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mc10's review
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
💬: "Hawke bared his teeth. When Stenson flinched, he realized the gesture had been more lupine aggressiveness than human smile. Ah well, the man would have to get used to dealing with wolves sooner or later.
Singh, Nalini. Allegiance of Honor (Psy-Changeling Book 15) (p. 173). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: paranormal romance, romance, urban fantasy, adult
📚Page Count: 479
🎧Audiobook Length: 15h 08min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3.75/5
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Allegiance of Honor is the 15th book in the Psy/Changeling series by Nalini Singh. This book has
partly to do with the characters of past books, almost everyone makes an appearance. Although there is a current threat in the story, a lot of the book's focus is on past characters and how they're doing in their friend and romantic relationships. Sascha and Luca's cub is in danger, there's a group of people rumored to be targeting their baby and they have to do everything they can to protect her and other members of the pack.
This story was was 50% catching up with past characters, and the other 50% was dealing with the current threat in the books. It was nice to see how the characters in their relationships progressed but it seemed like these parts were dragging on. We also got to see a fewpregnancies in action . There were so many characters to address in this final Psy/Changeling novel that it was a bit hard to keep up with who was who, even though I started this series just about one year ago.
The spicy scenes were okay, we got several spicy scenes of characters in different relationships but it was just okay. I would have liked to stay with a specific couple and read their spicy scenes instead of switching couples for every scene. I'm giving it two chilies 🌶️🌶️ out of five chilies
Overall, Allegiance of Honor was just okay, there were interesting parts and some not so interesting parts. This was a novel to wrap up character relationships and situations to end the series. We all know now in 2024 that there is a follow up series, one that I'm excited to start soon. I'm giving this book 3.75 stars out of 5.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3.75/5 Stars
I listened to this for free on the library app [HooplaDigital.com]
Singh, Nalini. Allegiance of Honor (Psy-Changeling Book 15) (p. 173). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: paranormal romance, romance, urban fantasy, adult
📚Page Count: 479
🎧Audiobook Length: 15h 08min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3.75/5
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Allegiance of Honor is the 15th book in the Psy/Changeling series by Nalini Singh. This book has
partly to do with the characters of past books, almost everyone makes an appearance. Although there is a current threat in the story, a lot of the book's focus is on past characters and how they're doing in their friend and romantic relationships. Sascha and Luca's cub is in danger, there's a group of people rumored to be targeting their baby and they have to do everything they can to protect her and other members of the pack.
This story was was 50% catching up with past characters, and the other 50% was dealing with the current threat in the books. It was nice to see how the characters in their relationships progressed but it seemed like these parts were dragging on. We also got to see a few
The spicy scenes were okay, we got several spicy scenes of characters in different relationships but it was just okay. I would have liked to stay with a specific couple and read their spicy scenes instead of switching couples for every scene. I'm giving it two chilies 🌶️🌶️ out of five chilies
Overall, Allegiance of Honor was just okay, there were interesting parts and some not so interesting parts. This was a novel to wrap up character relationships and situations to end the series. We all know now in 2024 that there is a follow up series, one that I'm excited to start soon. I'm giving this book 3.75 stars out of 5.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3.75/5 Stars
I listened to this for free on the library app [HooplaDigital.com]
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
alisonhori's review against another edition
4.0
This one was kind of all over the place with lots of parallel stories going on some quite unrelated to others...its getting more like an episode than a book in some ones but still interesting and fun fluff.
beautifuldissonance's review against another edition
5.0
This book is definitely my favourite from the series. I know that this is a romance series, but I read it for the world building and overarching plot. It’s a testament to the author that this is one of my favourite series despite its focus on romance and sex (which I find tedious to read about). That this book didn’t focus on a specific couple and was instead all about the world and existing characters was a refreshing change for me, because all of that is what keeps me coming back.
As this was a re-read it was also fun to notice this time around just how much the final book of this series ties into the various plots for the books from the Trinity series.
As this was a re-read it was also fun to notice this time around just how much the final book of this series ties into the various plots for the books from the Trinity series.
amybraunauthor's review against another edition
4.0
I confess: I started reading this book without reading of the previous 14 books. And boy, did that make a difference. I want to stress that the writing, story, and characters are not bad. Far from it. But not having all the previous context definitely made for a different reading experience.
ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR is a story about family and changeling packs coming together to support and protect one another as they work to stabilize a peace known as Trinity. While there are main characters who drive the plot, there are also moments where other couples from the previous books take the spotlight.
This is where I got lost. Much of the book felt like fluff, since we spent so much time with couples who got their happily-ever-afters or were looking to repair other relationships. It got to be too much since I hadn't spent much time with any of the characters. It was hard to connect with them since the stakes didn't seem to be very high, for the most point.
Granted, ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR is very sweet and perfect for long time fans, but I would have begun at a different point rather than at the end.
The writing itself is very good and I've enjoyed Nalini Singh books enough that I will continue with other works of hers. But I will definitely start at the beginning, next time!
ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR is a story about family and changeling packs coming together to support and protect one another as they work to stabilize a peace known as Trinity. While there are main characters who drive the plot, there are also moments where other couples from the previous books take the spotlight.
This is where I got lost. Much of the book felt like fluff, since we spent so much time with couples who got their happily-ever-afters or were looking to repair other relationships. It got to be too much since I hadn't spent much time with any of the characters. It was hard to connect with them since the stakes didn't seem to be very high, for the most point.
Granted, ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR is very sweet and perfect for long time fans, but I would have begun at a different point rather than at the end.
The writing itself is very good and I've enjoyed Nalini Singh books enough that I will continue with other works of hers. But I will definitely start at the beginning, next time!
amlibera's review against another edition
4.0
Not quite as much of a story here as much extended epilogues with pieces of story in between. Still I enjoyed it (I probably enjoy the world building in the Psy-Changling books as much or more than I enjoy the relationships). I think I would have been more satisfied with some of this in a more fleshed out form -TBH this is more of a 3.5 stars than a four but I'll leave it where it is.
bookishserenity's review against another edition
5.0
omggg i loved this huge novella!!!!
xavier and nina made me cry and walker and lara i'm so happyyyyyy
xavier and nina made me cry and walker and lara i'm so happyyyyyy
amym84's review against another edition
4.0
When Nalini Singh says this book is an end-cap to "Season 1" of Psy/Changeling, she's not lying. Allegiance of Honor deftly culminates the storylines and characters from the fourteen previous books. There's a bit more focus on Lucas and Sascha which I found apt due to the fact that they are the couple that started it all in [b:Slave to Sensation|178476|Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1)|Nalini Singh|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403541641s/178476.jpg|172416]. In [b:Shards of Hope|17159943|Shards of Hope (Psy-Changeling, #14)|Nalini Singh|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1414670964s/17159943.jpg|42797145] our rag tag groups of Psy / Changlings / Humans began to run into conflict with a group called The Consortium. After having been thwarted in their plans in Shards, The Consortium goes underground to regroup.
The Consortium pops up again in Allegiance, but I felt like it was more of a "hello, we're still here and ready to cause trouble" type of thing. Showing that things are not settled as of yet, and I'm assuming this group will be one of the main causes of conflict for "Season 2" of the series. I kind of kept waiting for the other shoe to drop (so to speak) in regards to something big and bad happening, but it doesn't come (at least not to the scale we've seen in previous books).
Mostly, Allegiance is about the characters we've come to love throughout this series. Each couple gets some page time (some more than others) throughout the story. At times I felt like we were catching up with old friends. Finding out where they've been and where they're going. Nalini Singh ties up some of the more secondary threads (cough*pupcubs*cough) that have been going on for quite a while.
I personally enjoyed the more sedate pacing, the more day-to-day type of domestic tasks we see throughout the story. I honestly love revisiting the characters. It makes me want to go back and start from the beginning. It's an observation that's made quite frequently in this book, that the reason these characters are in their respective places (the reason that many of these events have come to pass) can boil down to an Alpha Changeling and a Psy mating (for the most part of course). Which is why I think it was apropos that Sascha and Lucas are featured so heavily here.
It was nice to almost have a breather, of sorts, before Nalini Singh dives right into another big story arc. It's clear where things are set-up to progress in the world overall. I'm just looking forward to having some of the most recently introduced characters (such as BlackSea) hopefully get their own stories told, or we may see some of the now-grownup characters finally get their own books as well. Allegiance really makes you understand how big this world that Nalini Singh created is.
I think anyone who is a Psy/Changeling fan will love Allegiance of Honor.
*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Consortium pops up again in Allegiance, but I felt like it was more of a "hello, we're still here and ready to cause trouble" type of thing. Showing that things are not settled as of yet, and I'm assuming this group will be one of the main causes of conflict for "Season 2" of the series. I kind of kept waiting for the other shoe to drop (so to speak) in regards to something big and bad happening, but it doesn't come (at least not to the scale we've seen in previous books).
Mostly, Allegiance is about the characters we've come to love throughout this series. Each couple gets some page time (some more than others) throughout the story. At times I felt like we were catching up with old friends. Finding out where they've been and where they're going. Nalini Singh ties up some of the more secondary threads (cough*pupcubs*cough) that have been going on for quite a while.
I personally enjoyed the more sedate pacing, the more day-to-day type of domestic tasks we see throughout the story. I honestly love revisiting the characters. It makes me want to go back and start from the beginning. It's an observation that's made quite frequently in this book, that the reason these characters are in their respective places (the reason that many of these events have come to pass) can boil down to an Alpha Changeling and a Psy mating (for the most part of course). Which is why I think it was apropos that Sascha and Lucas are featured so heavily here.
It was nice to almost have a breather, of sorts, before Nalini Singh dives right into another big story arc. It's clear where things are set-up to progress in the world overall. I'm just looking forward to having some of the most recently introduced characters (such as BlackSea) hopefully get their own stories told, or we may see some of the now-grownup characters finally get their own books as well. Allegiance really makes you understand how big this world that Nalini Singh created is.
I think anyone who is a Psy/Changeling fan will love Allegiance of Honor.
*ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
indecisivesailorscout's review against another edition
5.0
2nd read: I feel much more magnanimous about this the second time around. Part of it absolutely as to do with saving it for last, since this is the big Happily Ever After for so many of our favorite couples, with little nods to all those who feature in the "second season" of the series after this (as described by Nalini Singh herself). Seeing everybody truly come together and being able to almost see the big web that connects them all together is simply magical. Plus, while I still would have liked to see the "Big Plot" given a proper finale, this still did something huge by showcasing a huge part of the problem for why the Honeycomb hasn't completely fixed everything, and set the groundwork for what has to happen next to ensure their survival. I'm so beyond excited for the next book in the series, and so glad I did this huge read-through!
1st read: Surprise, I loved it. Not my favorite being an ensemble book that didn't wrap up The Big Plot but it was still so swell to see everybody. Missed you guys. Augh.
1st read: Surprise, I loved it. Not my favorite being an ensemble book that didn't wrap up The Big Plot but it was still so swell to see everybody. Missed you guys. Augh.
boosmummy's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this latest installment of the Psy-Changeling world. It's different from the previous books as it doesn't focus on one couple, instead it brings in some of our favourite characters and we learn more about their new world. Now I can't wait to have my hands on book #16 but it's ages yet :'( Hopefully soon we'll find a bit more about Nikita and Anthony's strange relationship and the water changelings as the Trinity series takes over :-)