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A review by b0okcupidity
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
3.0
After finishing [b:Slave to Sensation|178476|Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1)|Nalini Singh|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347798536s/178476.jpg|172416], all I wanted to do was go find me my own man-cat who purrs and pounces and stuff. One that plays with little cubs and growls at people. Wait. This is getting weird. But, damn. That panther/leopard guy is hot.
And besides his prowly hotness, I want his freakin' tree house.
Was it just me, or did everyone picture Sascha as that freaky nurse-girl in at the beginning of Star Trek that births Jim Kirk? No? Just me? I could NOT get that image out of my head - it's all the descriptions of the 'big eyes' and starbursts and stuff.
In fact, I thought of Star Trek a lot while I read this book. Mostly because I felt like the Psy was sorta a version of something we've already seen, i.e. Vulcans. Except not. Really, the whole Psy thing baffled me...they don't feel but yet do emotionally respond. The gradient thing confused me. There was always an undercurrent of anger in every Psy we met except Sascha. Don't get me started on how someone who grew up in the 'silence' could recognize or have emotional responses that are typical. I actually found it a bit silly in places.
I understand fantasy-fiction. The author can really do whatever they want. Good fantasy though is grounded in something relatable to the reader OR has sufficient background worked in the story. That was my big problem with this book. It started way out in left field without any satisfying explanation.
But it was hot. Nalini Singh is good at hot I've decided. To wrap it up, I thought [b:Slave to Sensation|178476|Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1)|Nalini Singh|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347798536s/178476.jpg|172416] was a hot, silly read. Two adjectives I never thought I'd put together. So like, 5 stars for the hotness and 2 stars for world building.
And besides his prowly hotness, I want his freakin' tree house.
Was it just me, or did everyone picture Sascha as that freaky nurse-girl in at the beginning of Star Trek that births Jim Kirk? No? Just me? I could NOT get that image out of my head - it's all the descriptions of the 'big eyes' and starbursts and stuff.
In fact, I thought of Star Trek a lot while I read this book. Mostly because I felt like the Psy was sorta a version of something we've already seen, i.e. Vulcans. Except not. Really, the whole Psy thing baffled me...they don't feel but yet do emotionally respond. The gradient thing confused me. There was always an undercurrent of anger in every Psy we met except Sascha. Don't get me started on how someone who grew up in the 'silence' could recognize or have emotional responses that are typical. I actually found it a bit silly in places.
I understand fantasy-fiction. The author can really do whatever they want. Good fantasy though is grounded in something relatable to the reader OR has sufficient background worked in the story. That was my big problem with this book. It started way out in left field without any satisfying explanation.
But it was hot. Nalini Singh is good at hot I've decided. To wrap it up, I thought [b:Slave to Sensation|178476|Slave to Sensation (Psy-Changeling, #1)|Nalini Singh|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347798536s/178476.jpg|172416] was a hot, silly read. Two adjectives I never thought I'd put together. So like, 5 stars for the hotness and 2 stars for world building.