I was on pins and needles waitng for a copy of this book. Sadly, it was not as good as her Mercy Thompson series. I found myself skimming through quite a bit and really, only the last few chapters were good.

Let 1st start by being honest. I love Patricia Briggs. She weaves a story like no one else. Absolutely my favorite author. Now that that is out of the way...I will have to say while I liked the story I found Anna to be whiney and annoying thru out the 1st half of the book, but as the story progressed I did come to like her much better. As with all Patricia Briggs books, the writing and the story are incredible. I easily give it 4.5 stars. I would suggest reading the short in On the Prowl prior to reading this book. I found Anna annoying and I read the short....If I hadn't read the short, I think I would have hated her. A great new spin off of the Mercy series, maybe we can hope Sam will get one too!

Ongoing story of the romance between Alpha wolf Charles Cornick and Omega wolf Anna Latham. This story picks up where it left off in the On the Prowl Anthology. Anna returns to Montana with Charles and his father the Marrock. Charles is trying to heal from exposure to silver, and court Anna, when he is assigned an important assignment from his father. The courtship is complicated due to Anna's history. We learn more details regarding the how and why of her past abuses. We meet some interesting personalities in the Pack. The Marrock's mate is a real winner. Anna goes with Charles on his assignment, and they are both in danger. Loved the continuation of the romance. The conclusion to the assignment seemed to drag. I love Charles and Anna and I'll read about them again. Love Patricia Briggs.

I wasn't sure if I wanted to read this book. Do I really need ANOTHER series, even if it is by Patricia Briggs--whom I adore?

I read it in one sitting this weekend. It was THAT good! You do need to read the short story in Prowl first, though. This picks up right where that one left off and, if you haven't read it, you'll miss out on a lot.

It's interesting to see what is happening in the Marrock's world while Mercy and Adam are off doing their thing in the TriCities.

I definitely will be buying both series now!

This is not a Mercy Thompson-series book, but apparently the start of a new series. It just doesn't measure up. The main character is weak to the point you wanted to slap her and say "Snap out of it already!", the male is stoic to the point of absurdity and the existence and purpose of an "Omega" is never fully explained. Come back, Mercy!!

Cry Wolf is the first book in the start of a new urban fantasy series by Patricia Briggs, which is set in the same world as her Mercy Thompson series and runs in parallel with it. Although I say urban fantasy, this series does have a greater focus on romance than the Mercy series, which is something the author points out herself in interviews I've seen online. Fans of Mercy looking into reading this series should expect to see a lot about the relationship developing between Anna and Charles along with any action.

I strongly recommend reading "Alpha and Omega" in the On the Prowl anthology before reading Cry Wolf (reading the Mercy series isn't necessary though). In that short story we learn how our protagonists met.

I noticed more worldbuilding in terms of the pack and some of the backstory regarding it in this book. For instance the reader learns a bit more about what happens when two wolves decide to mate and what an Omega wolf can do. We also see some history for certain older wolves, including Bran and Samuel. I don't remember reading about this part of Bran's life from Mercy's series, so I thought that was very interesting and shed more light into why Bran is the Marrok.

I still love the Mercy series more, but it sure doesn't suck to get a book every six months from Briggs as she puts out Anna and Charles books between each Mercy offering. I like Anna and I like Charles, but I'm not 100% sure about Anna yet. She doesn't seem as strong a character as Mercy. I'm kind of waiting to see about that - Anna seems so fragile and timid sometimes, although she does stand up for herself and does some things that put herself in danger, I am not seeing independence yet. Should be interesting to see how she develops. A good start to a series, looking forward to the rest!

P.S. There is an excerpt of Bone Crossed (book 4 of the Mercy Thompson series) at the end of this book.

I can only repeat what the other reviews have said, even if you've read the Mercy series, you will absolutely want to read the short story entitled 'Alpha & Omega' found in the anthology On The Prowl. This story gives you all of the necessary backstory on Anna, how she was abused by her pack, how she met Charles & how they became mates.

If you are a reader of the Mercy series, you will appreciate this one simply for the chance to learn even more about Bran (the Marrock), Charles, Samuel & the pack in Montana.

Be aware that Anna is no Mercy, she does not come out of the gate swinging, but instead is finding her place in life. She was abused for the first 3 years since her Change &, as expected, she is a very tentative character. I think it will be interesting to watch her grow into the "Omega" definition that Briggs has laid out in Cry Wolf.

I will read the next book with hopes that Anna's character will grow, plus I'm hoping that we'll see even more of Bran & the other wolves in his pack.

I really enjoyed this new storyline in the Mercy Universe. I really loved getting a little more insight into Bran's character and the family dynamic of the Werewolves.

Even if you haven't read the other books in this universe this is a great read.

I have to admit that compared to other novels by Briggs, this one didn't hold my attention as well. The story seemed forced, and the conclusion took way too long. Even with reading the first story in "On the Prowl" and the Mercedes series, I still felt that things were assumed about the world in which Briggs' characters live.

I really enjoyed this book. As soon as I bought it I couldn't put it down. I finished it in a day.
This being the first book in the series, it was a little confusing at first. I thought it was the second book. I felt there were a few weird parts in the book. But over all a 4.5 rating.

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I love Patricia Briggs books. This series is as good as the Mercy Thompson series.

Great book! I love her writing style!

This was a really fun read.

The main characters are warewolves living in 21st century America. Lot of action, lots of romance. I read this book in about a day - I couldn't put it down.

An interesting and enjoyable story that gives us further insight into the werewolf society in Montana that we see glimpses of in the Mercy Thompson books. There are references to events from the short story that the main character originated in, but despite not having read that story yet, I found the references did not detract from my enjoyment of the book. I'd still like to read the story some day, as the main character is engaging and undergoing a process of growing and accepting who she is. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson books.

I am a die hard fan of Briggs' Were Wolf series. She has her own spin on Vampires and her Skin Walker character is just an adventure to read. She infuses great personality into her various characters which makes this series a wonderful tale indeed.

The author has well-timed pacing, interesting and sympathetic characters and takes inventive directions with the plot. I particularly liked her strong female characters and the idea that females need not compete with men by trying to dominate them in the male pattern.

I felt like I was missing something here. It seemed like the author had put this book together as an afterthought from her other books (which I haven't read). She didn't seem to develop the characters very well in the book and because of this, I didn't really care what happened.

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This series is a spin-off of the Mercy Thompson series, which is about a walker/mechanic (shape-shifter, not were, that changes into a coyote) who was literally raised by wolves. Well, were-wolves. Cry Wolf, the first book, is written from the perspective of Charles Cornnick, son of and enforcer to the North American werewolves, and Anna, an Omega wolf (definition of Omegas are a bit sketchy, but it seems that they are a wolf that acts as a calming influence to wolves. Helping them repress their baser wolf instincts.). Anna was unwillingly changed into a werewolf by her astoundingly abusive former pack. Her and Charles meet as he comes in to clean up after her pack's corrupt Alpha. As fate has it, they are invitably drawn to each other as mates. You can practically feel the chemistry between Charles and Anna. I also really enjoyed watching Anna's character develop from a reluctant submissive to fulfilling her role as an Omega. Soon book 2 comes out, Hunting Ground. yay!

I love Patricia Briggs' books, she has a style I enjoy and this book was no exception. I look forward to the rest of the series, as well as the continuation of the Mercy Thompson series.

I really enjoyed this book. I've only read one more book by Patricia Briggs, and loved the story. She is an excellent story teller. (Just HOW do these authors do it?) Even tho Anna comes across as a meek, sometimes whiney person, I doubt if I would have done any better were I in her shoes. She does, however, find herself and ends up quite the heroine. I'd read more stories about her and Charles.

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