A review by allingoodtime
Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was a solid read that did a lot to move the overall Psy-Changeling plot along, but the romantic match didn’t work for me the way the others have in this series. I’m not sure what was missing from the Talin/Clay match-up, but it was not as intense as any of the other mates as of yet.

Talin is a human who grew up in the foster care system. She and Clay met when they were children as Clay’s mom was human and he didn’t grow up in a pack. In fact, Clay’s Changeling nature upset his mom so he learned at a young age to suppress it and he still has no idea what pack his father was from. Clay is a few years older than Talin and always protected her as best he could, he was just a kid himself. There is a lot of trauma that happens to the kids and they end up being torn apart when they are still young.

I had high hopes for this couple. I love the setup of who they are to each other and how they interacted as kids. But there is so much anger and hurt between them. Talin made some not-so-great decisions in her young life and Clay does not react well to her secrets. Talin also doesn’t react well to what Clay did that tore them apart in the past. Somehow, even though the story moves along well, their path to forgiving and ultimately love seems unbalanced.

Oddly, I still found both characters to be great. There are some great interactions with others in Clay’s pack, especially Dorian, and Talin becomes an integral part of the DarkRiver pack by the end. I think, if you’re reading this series, it would be a mistake to skip this book. There is a lot that is revealed that is obviously going to be important to the series. It’s still a great read, it just doesn’t live up to the previous books. But that’s a high standard anyway. 
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