Top 10 Tuesdays (17)

Top 10 Tuesdays

Topic: Top Ten All Time Favorite Characters In Books

This meme is created by The Broke and the Bookish, anyone can participle telling about their top 10 topic items are.

Females

I am really picky about my female characters. I personally love female characters that are strong and don't easily break down, but I don't like them so hard that they show no weakness to nothing. I can't stand weak and whiny characters. This is why I tend to like more UF/PR female adult characters then YA females. There is a lot of whiny females in the YA world, but there are some really great ones too. The adult characters just stick out in my mind more.

Mercy Thompson

from Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
She kicks ass! I also love that even though she maybe weaker then werewolves she hasn't let that stop her, she has learned to fight and she uses her speed at changing to her advantages.

Phedre no Delaunay 

from Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
She is just an amazing character! She knows many languages and is versed in MANY arts.

Kate Daniels

from Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Another kick ass female heroine that I love!

Rose Hathaway

from Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
One of the top kick ass YA heroines  

Bertie Shakespeare Smith

from Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
She can create stories and things, she is fun and has two awesome guys in love with her and she has the coolest sidekicks ever!

Males

I love these boys for different reason! 

Kale

from Touch by Jus Accardo
What is not to love about him, he had a bad boy side but he is so innocent. Oh got to love those ice blue eyes.

Imriel de la Courcel

from Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey
He is a very complex young man. We get to know him from being a baby to finding his HEA and all the trials in between of wanting to "be good"

Tynan MacGillivray

from Dark Awakening by Kendra Leigh Castle
OH I LOVE Kendra's men, she writes the best dark and brooding boys ever! He purrs! 

Gideon McInnes

from Call of the Highland Moon by Kendra Leigh Castle
Yum Scottish Werewolf, what is not to love!

Brandon

from Once in a Full Moon by Ellen Schreiber

He has always stuck out in my head, I think it might be mostly because I really don't like Celeste and I think he is way too wonderful of a guy for her Celeste. She bugs me to no end, she is the type of female character that I can't stand!

What are you 10 favorite characters?

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In My Mailbox #51

Some Sweet Books
IMM #51

IMM is a meme hosted by The Story Siren, anyone can participate telling about what they bought, borrowed or received for the week.

For Review

Hearts of Darkness by Kira Brady

A new paranormal romance series based in Seattle, how could I pass up this read. Both the cover flat and the ARC are signed by the author

eBook For Review

Intangible by J. Meyers
from the author

Free eBooks

on Amazon

Intuition by J. Meyers
Short story prequel to Intangible

Overprotected by Jennifer Laurens
I have been wanting this one for a while now, I hope I can get to reading it soon!

Bought

Sailor V Vol 1 & 2

Sailor Moon Vol 4

I need to catch up on buying these. I also still have to get Vol 2 & 3 hopefully within the next few weeks I will get those ones.

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Weekly Recap

My Review

Fair Game

Bookography

My Reading Chairs

A 2nd picture is posted on the actual post

Reading Pile

1) Dreamless currently reading

Next Set 
 (to be finalized)

1) The Hunt ARC

2) Under the Never Sky event in May
3) Hearts of Darkness ARC
4) Intuition & Intangible review request

5) Dime Store Magic reading challenge

What did you get in your mailbox this week?

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Fair Game Review

Fair Game

By Patricia Briggs

Summary

They say opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son-and enforcer-of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant alpha. While Anna, an omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind.

Now that the werewolves have revealed themselves to humans, they can't afford any bad publicity. Infractions that could have been overlooked in the past must now be punished, and the strain of doing his father's dirty work is taking a toll on Charles.

Nevertheless, Charles and Anna are sent to Boston, when the FBI requests the pack's help on a local serial killer case. They quickly realize that not only the last two victims were werewolves-all of them were. Someone is targeting their kind. And now Anna and Charles have put themselves right in the killer's sights...

What I Loved

Characters

Anna: She is pretty awesome character. I love how well Anna takes care of Charles, I love that she isn't going to let herself ever be the victim again and she will fight. I enjoy reading how others can be so protective of her because of her omega "powers". She is one of those genuinely loving and caring characters that even as a reader never want anything bad to happen to her.

Charles: Truly the Big Bad Werewolf, not the one to ever mess with. I love reading how vulnerable he is with Anna, they truly are the best mated pair for each other.

Story

Years of murders, now the fae and werewolves are being targeted, a big mystery to be solved and Anna and Charles are here to help. The victims are being raped, carved up with magical symbols and being harvested by blood magic. There is never a dull moment in this awesome book, something interesting in always happening. 

Didn't Like

I have to wait forever for another Briggs book <sob>

Recommendation 

Part of a series that is awesome, must read both this series and the Mercy Thompson series. Awesome urban fantasy series

Information 

Alpha and Omega

Alpha and Omega short intro story in "On the Prowl"

Cry Wolf

Hunting Ground

Fair Game

Mercy Thompson

Moon Called

Blood Bound

Iron Kissed 

Bone Crossed

Silver Borne

River Marked

Frost Burned Spring 2013

There is going to be 2 more contracted books for the Mercy series and another book contracted for the Mercy verse, unknown who will be telling the story.

For a reading timeline since the A&O and Mercy books are intermixed, you can find the best reading order HERE.

Have you read any/all of Patricia Brigg's work?

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Patricia Briggs & Kim Harrison Event

Patricia Briggs

&

Kim Harrison

Book Signing

March 7th 7PM

University of Washington Bookstore

The event was streamed live so I won't be putting any Q&A answers on this page, plus I kept getting distracted because some people were rude and talking next to me. Instead I'm going to just show the photos that I took at the event.

Live Stream Recording

 Patricia Briggs reading

 Introducing Kim Harrison 

 I missed her little happy dance she did, I just got the tail end of it

 The two lovely ladies at the signing table 

Kim and Patricia signing everyone's books

The signing line took a total of 2 hours, how do I know that I was at the very end. Since I had more than 2 books I just decided to wait till the very end and only stand in line once.

 I got my picture with Kim and Patricia

This was my 3rd time going to a Briggs event and my 1st time meeting Harrison

Have you meet either of these two lovely ladies?

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