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A review by smuttymcbookface
Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh
dark
medium-paced
3.0
I decided to give this series one final book before giving up on it, because I read that this was the book where the plot began to develop. Unfortunately, I just don't like the writing anyway.
Nalini Singh is the definition of women writing men. You will find many unironic statements like "his pure unadulterated maleness" in all of these books. I thought I'd appreciate this one more because it was a female changeling, meaning that it wasn't a man harassing a woman into a sexual relationship like the others. And, don't get me wrong, I did appreciate the relationship more in this book compared to Slave to Sensation and Visions of Heat. But the writing was still too much.
Although the plot was developed further in this, and it did seem like a good plot, I found myself bored. I felt like things dragged on, and events happened just to keep the book going. I loved the development of these two, but I did find Brenna annoying because of how Nalini Singh has written women changelings as every "emotional" stereotype you can think of.
In addition to that, the writing just felt lazy at times. Chapters ended and started mid conversation with seemingly no reasoning but to add a new chapter. The writing was unrepentantly sexist. And some characters seemed to be everywhere just because.
Nalini Singh is the definition of women writing men. You will find many unironic statements like "his pure unadulterated maleness" in all of these books. I thought I'd appreciate this one more because it was a female changeling, meaning that it wasn't a man harassing a woman into a sexual relationship like the others. And, don't get me wrong, I did appreciate the relationship more in this book compared to Slave to Sensation and Visions of Heat. But the writing was still too much.
Although the plot was developed further in this, and it did seem like a good plot, I found myself bored. I felt like things dragged on, and events happened just to keep the book going. I loved the development of these two, but I did find Brenna annoying because of how Nalini Singh has written women changelings as every "emotional" stereotype you can think of.
In addition to that, the writing just felt lazy at times. Chapters ended and started mid conversation with seemingly no reasoning but to add a new chapter. The writing was unrepentantly sexist. And some characters seemed to be everywhere just because.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual assault, Death, and Rape