Praised for having “the perfect blend of action, romance, suspense, and paranormal”, #1 New York Times bestselling author Patrica Briggs’s Alpha and Omega series now takes readers into the middle of some bad supernatural business… time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal. Or at least their visit starts out that way…
Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums. The fae have started a cold war with humanity that’s about to heat up—and Charles and Anna are in the crossfire.
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Love Anna and Charles they are a strong couple and get better than ever with each book.
I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’m obsessed with Patrica Briggs’ writing and the Mercy Thompson world at this point.
I so enjoyed this read, even though I guessed the bad guy – perhaps I enjoyed it more? I’m weird like that. The journey to taking the really bad fae down was so good, and I was glad to be able to focus more on the how it would happen than the who.
Learning more about Charles’ history was awesome, even if I was not a fan of Maggie. I’m truly anxious to hear more about how Anna and Charles are going to go about having a child.
The danger with Briggs’ writing is that you’ll inevitably become obsessed and want to know more about all of the wonderful (except Christy and Maggie) characters she creates.
Felt like the story was rushed a bit, compared to the other books in the series.
Dead Heat is book four in the Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs.
I enjoyed Dead Heat, but not as much as previous books in the series. Things where slowed down in this one. The storyline takes us on a vacation to Arizona to buy a horse and visit an old friend of Charles. We get to meet the Hosteen’s pack, see a different side of Charles, reconnect with an old love and witness some flashbacks. Their is some tension in the story and on their mini-vacation things go a little aria with a Fae who is kidnaping children and causing problems.
To me the story was tame compared to previous installments. We do get some action, but it doesn’t happen until the end when they confront the Fae. Most of the book is about horses and Anna wanting a child. Briggs does a wonderful job on the detail with the breeds, gaits, temperament, etc.. As an equestrian it was a little much, but for those that may not know about horses and all the aspects involved with breeding, showing, etc.. it’s probably helpful. To me, it became redundant. As for the kid aspect. I found the options Anna shared viable and Charles concerns legitimate. It would be nice if they could have children, but we know why the wolves can’t carry to term.
I did enjoy learning more about Charles and seeing a different side to him. His relationship with Joseph was wonderful; however I wasn’t happy with Maggie’s role aka the ex. Leslie Fisher the FBI agent showed back up to help with the missing kids. And, Anna and Charles characters continue to grow.
I will say that Briggs is an amazing writer. She knows how to make her characters interesting and to keep adding to the world and growth. I like Anna and Charles, but Mercy Thompson will always be my favorite.
Audio Narration: I love the audiobooks for the Alpha & Omega series. Holter Graham did a superb job. He is perfect for the narration of this series. The voices of all the character’s come to life with him. I highly recommend the audiobooks.
Rated: 3 Stars
Ok so I loved the first 3 books in this series, Charles and Anna are great, and good together. This book is sadly a departure from those. Anna and Charles are almost not themselves, and there was too much time spent on side characters. My biggest complaint is all the horse stuff. They dropped everything to go look at horses, watch a horse show, that explained more than I ever wanted to know about horse shows. That stuff was terribly boring and seemed to have no bearing on the story except as an explanation as to why Charles and Anna went there. I have read the other books multiple times, including the mercy Thompson series, this one I barely made it though the first time. I tried starting it again, sometimes if I’m not in a good mood when I first read it it will screw my perspective, no luck though, didn’t make it very far before giving up. There is another book in this series coming soon, I only pray that is a return to the characters in love.
Love this series and Patricia is an amazing author