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A review by lux_klara
Last Guard by Nalini Singh
4.0
So, Nalini Singh is my absolute favourite writers, not just one of my favourites but the absolute best (the only ones she shares the 1st place are Ilona Andrew). She is the reason why I started to read in English and her writing just speak to my soul in a way no other author can.
Whenever I judge and rate her her books is always in respect to other books she wrote, not realy based on anyone else's because I just feel like they go beyond the rating.
So, did I enjoy this book? Yes, I loved it.
And as always, I love how each book of the Psy-Changeling series has it's own plot yet at the same time deepen our understanding of this complex (and always shifting) complicated world. there is always more going on, more shades that help us understand the problems of the Psy-net, the difficulties of the political climate, new relationship and the strenghtening of old-ones. All of which, enrichened by a vast cast of character all of them complex, different from one another yet all with their won strenght. And I genuinely LOVED how in this book it was finally shed more light on the Anchors, the way they see the Psy-Net, how they were affected by Silence and their struggles in facing the Psy-Net current situation while simukltaneously having to fight for their right to be herd and considered by other Psy.
And Canto and Payal were just perfect for this, both strong and stubborn, each with their flaws and fears and their inability to just let go of one another. They both fought, in their own way, for the other and they complimented each other where it's needed.
So yeah, this book was an absolute great read.
So, why didn't I give it a full 5 stars? Well, to be honest, I feel like this Nalini's latest books (this one included, obviously) are becoming a bit less sizzling in the chemistry department. And with this I mean that, while I can feel the deep emotional connection of the characters, and see their own development throughout the book, I feel like the sexual tension between them is getting weaker.
Now, her books were never erotica, so they were never full of sex scenes, but throughout the story you could still feel the sexual tension between each couple sizzling and ready to snap at every interaction, ready to burn hot and fiery. And the emotional connection between the character just fueled the sexual tension, making it run hotter.
Whereas her lates book don't have that feeling anymore, they feel tamer and while they remain absolutely amazing, it feels like they lost an edge. Especially because it's not like the books lost the sexual attraction to add or deepend other aspects of the story. in fact, quite frankly, the other books were able to tick all the same boxes (complex and interesting plot, deepen an understanding of the Psy-changeling world while simulatenously changing some of its dynamics, deep emotional connection between the couple, amazing cast of secondary character...etc...).
I feel like Last Guard as lost an edge even compared to books of this series I enjoyed less (ex: Mine to Possess) and the reason why I rate it better isn't really because I feel it's superior but simply because I liked the main characters more (to be clear, I think Tally and Clay are just as well written and developed as Canto and Payal, I just didn't like them as much as I usually do the characters/couples of this series).
Anyway, the book and this series in genral is great and I definetely recommend it.
Whenever I judge and rate her her books is always in respect to other books she wrote, not realy based on anyone else's because I just feel like they go beyond the rating.
So, did I enjoy this book? Yes, I loved it.
And as always, I love how each book of the Psy-Changeling series has it's own plot yet at the same time deepen our understanding of this complex (and always shifting) complicated world. there is always more going on, more shades that help us understand the problems of the Psy-net, the difficulties of the political climate, new relationship and the strenghtening of old-ones. All of which, enrichened by a vast cast of character all of them complex, different from one another yet all with their won strenght. And I genuinely LOVED how in this book it was finally shed more light on the Anchors, the way they see the Psy-Net, how they were affected by Silence and their struggles in facing the Psy-Net current situation while simukltaneously having to fight for their right to be herd and considered by other Psy.
And Canto and Payal were just perfect for this, both strong and stubborn, each with their flaws and fears and their inability to just let go of one another. They both fought, in their own way, for the other and they complimented each other where it's needed.
So yeah, this book was an absolute great read.
So, why didn't I give it a full 5 stars? Well, to be honest, I feel like this Nalini's latest books (this one included, obviously) are becoming a bit less sizzling in the chemistry department. And with this I mean that, while I can feel the deep emotional connection of the characters, and see their own development throughout the book, I feel like the sexual tension between them is getting weaker.
Now, her books were never erotica, so they were never full of sex scenes, but throughout the story you could still feel the sexual tension between each couple sizzling and ready to snap at every interaction, ready to burn hot and fiery. And the emotional connection between the character just fueled the sexual tension, making it run hotter.
Whereas her lates book don't have that feeling anymore, they feel tamer and while they remain absolutely amazing, it feels like they lost an edge. Especially because it's not like the books lost the sexual attraction to add or deepend other aspects of the story. in fact, quite frankly, the other books were able to tick all the same boxes (complex and interesting plot, deepen an understanding of the Psy-changeling world while simulatenously changing some of its dynamics, deep emotional connection between the couple, amazing cast of secondary character...etc...).
I feel like Last Guard as lost an edge even compared to books of this series I enjoyed less (ex: Mine to Possess) and the reason why I rate it better isn't really because I feel it's superior but simply because I liked the main characters more (to be clear, I think Tally and Clay are just as well written and developed as Canto and Payal, I just didn't like them as much as I usually do the characters/couples of this series).
Anyway, the book and this series in genral is great and I definetely recommend it.