I’m trying to avoid directly comparing this series to the Mercy Thompson books, as I truly enjoy both, but it is a nice change from Mercy’s more chaotic approach. I appreciated Anna’s determination to work on her abilities in both this book and the rest of the Alpha & Omega series. In contrast Samuel, who is a major character in the Mercy series, rarely appears in the Alpha & Omega novels Cry Wolf being something of an exception.
I think Bran and Charles both also get a chance to be more nuanced characters in this series than the Mercy Thompson novels, and it’s very interesting being able to see them in different lights. I love Asil as a character, and this book is the one that solidifies him as an important character in the Alpha & Omega books. I also like the world-building made possible through Anna’s abilities, and both her place and Charles’s in the pack structure. Even though Anna’s recovery from long-term abuse is magically speeded a little, the compassion shown to her trauma-by Charles and the other characters-is nice to see. I don’t like how normalised sexual assault is in fiction, but as it’s a horrifyingly common experience, I understand authors wanting to provide examples in fiction of survivors thriving despite their past. Reading Cry Wolf was a fun, quick way to get an overview of (most) members of the Marrok pack, and the dynamics present there.
Reading this book after Burn Bright (and before Wild Sign, but there’s no word on my pre-order so I can’t say yet how long it will take for me to receive and review the book) really brought home how planned Patricia Briggs’s series must be- Cry Wolf has foreshadowing for both the Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega books, with threads that only came into the open in the most recent additions to both series. I t is recommended you read the prequel “Alpha & Omega” before reading Cry Wolf.
And it is Anna’s inner strength and calming presence that will prove invaluable as she and Charles go on the hunt in search of a rogue werewolf-a creature bound in magic so dark that it could threaten all of the pack. Then Charles Cornick, the enforcer-and son-of the leader of the North American werewolves, came into her life.Ĭharles insists that not only is Anna his mate, but she is also a rare and valued Omega wolf. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. The cover might suggest slightly more of a horror feel than the books warrant, but I appreciate the lack of shirtless men or swooning womenĪnna never knew werewolves existed, until the night she survived a violent attack… and became one herself.
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