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A review by beautifuldissonance
Wild Invitation: A Psy-Changeling Collection by Nalini Singh
3.0
I did not enjoy the first story (featuring Dark River) at all. This was partly because I read Nalini Singh for her world building and not the romance, and that's pretty much all there was to it. If you can call such a dysfunctional and disturbing relationship dynamic "romance". That also really put me off both the story and the characters, who I normally like.
The second story (also Dark River) was better but still just about romance. It also explored some of the same themes from the first story, which felt a bit repetitive. Plus I get a bit tired of the whole "dominant" male thing, and find the idea of the mate bond just plain creepy.
Story number three (Snow Dancer!) was better still. Again, mostly romance but there was a bit of not-quite-action alongside the romance which gave the story more depth. I also found the female character quite interesting.
The last story (also Snow Dancer) was by far the best. The main plot of the books was continued in the background, and the romance was much more meaningful because of this. It didn't feel like pairing people up just to get to the sexytimes, which is how the other stories seemed at times.
If all you care about is sex, romance, over-bearing alpha-males, and super-special feminine women, then this is the book for you. But if you read Psi-Changeling for the vibrant world and overarching plot, then I recommend you give it a miss.
The second story (also Dark River) was better but still just about romance. It also explored some of the same themes from the first story, which felt a bit repetitive. Plus I get a bit tired of the whole "dominant" male thing, and find the idea of the mate bond just plain creepy.
Story number three (Snow Dancer!) was better still. Again, mostly romance but there was a bit of not-quite-action alongside the romance which gave the story more depth. I also found the female character quite interesting.
The last story (also Snow Dancer) was by far the best. The main plot of the books was continued in the background, and the romance was much more meaningful because of this. It didn't feel like pairing people up just to get to the sexytimes, which is how the other stories seemed at times.
If all you care about is sex, romance, over-bearing alpha-males, and super-special feminine women, then this is the book for you. But if you read Psi-Changeling for the vibrant world and overarching plot, then I recommend you give it a miss.