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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
This is actually a re-read, for some reason I couldn't stop thinking about this book. It held his place as an interesting and fast book and withheld against the power of Re-reading Books I've Read Younger Just To Discover Young Me Had No Standards, which is good. The universe and politics shown in the story are very interesting, and the stakes are high, but some my favorite scenes weren't as fun as I had remembered. I love that the main girl has the same name as me tho
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Okay I'm way behind on reviews so I'm speeding through but know this - this series SLAPS beyond all reasoning and this book really kicks it off with a bang! But TW for basically everything you can imagine. (Not me being like "I would NEVER read mafia romance š¤" and then getting hooked on this stuff š)
Alternate Universe with shape-shifters, folks with psychic powers, and lowly, lowly humans.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I always wonder what to say when reviewing romance books. I was shocked by the ending? Or that the main couple had obstacles to overcome? Um, no. This is a romance book. The story arc was pre-ordained, so the differentiating factors are the universe, the characters, the side plots, the writing style. For these, one short paragraph a piece:
The universe - I liked it. In a world where the ruling Psy have evolved to have no feelings, our protagonist Sascha is a freak who has feelings. And then her mom, a grand-poobah of the Psy, herself a quite successful unemotional robot, asks Sascha to interact with a changling, the half human, half animal (be it leopard, cougar, wolf, housecat, I'm not sure) hybrids which can change back and forth and have characteristics of both species working all the time. And man, are they emotional. The first half of the book, the universe was quite strong. The second half, I actually got bogged down in it. Too much lengthy description of the Psy-Network and the details of Sascha navigating around the Psy-Network and I thought, hey, let's get back to the sex already, I'm tired of hearing about some computer's central processing unit's inner workings already.
The characters - were strong. I liked both of the main couple, Sascha and Duncan were both compelling. There was a little bit of insta-love on Lucas' part that they tried to pass off as some type of panther trait, which actually reminded me of the Twilight series imprinting and that reminded me of Jacob and Reneesme and I threw up a little in my mouth. At least these two crazy kids in love are both adults and they seem to be into it. The side characters were also decently drawn, especially the healer lady whose name escapes me, as she makes cookies. And I love cookies. I'll go hang out with her, and even play with the cubs, but I'm not letting them wreck my boots. Boots are expensive, man. What kind of universe is that not a factor?
The side plots - There are serial killers on the loose and a young woman's life in the balance and potential tribal war between various factions of changlings and also between changlings and the Psy. So, there are plots abounding. And some weird business deal involving real estate and housing built for various types of changlings and the Psy investing in it despite the fact they would never use it and that whole plot line got dumped somewhere along the line. So, a mixed bag here. Spoiler
The writing style - it was good. I'd give this author another try. I kept reading, even when I was annoyed with how long we were in the Psy Network. It was quite readable.
Overall, enjoyable, but I did have some issues with it.
The universe - I liked it. In a world where the ruling Psy have evolved to have no feelings, our protagonist Sascha is a freak who has feelings. And then her mom, a grand-poobah of the Psy, herself a quite successful unemotional robot, asks Sascha to interact with a changling, the half human, half animal (be it leopard, cougar, wolf, housecat, I'm not sure) hybrids which can change back and forth and have characteristics of both species working all the time. And man, are they emotional. The first half of the book, the universe was quite strong. The second half, I actually got bogged down in it. Too much lengthy description of the Psy-Network and the details of Sascha navigating around the Psy-Network and I thought, hey, let's get back to the sex already, I'm tired of hearing about some computer's central processing unit's inner workings already.
The characters - were strong. I liked both of the main couple, Sascha and Duncan were both compelling. There was a little bit of insta-love on Lucas' part that they tried to pass off as some type of panther trait, which actually reminded me of the Twilight series imprinting and that reminded me of Jacob and Reneesme and I threw up a little in my mouth. At least these two crazy kids in love are both adults and they seem to be into it. The side characters were also decently drawn, especially the healer lady whose name escapes me, as she makes cookies. And I love cookies. I'll go hang out with her, and even play with the cubs, but I'm not letting them wreck my boots. Boots are expensive, man. What kind of universe is that not a factor?
The side plots - There are serial killers on the loose and a young woman's life in the balance and potential tribal war between various factions of changlings and also between changlings and the Psy. So, there are plots abounding. And some weird business deal involving real estate and housing built for various types of changlings and the Psy investing in it despite the fact they would never use it and that whole plot line got dumped somewhere along the line. So, a mixed bag here. Spoiler
Spoiler
why on earth did Sascha's mom push her into working on this real estate deal with Lucas, particularly because she suspected that Sascha was having forbidden feelings? Was she trying to push her into helping them find the killer, or trying to get her daughter killed, or what exactly was this strategic master-mind's end game. That was weak.The writing style - it was good. I'd give this author another try. I kept reading, even when I was annoyed with how long we were in the Psy Network. It was quite readable.
Overall, enjoyable, but I did have some issues with it.
Es un libro que mezcla perfectamente lo paranormal con lo romƔntico con ligeros toques de erotismo, el mundo que Nalini ha creado es profundo, complejo y se encuentra mezclado, pero con su facilidad para hacerte parte de la historia no cuesta nada seguir el hilo.
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this book has EVERYTHING. metaphors for the evils of white supremacy and neo-colonialism, sexy sexy shifters, very concise worldbuilding that is nevertheless expansive, good smut!! some great lines and beautiful prose!! FMC and MMC with great personalities and a wonderful dynamic!! NO NOTES (one note my pet peeve in romances is āhis malenessā and she does it a lot but IM SOOOO HAPPY TO FORGIVE). I think divergent is a fanfiction of this. CANT WAIT TO READ EVERYTHING SHES EVER WRITTEN
This was recommended by an employee at Barnes and Noble and boy am I grateful. I loved this book ā so much so I had to run out and get the 2nd one as soon as I could. The conflict between the way of the Psy and the changelings was riveting and turbulent. Saschaās character was strong and I enjoyed learning about how the Psy operates through her. Lucas was defiantly the perfect match for her. I enjoyed the dynamic of the pack and liked the differences between the wolves and the leopards. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading it all again in the future.
It started out strong but the ending felt rushed. The writing got choppy and I had to reread several spots because the the sentences were confusing.
Was this a guilty pleasure read?! Hell yes! Did I love it? Omg I died, loved it so much. Will I continue to read all 19 books? Count me in! One of my beautiful booksta friends recommended this fantastic paranormal/ urban fantasy romance book and Iām hooked. Not something I would normally read but yesss give me more!