The Holy Terror

It was really nice to step back into Mercy's world after reading a less than stellar shifter romance. It was also interesting that this focused on the Fae this time. For once, Mercy isn't the cause of the trouble in this book. Well, at least not at first. She gets a call from Zee to go check out the Walla Walla Reservation, or Fairyland as it's commonly known. He wants her to do some sniffing around at some crime scenes to see if she can find something that may have been missed. Mercy ends up doing just that and a little bit more, she sees something she's not supposed to and gets the attention of the Gray Lords. And then, when she tells Zee who the killer is and he goes to "talk" to the culprit he and Uncle Mike find the killer dead and the cops pull up to the scene with Zee still kneeling in the warm blood. He gets arrested for the murder and it's up to Mercy to figure out what's really going on.First I have to say I don't know how anyone thought this book was slow. I couldn't put it down and I read it straight through in an afternoon. I like stories about Fae though so if you don't you might find parts kind of boring, but I couldn't wait to see what would turn up next. I love the relationships that Mercy has with everyone and I'm really happy that she's finally chosen one of the men. I almost gave this book 3 stars with where it ended, but I peeked at Bone Crossed and the first few page are the last few of this one, so it picks up right where it left off! I was worried she'd just fade to black and I'm glad she didn't because I can't wait for the juicy details!I somehow got spoiled on part of this book and so I had it in the back of my mind the entire time I was reading, waiting for it to happen. So try to avoid spoilers if you can! Even though I knew what was going to happen I still had trouble reading it. And I had even more trouble with the aftermath because it was positively heartbreaking. I thought the explanation with Ben at the end was a little long-winded but when he teared up, so did I. So sad.Can't wait to read the next one and I'm glad we get to find out what's going to happen with Marsilia, the vampire queen. That should be interesting.