mingreen's review
4.0
I have a soft spot seeing these powerful and solitary psy (who have spent their whole lives suppressing emotion) experience love for the first time and their mates making them feel all the *feels*
jkatiemarks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
lindaunconventionalbookworms's review
5.0
As always, Singh made me wonder, and the whole story made so much sense in the overall story-arc and the overall plot of the series! I am always amazed at seeing how something that happened several books ago can come to fruition much later.
chaan's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
capsandclauses's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
wellactjoally's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
4.75
Bears and cats and psy. Found family. Connections and bonds. Healers. Cubs! Treehouses. Big bad dudes with soft insides.
outlawreader's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
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? Yes
4.5
pinkmedea's review
1.75
Frankly, this book felt like a filler. Without spoiling anything, the second two-thirds of the book revolved around a plot point that anyone who follows this series would already be familiar with—I skimmed most of that since I already knew how it would end. I also didn’t really connect much to either character. I might have finally hit a point of fatigue with the tropes in Singh’s oeuvre— Lei was your usual spunky, vibrant FMC and Ivan the usual tortured Psy with a secret power— and at this point they’re just blurring together with the other characters in this arc.
I wish we could spend more time knowing the new characters and the particulars of their worlds instead of introducing more secret powers, or even instead of giving too much screen time to the characters from the original series. I’ve lost count of how many times it was repeated that Kaleb is saving the PsyNet on Sahara’s request. Don’t get me wrong— I like seeing the old characters, but there were just too many scenes with them in it reiterating details that we already know and were unnecessary to the story.
The only interesting things about this book were 1) the first few chapters showing the beginning of Lei & Ivan’s relationship, and 2) the last few chapters unveiling Ivan’s power and how it connects to the overall macro-plot of this book. Aside from that, I felt almost relieved to have finished this and to move on to the next book, which finally features the bears again and the Marshall family.
I wish we could spend more time knowing the new characters and the particulars of their worlds instead of introducing more secret powers, or even instead of giving too much screen time to the characters from the original series. I’ve lost count of how many times it was repeated that Kaleb is saving the PsyNet on Sahara’s request. Don’t get me wrong— I like seeing the old characters, but there were just too many scenes with them in it reiterating details that we already know and were unnecessary to the story.
The only interesting things about this book were 1) the first few chapters showing the beginning of Lei & Ivan’s relationship, and 2) the last few chapters unveiling Ivan’s power and how it connects to the overall macro-plot of this book. Aside from that, I felt almost relieved to have finished this and to move on to the next book, which finally features the bears again and the Marshall family.