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neatoburrito's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Reading this series in 2024, 17 years from publishing has definitely been an experience. I was exposed to the romantacy culture of twilight back in 2007, when this series was published and id say the genre has come leaps and bounds since.
I dont love the purity culture and the born sexy yesterday tropes , but I think the world is interesting and im hoping for a 3rd book to give rise to why this series has SO MANY books.
I dont love the purity culture and the born sexy yesterday tropes , but I think the world is interesting and im hoping for a 3rd book to give rise to why this series has SO MANY books.
jujunwa's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
rom_booksmarts's review
adventurous
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
3.75
talitha_k's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
mkoehn's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
abrug647's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
girlwithhearteyes's review
4.0
4 stars
Faith and Vaughn gave me classic paranormal romance vibes. She had a childlike sense of logic (having been isolated her entire life due to being a rare F-Psy who receives visions of the future), and he took a pretty domineering approach to pursuing/caregiving. Not gonna lie, I was into this dynamic. 😅
I also liked how the book expanded on the world building from Slave to Sensation. I won’t go into what was revealed here, but I’m expecting it to have big repercussions that we’ll see over the series.
What I liked less was the murder plot, which felt a little… unfocussed. It was the reason Faith sought out the Changelings (and came into contact with Vaughn), and I was interested in what that storyline revealed about the Psy world, but the murder plot itself felt a little anticlimactic.
Overall, there was a lot I really liked about this book, and I’m impressed by what Nalini Singh is doing with this series, so maybe I’m being a bit harsh with this rating! Probably just saving my higher ratings for later books in the series.
Faith and Vaughn gave me classic paranormal romance vibes. She had a childlike sense of logic (having been isolated her entire life due to being a rare F-Psy who receives visions of the future), and he took a pretty domineering approach to pursuing/caregiving. Not gonna lie, I was into this dynamic. 😅
I also liked how the book expanded on the world building from Slave to Sensation. I won’t go into what was revealed here, but I’m expecting it to have big repercussions that we’ll see over the series.
What I liked less was the murder plot, which felt a little… unfocussed. It was the reason Faith sought out the Changelings (and came into contact with Vaughn), and I was interested in what that storyline revealed about the Psy world, but the murder plot itself felt a little anticlimactic.
Overall, there was a lot I really liked about this book, and I’m impressed by what Nalini Singh is doing with this series, so maybe I’m being a bit harsh with this rating! Probably just saving my higher ratings for later books in the series.