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sincerelymendacious's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
b_nour's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.5
jujunwa's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
archangelwings's review against another edition
3.5
OK but insta love / matey business aside, I was kinda into dorian and ashaya, the kid was cute, but not present much, and the kamara business was v inchresting
annie_1298's review against another edition
5.0
Lo que más me llamo la antención fue el profundo amor que ashaya le tiene a su hijo a pesar de todo lo que se dice de los psis, así como el profundo lazo de amor que existe entre una madre y su hijo
kelsiei's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
indecisivesailorscout's review against another edition
5.0
4/13/20: This one is still definitely one of my favorites. In my top 5 for sure. The others are Slave to Sensation (still holds up so well...probably the best intro-book to a series I've ever read), Heart of Obsidian, Shield of Winter, and Silver Silence. Kiss of Snow and Shards of Hope are very close followers. They're all just so good, dammit.
4/7/18: I LOVED this book beyond anything I could have imagined. I laughed, I gasped, I cried -- it was so intense and dark and gripping, I was hooked from the first page! 6 straight hours of reading later and I finally put it down, but my heart is so full. This is definitely my new favorite in this series. I sincerely hope the rest of the books are as richly developed and amazing as this one.
4/7/18: I LOVED this book beyond anything I could have imagined. I laughed, I gasped, I cried -- it was so intense and dark and gripping, I was hooked from the first page! 6 straight hours of reading later and I finally put it down, but my heart is so full. This is definitely my new favorite in this series. I sincerely hope the rest of the books are as richly developed and amazing as this one.
pamgodwin's review against another edition
5.0
A world war is building between the Psy (a race of people void of emotion) and the Changelings (packs of sentimental shape-shifters: wolves, cats, hawks, rats, creatures of the sea, etc).
The Psy torture their children to destroy every whisper of feeling, for they believe it's a weakness. They want a silent world, under their control. The Changelings won't have it.
There are mini-battles throughout all the books and you can smell the cold fire thickening the air. The character cast so massive and the intricacies in the plot so complex, Singh could spend the rest of her career on just this series (please don't--your Guild Hunter series is one of my favs).
Sci-fi and paranormal on the cutting edge, each book is a dark yet erotic portrait of the varying personalities in this supernatural world. Evocatively, stylistically, and sensually captivating, this unique futuristic series of fairy tales work on every level. The sex scenes are pure magic.
This review applies to the first eleven books in the series (all of which I've given 5 stars). Kiss of Snow (#10) is my favorite.
Slave to Sensation
Visions of Heat
Caressed by Ice
Mine to Possess
Hostage to Pleasure
Branded by Fire
Blaze of Memory
Bonds of Justice
Play of Passion
Kiss of Snow
Tangle of Need
The Psy torture their children to destroy every whisper of feeling, for they believe it's a weakness. They want a silent world, under their control. The Changelings won't have it.
There are mini-battles throughout all the books and you can smell the cold fire thickening the air. The character cast so massive and the intricacies in the plot so complex, Singh could spend the rest of her career on just this series (please don't--your Guild Hunter series is one of my favs).
Sci-fi and paranormal on the cutting edge, each book is a dark yet erotic portrait of the varying personalities in this supernatural world. Evocatively, stylistically, and sensually captivating, this unique futuristic series of fairy tales work on every level. The sex scenes are pure magic.
This review applies to the first eleven books in the series (all of which I've given 5 stars). Kiss of Snow (#10) is my favorite.
Slave to Sensation
Visions of Heat
Caressed by Ice
Mine to Possess
Hostage to Pleasure
Branded by Fire
Blaze of Memory
Bonds of Justice
Play of Passion
Kiss of Snow
Tangle of Need
valeriaana_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
tani's review against another edition
4.0
After swearing to myself that I was going to stick to my own rules about reading ebooks only sparingly, here I am again, devouring a Psy-Changeling book. In this installment, we get the story of Ashaya and Dorian. On the surface, Ashaya seems to be the perfect Psy, brilliant and fully ensconced in Silence. However, there's far more to her than meets the eye, as Dorian finds out when he becomes responsible for her protection after she defects, exposing some of the Council's darkest secrets in the process. But is it enough to help Dorian overcome his hatred for the Psy?
Every time that I pick one of these books up, I'm convinced that this is going to be the one that gets repetitive and boring. But it seems like the Psy-Changeling series hits the tropes that I enjoy very well, and I'm nowhere near getting tired of them. I think it helps that Ashaya is actually quite different from Sascha and Faith, in that her motivations for keeping to Silence are very different from theirs. She's a far more emotionally connected character than any of the other Psy we've met so far, despite her outward seeming, which makes her relationship with Dorian feel just different enough from the romances that we've had before to be satisfying. There are also some interesting parallels between her situation and Dorian's that make their connection more intriguing that I might have otherwise expected.
This book also advances the world-building and plotting quite a bit. Ashaya's work was very important to the Council, so when she exposes it, it sets a lot of events in motion. We start to see additional factions within the Psy and the humans, as well as meeting some more of the Changeling players who I imagine will play a larger part in later books. I think one of the things that keeps me coming back to this series so readily is the way that they're showing the beginnings of a revolution, another trope that I'm very much into. Romance and politics? I am in.
Every time that I pick one of these books up, I'm convinced that this is going to be the one that gets repetitive and boring. But it seems like the Psy-Changeling series hits the tropes that I enjoy very well, and I'm nowhere near getting tired of them. I think it helps that Ashaya is actually quite different from Sascha and Faith, in that her motivations for keeping to Silence are very different from theirs. She's a far more emotionally connected character than any of the other Psy we've met so far, despite her outward seeming, which makes her relationship with Dorian feel just different enough from the romances that we've had before to be satisfying. There are also some interesting parallels between her situation and Dorian's that make their connection more intriguing that I might have otherwise expected.
This book also advances the world-building and plotting quite a bit. Ashaya's work was very important to the Council, so when she exposes it, it sets a lot of events in motion. We start to see additional factions within the Psy and the humans, as well as meeting some more of the Changeling players who I imagine will play a larger part in later books. I think one of the things that keeps me coming back to this series so readily is the way that they're showing the beginnings of a revolution, another trope that I'm very much into. Romance and politics? I am in.