Without every other secondary character around to constantly propel them, it’s refreshing to read how good Mercy and Adam are for each other. And it’s exactly what fans have been clamouring for, ever since these two crazy kids got together. There are a lot of nice moments with Mercy and Adam together, just being. The system used exclusively on the Intracoastal Waterway, which runs along the United States coast from New Jersey through Texas, is described beginning on page 25. An explanation of this system begins on page 23. For once, Mercy isn’t concerning herself wholly with Stefan and Zee’s well-being. The Mississippi River and its tributaries follow a variation of USATONS called the Western Rivers Marking System. It was nice not to have the Tri-Cities werewolf pack interrupting Mercy and Adam’s time together. Mercy has come a long way since ‘Moon Called’, and it’s especially evident when Briggs sheds her character of all the usual crutches and supports. But ‘River Marked’ almost feels like a stripping-down of the character Briggs has built up, like this instalment is a chance for readers to re-examine Mercy before she and Adam start a new chapter to their lives as a mated pair. Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Briggs often writes Mercy with a cachet of secondary characters to bounce off of – whether they be Fae, werewolves or vampires - Mercy is very rarely an isolated character.
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