but as all the plot threads are tied up and the whole story comes together, it all starts to make sense.

This couple is stronger than ever, a united front against every threat that comes their way. There are some side stories, broadening some relationships within the pack, hinting at future stories to come and I am here for it. This is a solid entry into the series, full of action, adventure, magic, and love. I look forward to the next installment.

Grade- B