There are glimpses, moments where we realize and find out that stuff is still moving along, and maybe not to the best of places, but for the most part this book focuses on Adam and Mercys Pack.

Most of the books prior to this we could see more movement in the overall world and politics between the supernatural beings in it. But I absolutely hate Christy in this book and a good number of the Pack, too. And I love that about him, honestly, I do. Adam, being who he is, cant deny protection. This problem heads straight for Christy Adams ex-wife. It could be said, prior to this book, that all of Mercys problems have (nearly) always been aimed directly at her, Moon Called excepted. Review #2 Night Broken audiobook in series Mercy Thompson I’m a woman and as much as I acknowledge that women have been abused (and continue to be), it doesn’t make it acceptable for another woman to step into the role as the abuser and/or take advantage of another woman- especially in that womans own home.Įventually, there was some minor attempt at giving Christy her due, but other readers will have to decide whether it was enough. After a while, however, it just became excessive. Ms Briggs did a lot of justifying as to why stalwart, take no prisoners Mercy would tolerate this kind of behavior. However, they mostly remain silent letting Mercy and sometime Adam take hit after hit from the verbal assaults of the “pretty” ex-wife. Warren and Ben make a couple of supportive comments. The only person who attempts to support Mercy is Jesse ( the teenaged step-daughter). No one comes to Mercy’s defense, including Mercy herself (who keeps justifying her lack of defense by saying she doesnt want to sound jealous and petty). I find it difficult to believe that any woman (or man for that matter) would allow an ex-anyone to abuse them and their home in this way.Ĭhristy, took over Mercy’s kitchen, ordered everyone around, put her toiletries in Mercy and Mercys husbands bathroom, connived to engender sympathy from and alienation towards Mercy from the pack says pretty much whatever she wants to say to Mercy and to husband Adam while constantly whining that everything is always someone else’s fault. Sometimes it becomes a little too much to take and at times looks as if shes succeeding.

She shows up unannounced at Mercys doorstep and goes full-tilt at trying to damage all of Mercys relationships.

In this book, Night Broken, the high school “mean girl” antics of ex-wife Christy.Ĭhristy is always described as “pretty” so I guess that makes her nastiness acceptable. She’s been physically damaged so many times that it is hard to believe she isn’t a walking body of scar tissue.Ģ. I realize that shes unwittingly drawn into some of them, but others she plain old dives head first into without any thought for her safety. The constant need for Mercy to involve herself in near disasters.

Night broken by patricia briggs