Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega Series #2) Book

Every once in a while, it feels so good to jump out of the romance genre and jump back into some Urban Fantasy/PNR. Patricia Briggs is one of my go to authors when it comes to these types of books. After listening to the first book in this series (Cry Wolf), I decided to do book 2 in audio as well. I'm happy I did. It was fast listening and the narrator did a great job voicing Anna and Charles.

Hunting Ground takes place in Seattle. If you've read the Mercy Thompson series, you remember that book where the were's are considering 'coming out' to the world- well, the time line is lined up with this book. Charles is there in the place of his father, the Marrok. And of course, he brings his mate and Omega, Anna. Anna is very useful in situations like this and she proves that time and time again.

There is a lot going on with the story. Quite a few new characters, and some of the regulars. I like that, but at times it can feel a little overwhelming. I didn't love that. And the fact that I listened may have made it a little more difficult to keep track of everything. I liked some of the new characters, but I did miss Asil from book one. I'm really hoping he's in the next book.

There was some action and even some mystery, but what I loved most about this story was seeing the growth in Anna and Charles relationship. He's learning the can's and can'ts when it comes to his damaged wolf. Anna is able to open up more to Charles and trust him more. Not just her wolf doing this, but her as a person. It's taken a lot of time for her to start to overcome her past and I love that she's doing it and moving forward.

I'm really enjoying this series. I can't tell if I like it as much as the Mercy Thompson books- I really love those. With each and every book I'm liking it more and more. My husband tells me the next book is the best so far in the series so I'm sure I'll be listening to it sooner rather than later!