Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual trauma, Violence, Murder, Blood, Gore, PTSD, Trauma, Mind control
Preying For Mercy
by Patricia Briggs
Start here if you want a heroine with claws, boundaries, and supernatural neighbors who keep making their problems her problem.
goodreads 4.59/5 1,913 ratings
Quick fit
Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length710 pages
Story statusCompleted
Spice1/5 · Closed door
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Slow burn
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Low
- Closed door
- Found family feels
- Shifter alpha
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- Protective love interest
- Tension / anticipation
- Book hangover
- Possessive alpha
- Push and pull
- Slow burn with late spice
- Earned hope
- Protector
- Found family
- Longing glances
- Warrior/fighter
- Mutual pining
- Possessive/protective
- Tension
- Anticipation
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy romance
- Shifter romance
- Small town / village
- Urban fantasy
- Werewolves
- Love triangle
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- Big city / metropolis
- Paranormal
- Shifters
- Guardian/protector
- Workplace / office
- Contemporary
- Vampires
- Survival romance
- Fae
- Hurt/comfort
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Ghosts
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Suspenseful
- Conversational
- Heavy
- Medium
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- Survivor
- Thrilling
- Fast-paced
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Dark
- General badass
- Romantic
- Witty
- Adventurous
- Character-driven
- Protect at all costs
- Binge read
- Deadly trials
- Series binge material
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Book details
- Length
- 710 pages
- Publisher
- SFBC
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book