Wild Sign
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- Author：Patricia Briggs
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Summary
Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham must discover what could make an entire community disappear--before it's too late--in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Alpha and Omega series。
In the wilds of the Northern California mountains， all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing。 It's as if the people picked up and left their possessions behind。 With a mystery on their hands and no jurisdiction on private property， the FBI dumps the whole problem in the lap of the land owner， Aspen Creek， Inc。--aka the business organization of the Marrok's pack。
Somehow， the pack of the Wolf Who Rules is connected to a group of vanished people。 Werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham are tasked with investigating， and soon find that a deserted town is the least of the challenges they face。
Death sings in the forest， and when it calls， Charles and Anna must answer。 Something has awakened in the heart of the California mountains， something old and dangerous--and it has met werewolves before。
In the wilds of the Northern California mountains， all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing。 It's as if the people picked up and left their possessions behind。 With a mystery on their hands and no jurisdiction on private property， the FBI dumps the whole problem in the lap of the land owner， Aspen Creek， Inc。--aka the business organization of the Marrok's pack。
Somehow， the pack of the Wolf Who Rules is connected to a group of vanished people。 Werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham are tasked with investigating， and soon find that a deserted town is the least of the challenges they face。
Death sings in the forest， and when it calls， Charles and Anna must answer。 Something has awakened in the heart of the California mountains， something old and dangerous--and it has met werewolves before。
Reviews
Jo
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I love these books and had been saving this one， couldn’t wait any longer 。It’s as good as usual， honestly， these books almost read themselves。Brilliant story and it was lovely to finally get to know Leah better。Enjoyed every minute。The epilogue of this one has broken my heart！
Barbara
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The first thing I did after finishing this book， was look at the release date for #7。 Then loudly yelled AGH， two years！ I reread this series from start to finish each time the next book is published。 I guess I get one year off， but I will be waiting at the edge of my seat in anticipation。 I absolutely loved how much backstory this one gave to Leah。 Lot's of great tie ins to the Mercy Thompson wolves as well。 The first thing I did after finishing this book， was look at the release date for #7。 Then loudly yelled AGH， two years！ I reread this series from start to finish each time the next book is published。 I guess I get one year off， but I will be waiting at the edge of my seat in anticipation。 I absolutely loved how much backstory this one gave to Leah。 Lot's of great tie ins to the Mercy Thompson wolves as well。 。。。more
Kendra Mikols
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I would have preferred more romance and less mystery in the woods but I enjoyed the character development and the final battle was exciting。
Alyce Caswell
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A group of recluses disappear from their small camp on land belonging to Leah， the Marrok's mate。 Secrets and lost memories are only a small part of the problem that Charles and Anna must confront as they hike towards - and find - Wild Sign。 There are some evils that are old enough to wait for those that come to them。Books in the Mercy Thompson universe are （with a few exceptions） reliably good， warm and comforting for me as a reader （even if horrible things happen inside those pages！）。 Wild Sig A group of recluses disappear from their small camp on land belonging to Leah， the Marrok's mate。 Secrets and lost memories are only a small part of the problem that Charles and Anna must confront as they hike towards - and find - Wild Sign。 There are some evils that are old enough to wait for those that come to them。Books in the Mercy Thompson universe are （with a few exceptions） reliably good， warm and comforting for me as a reader （even if horrible things happen inside those pages！）。 Wild Sign is another excellent entry to the universe。 Delightfully creepy， its story slowly unravelling， the added bonus of Anna and Charles still being as cute as ever - I'm definitely going to be rereading this one at some point。 。。。more
Dana Williams
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Another wonderful book。
Erin
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I feel like this was a response to how badly the major themes in Iron Kissed were handled。 This was。。。better than that。 Briggs is finally handling how horrible and creepy Bran can be。 Not sure I like all of the conclusions， but An Attempt Was Made。
Girlgeorge
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I have read this series 3 times now as of Feb 2022。 It is a favorite go-to for an exciting easy read shifter adventure。2-28-22 This was my first time reading Wild Sign though。 I had been burning through the rest of the series and was excited to see Ms。 Briggs had a new one for me to read。 I was not disappointed。 The adventure continued in a pretty epic fashion。 I was happy to have Leah's story at last。 I have read this series 3 times now as of Feb 2022。 It is a favorite go-to for an exciting easy read shifter adventure。2-28-22 This was my first time reading Wild Sign though。 I had been burning through the rest of the series and was excited to see Ms。 Briggs had a new one for me to read。 I was not disappointed。 The adventure continued in a pretty epic fashion。 I was happy to have Leah's story at last。 。。。more
Kristin
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Arghhhh… too many loose threads！ ;）
Oleander
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This book was certainly a Wow！ What a great story line。 The book kept me riveted。 It did get really dark in some places。 If Patricia Briggs was less of a story teller I wouldn't be able to handle it but she is just so good at what she does。 I love the little touches of uniqueness that flavor the Mercy Thompson/Alpha & Omega world， like having pie at a gas station with some unexpected hosts。 Anna has grown so much and I really enjoy learning more about her pack members。 They are such interesting This book was certainly a Wow！ What a great story line。 The book kept me riveted。 It did get really dark in some places。 If Patricia Briggs was less of a story teller I wouldn't be able to handle it but she is just so good at what she does。 I love the little touches of uniqueness that flavor the Mercy Thompson/Alpha & Omega world， like having pie at a gas station with some unexpected hosts。 Anna has grown so much and I really enjoy learning more about her pack members。 They are such interesting characters。 。。。more
Jess
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Normally， I love these books， but I read Briggs for escapist urban fantasy， not for [Spoiler/ CW/ Trigger Warning:] trauma， rape， child abuse， incest and miscarriage。 This installation of Alpha and Omega was good in some ways （decent-albeit-disgusting main plot wraps up， addition of two queer female characters a plus） but fell short in many others in my hopes and expectations for the series。 The bad magic of Wild Sign functions like drug-facilitated sexual assault， with the victims' memories of Normally， I love these books， but I read Briggs for escapist urban fantasy， not for [Spoiler/ CW/ Trigger Warning:] trauma， rape， child abuse， incest and miscarriage。 This installation of Alpha and Omega was good in some ways （decent-albeit-disgusting main plot wraps up， addition of two queer female characters a plus） but fell short in many others in my hopes and expectations for the series。 The bad magic of Wild Sign functions like drug-facilitated sexual assault， with the victims' memories of the incident missing or clouded。 Granted， this is not Briggs' first time doing this: in Iron Kissed， one of the first few Mercy Thompson novels， a human using coercive fae magic （via an object that pours a beverage you drink） sexually assaults Mercy， and another adult character shares his story about being a survivor of child abuse and rape。。。 However， I feel like these topics were addressed and written somewhat better in Iron Kissed than in Wild Sign。 Something is missing， besides the shift from the first-person perspective to third。 The victims/survivors don't talk about it， don't deal with it， really， in anything more than a superficial way。 Then there's the miscarriages。。。 We don't get to see how the women deal with those feelings at all。 It's just dropped in there， like， oh， by the way， you won't have to worry about any scions/ partblood abominations crawling around， because now that their metaphysical "dad" is dead， they'll all drop dead in the womb， too。 （Lovely。 It's also confusing how this is handled， given the weirdly anti-choice/pro-life vibes Briggs had given about the topic of abortion， such as when Mercy comforts Sam about his ex-girlfriend's choice in another novel in this same story universe。 It was the way she phrased it that rubbed me the wrong way then and now。）Then there's the monster-creature-feature which just happens to look like a Lovecraftian Old One and seems to possess a [noisy！] hentai tentacle porn fetish。。。 Even though it's explained that the creature takes its form from the imagination of humans nearby， one of whom was a big Cthulhu fan， based on his or her book collection back at the camp， it doesn't feel like a good fit for this series。 This book left me feeling irked， icky， unclean。 Disappointed。 Sigh。 I don't complain when Lovecraftian eldritch abominations pop up in the Dresden Files （"Outsiders！"）， yet here I am complaining when they show up in Alpha and Omega。 I don't know， it felt like a variation on the big baddie in River Marked （another Mercy novel）， plus the creepy nonconsensual [tentacles！] sex stuff。 I'm just glad I waited for the free library loan instead of preordering the ebook or buying a printed version。 I don't think this is one I'll reread for comfort/entertainment when I'm sick， like I have done with other books by Briggs。I will say in closing it was nice to see some gay （or bi） ladies enter the Mercy/Anna universe。 So far the only queer representation has been gay or bi men （cis guys）， which I appreciated as a younger reader （eager for any positive/realistic representation in the media I consumed， even stereotypical）。 There are so many other letters/flavors in the rainbow。 LGBTQ+。。。 。。。more
Judy Ferrell
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Charles and Anna are asked by the FBI to investigate missing people。 They never expected what they found。 Thank goodness for werewolves！！！
Toi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ok， this is now my favorite book in this series。 It was pulse pounding and heart wrenching。 I'm glad Leah's story was finally told， so I have a better understanding of why she acted the way she did。 Ok， this is now my favorite book in this series。 It was pulse pounding and heart wrenching。 I'm glad Leah's story was finally told， so I have a better understanding of why she acted the way she did。 。。。more
Sam
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I truly love this series。 Patricia Briggs is a fantastic writer and has created a world that I just can't get enough of。 This book made my jaw DROP！！ Multiple times！！ I look forward to continuing this journey and highly recommend the Alpha & Omega and Mercy Thompson series to anyone looking for thrilling adventures and kick ass characters。 I truly love this series。 Patricia Briggs is a fantastic writer and has created a world that I just can't get enough of。 This book made my jaw DROP！！ Multiple times！！ I look forward to continuing this journey and highly recommend the Alpha & Omega and Mercy Thompson series to anyone looking for thrilling adventures and kick ass characters。 。。。more
Rosalind M
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4 stars。 I've loved the Alpha & Omega series， but it took me weeks to make it through this book。 An ongoing lag in the pacing made it feel more like an assignment than an escape。 4 stars。 I've loved the Alpha & Omega series， but it took me weeks to make it through this book。 An ongoing lag in the pacing made it feel more like an assignment than an escape。 。。。more
Aly
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Wild Sign （le titre dans la version originale anglaise） est une petite ville en Californie en marge de la société et dont la trentaine d'habitants a soudainement disparus。 Alors lorsque le FBI demande l'aide de Charles et Anna pour résoudre le mystère et tenter de les retrouver， le Marrok les envoie enquêter。 Il semblerait que le lieu ait un lien avec sa compagne， Leah。 Ce tome est une occasion pour les lecteurs d'en apprendre plus sur le passé de Leah， sa rencontre avec Bran et leur relation， q Wild Sign （le titre dans la version originale anglaise） est une petite ville en Californie en marge de la société et dont la trentaine d'habitants a soudainement disparus。 Alors lorsque le FBI demande l'aide de Charles et Anna pour résoudre le mystère et tenter de les retrouver， le Marrok les envoie enquêter。 Il semblerait que le lieu ait un lien avec sa compagne， Leah。 Ce tome est une occasion pour les lecteurs d'en apprendre plus sur le passé de Leah， sa rencontre avec Bran et leur relation， qui m'a toujours rendue perplexe。 La musique a aussi un rôle à jouer dans cette histoire。 Je ne sais pas quoi penser de la fin， sinon que je trouve dommage qu'encore une fois， Samuel passe comme un accessoire plutôt que comme un personnage。 。。。more
Annemieke / A Dance with Books
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3，5 starsThank you Orbit and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review。 This does not change my opinion in anyway。 TW/CW: Animal Death | Sacrifices | Sexual Assault | RapeWild Sign is already the sixth installment of the Alpha and Omega series， a companion series to Mercy Thompson。 I inhaled the first 5 books at the end of last year so I was very excited I was approved for this book。 Wild Sign has a lot of elements that I like in a story。 A creepy vibe with a deserted town。 3，5 starsThank you Orbit and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review。 This does not change my opinion in anyway。 TW/CW: Animal Death | Sacrifices | Sexual Assault | RapeWild Sign is already the sixth installment of the Alpha and Omega series， a companion series to Mercy Thompson。 I inhaled the first 5 books at the end of last year so I was very excited I was approved for this book。 Wild Sign has a lot of elements that I like in a story。 A creepy vibe with a deserted town。 No clear answers。 Something God like wanting to come above the surface。 Having to retrace the steps of the disappeared people。 There is a line to Leah in this story。 She will always be Brans bitch wife to me but one that I understand better now。 I can always appreciate when we get more deepening of characters and Leah has her importance。 And well crafted stories don't just deepen out the heroes。 Having said that， this book still fell partially flat to me because of Anna and Charles。 I'm kind of over the endless Anna damsel in distress and Charles the super alpha who is secretly a goody guy。 I feel like we just get a lot of rehashes in their interactions with others and that we aren't moving in very deep。 However that ending does suggest that the next book will do better on that front。So all in all I thought Wild Sign was a good installment on the story front but on our main characters it was lacking。 。。。more
Sandra
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I love both Mercy & Adam and Charles & Anna， but with Alpha & Omega we actually get more couple time。 Mercy & Adam spend a lot of their books apart whilst Charles & Anna are nearly always together。Leah's past is brought to light， and Charles， Anna & Tag are tasked with finding out what happened to the settlement of Wild Sign which had been built on land owned by Leah。 All the people have mysteriously vanished 。 Wild Sign is in the California mountains and that was where Bran rescued Leah， about I love both Mercy & Adam and Charles & Anna， but with Alpha & Omega we actually get more couple time。 Mercy & Adam spend a lot of their books apart whilst Charles & Anna are nearly always together。Leah's past is brought to light， and Charles， Anna & Tag are tasked with finding out what happened to the settlement of Wild Sign which had been built on land owned by Leah。 All the people have mysteriously vanished 。 Wild Sign is in the California mountains and that was where Bran rescued Leah， about 200 years ago。Lots of mystery， music， monsters & witches， but where are the people？ Coyote has a small but important part to play。 And Samuel leaves a parcel with Charles & Anna， and am so looking forward to how that plays out。Another wonderful Alpha & Omega book。 I almost feel sorry for Leah 。。。。 yeah， no。 。。。more
Anni
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Patricia managed to create another exciting and interesting adventure for Anna and Charles with interesting stakes。
Dallass
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A return to form？To put it bluntly， I’ve been unsatisfied with the last couple of books in both the Mercy and the Omega series， and honestly， the only reason I picked this up was because it was a daily deal。 Having said that， I really enjoyed this story。 It deals with Leah and her past， and once again Anna and Charles （Tag included） are heading off into the wilderness （my favourite setting for this couple）。 There are witches， wolves， walkers and a creature that is a call back to River Marked… pe A return to form？To put it bluntly， I’ve been unsatisfied with the last couple of books in both the Mercy and the Omega series， and honestly， the only reason I picked this up was because it was a daily deal。 Having said that， I really enjoyed this story。 It deals with Leah and her past， and once again Anna and Charles （Tag included） are heading off into the wilderness （my favourite setting for this couple）。 There are witches， wolves， walkers and a creature that is a call back to River Marked… perhaps that’s why I had fun reading this？ Anyway， there was a lot to unpack with character development， and that ending really catapulted it into 4 star territory。 。。。more
Vera M。
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Alpha & Omega book #6Mercy World book #18This book， while not graphic in the details has some rape and child trafficking within it。I struggled with what I want to rate this book。 I enjoyed it， it was fast paced and I love Anna and Charles。 I love Patricia Briggs books。 This just felt a little more like Mercy than an Anna book。 It also felt more like a side story about Leah than an Anna book。 But it did show a bit more of the pack and dynamics and also seemed to move the pack as a whole forward w Alpha & Omega book #6Mercy World book #18This book， while not graphic in the details has some rape and child trafficking within it。I struggled with what I want to rate this book。 I enjoyed it， it was fast paced and I love Anna and Charles。 I love Patricia Briggs books。 This just felt a little more like Mercy than an Anna book。 It also felt more like a side story about Leah than an Anna book。 But it did show a bit more of the pack and dynamics and also seemed to move the pack as a whole forward which is great in an Anna book。 。。。more
Curly's Ramblings
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Audiobook review: Mystery and werewolves make for an interesting and entertaining story！ Once again Anna and Charles are tasked with researching a mystery and later resolving a paranormal problem。 The issues are intense and the romantic moments sweet。 Brother Wolf has a good amount of air time！ Oh， and there are a couple cool of revelations towards the end。 The narrator did a great job with providing unique voices for each character and appropriate tone inflections for each scene。
Nicole
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Another great A&O installment！ I'll be honest， I did feel like it dragged a bit and was going to give it three stars but the last three hours？ MAN THAT WAS GOOD！！！ And that epilogue！ I'll be waiting anxiously for the next book。 Very very anxiously。。。。 Another great A&O installment！ I'll be honest， I did feel like it dragged a bit and was going to give it three stars but the last three hours？ MAN THAT WAS GOOD！！！ And that epilogue！ I'll be waiting anxiously for the next book。 Very very anxiously。。。。 。。。more
Sonia
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I mostly was hating the story but enjoying the book。 And then， out of the blue， something happens that changes everything。 I should be used by now。Don't mind me， I'm just in the corner trying to put back all the pieces of my shattered heart。 I mostly was hating the story but enjoying the book。 And then， out of the blue， something happens that changes everything。 I should be used by now。Don't mind me， I'm just in the corner trying to put back all the pieces of my shattered heart。 。。。more
Christine
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I enjoyed it
Mike Finn
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Patricia Brigg's Alpha & Omega books have become a comfort read for me。 I especially enjoyed the last two books， 'Dead Heat' and 'Burn Bright'。 I slipped into 'Wild Sign' expecting more of the same but， about a third of the way through the book， I almost set it aside。 It made me realise what trigger warnings were for because it pulled a couple of my own。 I wrote a post about my thoughts trigger warnings and reading about abuse in 'Wild Sign' but decided to continue on wit Patricia Brigg's Alpha & Omega books have become a comfort read for me。 I especially enjoyed the last two books， 'Dead Heat' and 'Burn Bright'。 I slipped into 'Wild Sign' expecting more of the same but， about a third of the way through the book， I almost set it aside。 It made me realise what trigger warnings were for because it pulled a couple of my own。 I wrote a post about my thoughts trigger warnings and reading about abuse in 'Wild Sign' but decided to continue on with the book。 I finished it yesterday。 It was an above-average Urban Fantasy story with a strong ensemble cast that I know well， a set of deeply evil opponents， some well-done fight scenes and a slightly uneven pace。 But I never really got past the abuse。 Mostly because the more I read， the more abuse there was。 I understand that it's reasonable， maybe even necessary， for a writer to write bad guys who are fundamentally evil。 Without them， how would we know who the good guys are？ Especially when the good guys turn into wolves and that kill efficiently and with a certain amount of glee。 Patricia Briggs gives us two sets of evil to contemplate here: the Hardisty witches who we've met before and who only become worse on closer acquaintance and another， mysterious force that steals memories and feeds off fear and pain。 The catalogue of their crimes includes abduction， rape， enslavement， torture， mind control and the sex trafficking of children。 Their victims include the two main female werewolves in the ensemble cast。 The 'solution' to the problem involved traumatic， life-changing violence。 Normally， I'd add that none of this nastiness was gratuitous but， in a way， it was all gratuitous。 This whole plot pivoted on using power to make people helpless， to take away their dignity， and to subject them to physical and emotional abuse that robs them of their sense of self。 So， no there weren't any exploitative scenes of sex or violence but why choose this plot？ I know I'm not being entirely fair here。 The Alpha & Omega series has always been about abuse。 Anna was a long term victim of sexual and emotional abuse。 Charles is constantly placed， by his father， in a role that demands so much violence from him that he had begun to see himself as a monster。 This was never a cosy storyline。 But， up to now， the thrust of the story was about Anna and Charles helping each other recover from that abuse。 In this story， that element seemed to be lost。 The relationship between Anna and Charles was still given prominence and was still essentially mutually redemptive but most of the story emphasised vulnerability and the permanent nature of the scars that abuse leaves。 So the Alpha & Omega series is still on my reading list but I won't be assuming that it's a comfort read anymore。 。。。more
Pamela Emryes
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A thoroughly enjoyable read。 A thoroughly engaging book with many twists， dark magic， battles and illumination of the packs history。 Oh dear， four more words。
June Vogann
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ExcellentPatrica Briggs bring such life and personality to her characters。 Tells a story that sucks you in， has you sitting on the edge of your seat and steals your breath。 Weaves a tale so rich you can't wait to get to the end only to be completely taken by sadness that you read the last page。 ExcellentPatrica Briggs bring such life and personality to her characters。 Tells a story that sucks you in， has you sitting on the edge of your seat and steals your breath。 Weaves a tale so rich you can't wait to get to the end only to be completely taken by sadness that you read the last page。 。。。more
Jaxx
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Yassssssss
Lori Gibbany
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Second time reading but I forgot to record it so I read it again it's that good。 I love both series。 Second time reading but I forgot to record it so I read it again it's that good。 I love both series。 。。。more
Le Reflet Des Etoiles
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BRAN CORNICK ！！！！！！Vraiment un de meilleures tome de la saga， je ne me suis pas ennuyé un seul instant， je trouve que l'intrigue est beaucoup mieux mené。De plus Patricia Briggs apprends peu à peu à lier un peu mieux ses romans。 L'épilogue ？？ Donnez la suite svp ！ BRAN CORNICK ！！！！！！Vraiment un de meilleures tome de la saga， je ne me suis pas ennuyé un seul instant， je trouve que l'intrigue est beaucoup mieux mené。De plus Patricia Briggs apprends peu à peu à lier un peu mieux ses romans。 L'épilogue ？？ Donnez la suite svp ！ 。。。more
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