MH Thaung reviewed Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs (Alpha and Omega)
Suffering from late-series slump?
I enjoyed the early books in both Alpha and Omega and the Mercy Thompson series. But I’ve found myself less enthusiastic about the later ones. Perhaps they suffer from the plot inflation that can creep up in long series: bigger badder monsters! world even more at risk than before! escalating personal drama!
Unfortunately, Wild Sign wasn’t a satisfying read although I did finish it. It felt like it was paying fan service to a selection of prior characters, by having them make cameo appearances (or mentions) and manifest some hitherto-unknown abilities/backstory/motivations etc. Frankly, the whole thing felt jumbled. The plot points felt like recycled ones. And as other reviews have mentioned, why does sexual abuse trauma need to feature so heavily? I shouldn’t be sitting here thinking, “Here we go again. Boooring.”
I picked this book up a few years after it was released rather than straight away, and I …
I enjoyed the early books in both Alpha and Omega and the Mercy Thompson series. But I’ve found myself less enthusiastic about the later ones. Perhaps they suffer from the plot inflation that can creep up in long series: bigger badder monsters! world even more at risk than before! escalating personal drama!
Unfortunately, Wild Sign wasn’t a satisfying read although I did finish it. It felt like it was paying fan service to a selection of prior characters, by having them make cameo appearances (or mentions) and manifest some hitherto-unknown abilities/backstory/motivations etc. Frankly, the whole thing felt jumbled. The plot points felt like recycled ones. And as other reviews have mentioned, why does sexual abuse trauma need to feature so heavily? I shouldn’t be sitting here thinking, “Here we go again. Boooring.”
I picked this book up a few years after it was released rather than straight away, and I don’t see that trend changing.
