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musicalmuppet's review against another edition
dark
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
5.0
simrooon's review against another edition
5.0
Gotta think twice before calling Judd cold, cause boi did he amp up that temp lol !
srosiereads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ymalima's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mo_mood_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
5.0
mamabears_fabulous_book_finds's review against another edition
4.0
Wow... loved this book. Judd is tied for my favorite. Loved Brennan strength.
amlibera's review against another edition
3.0
I was looking for something immersive since I've been having trouble reading during the pandemic. There is something about the Psy-Changeling series that feels like old school ABC soap opera meets an infinitely smarter version of Twilight. Just exactly what I needed to push me through my reading slump
bookishserenity's review against another edition
5.0
5/5 stars
This was perfection oh my god I love Judd I love Brenna need more books like this
This was perfection oh my god I love Judd I love Brenna need more books like this
jackiehorne's review against another edition
3.0
Was expecting to enjoy this one more than I did, thinking that the switch in the gender/race combinations from the previous two books would lead to interesting gender exploration. I found the portrayal of the hero, Judd, intriguing, because even though he's a member of the Psy race, committed to the suppression of emotion, it turns out that he's not that unemotional at all; he's accepted Silence because his emotions are TOO STRONG. If he allowed any emotion to break free, he would be OVER-THE-TOP emotional, to the point of his feelings causing him to kill others. But his task—to learn how to control some emotions, while experiencing others—seems to take little effort at all, which felt rather anticlimactic.
The heroine, Brenna, n changeling who experiences emotion, has the additional complication of having been recently kidnapped, physically tortured, and "mind raped" (see book #1). Her plight—to convince her family and her pack that she doesn't need coddling, despite her trauma—sounds interesting in the abstract, but the way it plays out on the page, she comes across as just an annoying whiner. Her instant attraction to the cold Psy feels especially icky, given her recent trauma.
I did appreciate that Judd backs up Brenna, insisting she has the right to be respected and given her space. And that in the end she kicks the current book villain's butt without Judd's help. Beyond this one act, though, Brenna does very little to prove that she's not just a damsel in distress, and it's difficult not to feel that the female empowerment message is only skin deep (for example, after the climactic fight, when Judd says "You didn't need my help," Brenna undermines her own ability by telling him, "I knew you'd come. That's why I fought so hard. I knew that by the time I got tired, you'd be there" [320]).
Also continue to be disappointed with the lack of tension surrounding the villain, as in the previous books; the author seems far more focused on setting up the big villain for later books than in making us wonder/guess/feel surprised by the villain in this one.
The heroine, Brenna, n changeling who experiences emotion, has the additional complication of having been recently kidnapped, physically tortured, and "mind raped" (see book #1). Her plight—to convince her family and her pack that she doesn't need coddling, despite her trauma—sounds interesting in the abstract, but the way it plays out on the page, she comes across as just an annoying whiner. Her instant attraction to the cold Psy feels especially icky, given her recent trauma.
I did appreciate that Judd backs up Brenna, insisting she has the right to be respected and given her space. And that in the end she kicks the current book villain's butt without Judd's help. Beyond this one act, though, Brenna does very little to prove that she's not just a damsel in distress, and it's difficult not to feel that the female empowerment message is only skin deep (for example, after the climactic fight, when Judd says "You didn't need my help," Brenna undermines her own ability by telling him, "I knew you'd come. That's why I fought so hard. I knew that by the time I got tired, you'd be there" [320]).
Also continue to be disappointed with the lack of tension surrounding the villain, as in the previous books; the author seems far more focused on setting up the big villain for later books than in making us wonder/guess/feel surprised by the villain in this one.