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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
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
challenging
emotional
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:
Yes
*Review Copy Obtained via Netgalley*
Warning: While in theory you can drop in on any of the Pay-Changeloing novels, I would really not recommend going into Wolf Rain without reading a few other titles. This is a deep cut novel with a lot of history and characters and you lose quite a bit by not reading other works.
Memory has lived in a cage most of her life. She was kidnapped as a child by a mad-man and her E-Psy powers were harnessed and used against her and humanity. Until one day, she is able to signal out her rage and sorrow and escape via the help of the Snow Dancer lieutenant, Alexei. E-Psy's are mostly seen as a gift to the broken Psy consciousness. Built to create empathy in the world and fix what has been broken by Silence but Memory has seen the darkness of her gift and cannot see herself as someone who can help fix that which was broken.
There is a lot to like in "Wolf Rain". First, Memory is bad tempered and determined to live life on her terms after being locked away and is a joy to watch grow and come into her power. Alexei too is a great character, he is grieving for very understandable reasons but still reaches out to make a connection to Memory even though his brain is telling him to stay far away.
I have been reading the Psy-Changeling series for a while and didn't manage to finish Ocean's Light. So it was nice to return to SnowDancers to see what has grown and check in on other characters that we haven't seen in a while. Wolf Rain was not perfect, a lot is up in the air regarding the Trinity Accords, so the book feels a little unfinished and the "villain" of the story was a bit of a cardboard cut out villain but Alexei and Memory make a lot of the problems worth it.
Warning: While in theory you can drop in on any of the Pay-Changeloing novels, I would really not recommend going into Wolf Rain without reading a few other titles. This is a deep cut novel with a lot of history and characters and you lose quite a bit by not reading other works.
Memory has lived in a cage most of her life. She was kidnapped as a child by a mad-man and her E-Psy powers were harnessed and used against her and humanity. Until one day, she is able to signal out her rage and sorrow and escape via the help of the Snow Dancer lieutenant, Alexei. E-Psy's are mostly seen as a gift to the broken Psy consciousness. Built to create empathy in the world and fix what has been broken by Silence but Memory has seen the darkness of her gift and cannot see herself as someone who can help fix that which was broken.
There is a lot to like in "Wolf Rain". First, Memory is bad tempered and determined to live life on her terms after being locked away and is a joy to watch grow and come into her power. Alexei too is a great character, he is grieving for very understandable reasons but still reaches out to make a connection to Memory even though his brain is telling him to stay far away.
I have been reading the Psy-Changeling series for a while and didn't manage to finish Ocean's Light. So it was nice to return to SnowDancers to see what has grown and check in on other characters that we haven't seen in a while. Wolf Rain was not perfect, a lot is up in the air regarding the Trinity Accords, so the book feels a little unfinished and the "villain" of the story was a bit of a cardboard cut out villain but Alexei and Memory make a lot of the problems worth it.
dark
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
sad
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:
Complicated
So many things explained, yet so many more mysteries.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Besides being unrealistic with regards to how an abuse survivor would behave and insta-love issues, this book did not add much to the overall arc of the series. Some characters with similar backstories to Memory's could have helped her adjust to the outside world but we don't meet any one of them, other than Sascha.
To date, many characters with unique abilities--ones that can stabilize the PsyNet--have been found. Yet, there's no attempt to bring them together, so they can resolve the issue once and for all. I'm guessing the author will use that material to write a separate book later on. Finally, as one reviewer mentioned, it'd be a good change to come across a male E and make them the star in one of the next books. So far, all E protags have been females.