#36 in Urban fantasy
Blood Bound
- 342
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Blood Bound” is urban fantasy that puts the hunt first and keeps its romance firmly in the background. The second Mercy Thompson book has its shapeshifting mechanic repay a favour to a vampire friend and walk into something far bloodier than an errand. Some readers used to more romance-led series need time to adjust to how quietly that thread runs; vampires, werewolves and a dark mystery are what this one offers instead.
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About the book
“Kick-ass were-coyote auto mechanic Mercedes Thompson” (Publishers Weekly) has leapt to the forefront of today’s urban fantasy heroes, thanks to bestselling author Patricia Briggs. Now, Mercy finds herself in the middle of a bloodbath—with only one way out... Mercy has friends in low places—and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shapeshift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to deliver a message to another of his kind. But this new vampire is hardly ordinary—and neither is the demon inside of him. When the undead and the werewolves sent to find him don’t return, the local vampire queen turns to Mercy for help. A coyote is no match for a demon, but Mercy is determined to get her friends back—including the two werewolves circling around her heart.
Reading order · Mercy Thompson series
Full order & progress →- Moon CalledStart here
7.87.8 / 10 - Blood BoundThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - Iron Kissed
8.18.1 / 10 - Bone Crossed
8.18.1 / 10 - Silver Borne
8.18.1 / 10 - River Marked
8.08.0 / 10 - Frost Burned
8.18.1 / 10 - Night Broken
8.28.2 / 10 - Fire Touched
8.18.1 / 10 - Silence Fallen
8.18.1 / 10 - Storm Cursed
8.18.1 / 10 - Smoke Bitten
8.18.1 / 10 - Soul Taken
8.08.0 / 10 - Winter Lost
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 296 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 67% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Urban fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 24 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 272 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is Blood Bound?
It has 342 pages — shorter than 90% of the ranked books in Urban fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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