Reading on the Dark Side: Psy-Changeling

The Psy-Changeling series is the perfect mix of sci-fi and hot shifters, with a lot of romance, explosive sexual tension and a world that draws you in.  It quickly became one of our favorite series! 

THE HOT NEW NAME IN PARANORMAL ROMANCE.

Nalini Singh dives into a world torn apart by a powerful race with phenomenal powers of the mind-and none of the heart.

In a world that denies emotions, where the ruling Psy punish any sign of desire, Sascha Duncan must conceal the feelings that brand her as flawed. To reveal them would be to sentence herself to the horror of "rehabilitation" - the complete psychic erasure of everything she ever was...

Both human and animal, Lucas Hunter is a changeling hungry for the very sensations the Psy disdain. After centuries of uneasy coexistence, these two races are now on the verge of war over the brutal murders of several changeling women. Lucas is determined to find the Psy killer who butchered his packmate, and Sascha is his ticket into their closely guarded society. But he soon discovers that this ice-cold Psy is very capable of passion - and that the animal in him is fascinated by her. Caught between their conflicting worlds, Lucas and Sascha must remain bound to their identities - or sacrifice everything for a taste of darkest temptation...

OUR REVIEW

Name: Lucas Hunter
Book: Slave to Sensation (Psy Changeling #1)
Race: Changeling- Black panther leopard
Pack: Lucas is the DarkRiver Pack's Alpha
Mate: Sascha Duncan
Appearance:Gorgeous, with black shoulder length hair, golden skin and green eyes and claw marks on his face
Fantasy Cast: Eduardo Verastegui

Name: Sascha Duncan
Book: Slave to Sensation (Psy Changeling #1)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: Cardinal E (Empath) Psy
Mate: Lucas Hunter
Appearance: Asian heritage with long curly black hair, night sky (Cardinal eyes) eyes, curvy and beautiful.
Fantasy Cast: Kristen Kruek

The bestselling author of "Slave to Sensation" takes readers deeper into the world of the Psy and the changelings in this second novel of a sexy new trilogy, where a gifted woman sees passion in her future--a passion that is absolutely forbidden by her kind. Original.

OUR REVIEW

Name: Vaughn D'Angelo
Book: Visions of Heat (Psy Changeling #2)
Race: Changeling- Jaguar
Pack: He is Senital in the DarkRiver pack.
Mate: Faith Nightstar
Appearance: A golden boy with his thick gold hair and eyes almost the same gold as his cats.
Fantasy Cast: Gabriel Aubry

Name: Faith NightStar
Book: Visions of Heat (Psy Changeling #2)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: Caridnal F-Forseer- able to see the future which has been utilized by the Psy for business purposes.
Mate: Vaughn D'Angelo
Appearance: Petite with long red hair and caridnal eyes and beautiful skin.
Fantasy Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard

Nalini Singh explores new heights of sensuality, returning to the world of the Psy - where two people who know evil intimately must unlock the good within their icy hearts...

As an Arrow, an elite soldier in the Psy Council ranks, Judd Lauren was forced to do terrible things in the name of his people. Now he is a defector, and his dark abilities have made him the most deadly of assassins - cold, pitiless, unfeeling. Until he meets Brenna...

Brenna Shane Kincaid was an innocent before she was abducted - and had her mind violated - by a serial killer. Her sense of evil runs so deep, she fears she could become a killer herself. Then the first dead body is found, victim of a familiar madness. Judd is her only hope, yet her sensual changeling side rebels against the inhuman chill of his personality, even as desire explodes between them. Shocking and raw, their passion is a danger that threatens not only their hearts, but their very lives...

OUR REVIEW

Name: Judd Lauren
Book: Caressed by Ice (Psy Changeling #3)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: Tk-telekinetic- he is a rare Psy that is able to change matter on an atomic level. He used to an Arrow.
Pack: Has become part a lieutanent in the SnowDancer pack.
Mate: Brenna Kincaid
Appearance: Chocolate brown hair and brown eyes.
Fantasy Cast: Henry Cavill

Name: Brenna Kincaid
Book: Caressed by Ice (Psy Changeling #3)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: SnowDancer
Mate: Judd Lauren
Appearance: Blonde hair, with brown eyes shot with blue.
Fantasy Cast: Hayden Panettiere

Nalini Singh pulls away another dark layer of sheer desire, revealing passions unknown in her latest novel about the world of the Psy.

A woman returns from a leopard changeling's past, making him question his base animal instincts-and unlock the darkest secrets of his heart.

OUR REVIEW

Name: Clay Bennett
Book: Mine to Possess (Psy Changeling #4)
Race: Changeling- leopard
Pack: DarkRiver Sentinel
Mate: Talin McKade, they were childhood friends but he was told she was killed
Appearance: Big with dark skin, green eyes and black hair
Fantasy Cast: Sendhil Ramamurthy

Name: Talin McKade
Book: Mine to Possess (Psy Changeling #4)
Race: Human- but has some Psy in her, which may be responsible for her terminal illness.
Pack: Becomes part of the DarkRiver pack
Mate: Clay Bennett
Appearance: Brown/gold hair and, grey eyes and freckled honeyed skin
Fantasy Cast: Jessica Biel

Nalini Singh writes paranormal romance at its best(PUBLISHERS WEEKLY).

Ashaya Aleine was separated from her son, forced to create a neural implant that will forever enslave her psychically gifted Psy race. After fighting a desperate battle to save her child and escape the PsyNet, she's lead not to safety, but into the lethal danger of a sniper's embrace.

 OUR REVIEW

Name: Dorian Christensen
Book: Hostage to Pleasure (Psy Changeling #5)
Race: Changeling- Leopard, although his leopard is latent and he has been unable to shift.
Pack: Dark River Sentinel
Mate: Ashaya Aleine
Appearance: Looks like a surfer with his pale blonde hair, gold skin and blue eyes
Fantasy Cast: Alexander Skarsgard

Name: Ashaya Aleine

Book: Hostage to Pleasure (Psy Changeling #5)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: M- medical- Psy
Mate: Dorian Christensen
Family: Has a twin sister named Amara
Appearance: Pale blue eyes with curly black hair, dark skin
Fantasy Cast: Alesha Dixon

The Psy/Changeling series is "PARANORMAL ROMANCE AT ITS BEST"

When a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped, DarkRiver sentinel Mercy, a cat, and SnowDancer lieutenant Riley, a wolf, must work together to track the young man-before his shadowy captors decide he's no longer useful. Along the way, the two dominants may find that submitting to one another uncovers not just a deadly conspiracy, but a passion so raw that it'll leave them both branded by fire. (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY).

  OUR REVIEW

Name: Riley "The Wall" Kincaid
Book: Branded by Fire (Psy Changeling #6)
Race:Pack: SnowDancer Lieutenant, second only to Hawke
Mate: Mercy Smith
Appearance: Muscle bound with shoet chestnut hair and brown eyes.
Fantasy Cast: Eric Bana

Name: Melisande "Mercy" Smith
Book: Branded by Fire (Psy Changeling #6)
Race: Changeling- Leopard
Pack: DarkRiver Sentinel (the only female)
Mate: Riley Kincaid
Appearance: Long red hair, curvy, golden eyes and lethal
Fantasy Cast: Rose McGowan

Dev Santos finds a woman with amnesia-and all she can remember is that she's dangerous. Stripped of her memories by a shadowy oppressor and programmed to kill, Katya's only hope is Dev. But he could very well be her next target.

OUR REVIEW 

Name: Devraj Santos
Book:Race: Human, but has Psy in his family history and is able to control metal and machines.
Affliations: Is the Director of the Shine Foundation that help the Forgotten
Mate: Ekaterina "Katya" Haas
Appearance: Golden brown eyes, dark hair and golden skin
Fantasy Cast: Bruno Santos

Name: Ekaterina "Katya" Haas
Book: Blaze of Memory (Psy Changeling #7)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: Has mid range telepathic and medical skills.
Mate: Dev Santos
Appearance: Slim with shoulder length blonde hair and hazel eyes
Fantasy Cast: Keira Knightley

View our feature on Nalini Singh’s Bonds of Justice.

Max Shannon is a good cop, one of the best in New York Enforcement. Born with a natural shield that protects him against Psy mental invasions, he knows he has little chance of advancement within the Psy- dominated power structure. The last case he expects to be assigned to is that of a murderer targeting a Psy Councilor's closest advisors. And the last woman he expects to compel him in the most sensual of ways is a Psy on the verge of catastrophic mental fracture.

 

Name: Max Shannon
Book: Bonds of Justice (Psy Changeling #8)
Race: Human
Affliations: Is a police detective but becomes head of security for Nikita Duncan
Mate: Sophia Russo
Appearance: Dark hair and eyes, olive skin and of Asian descent.
Fantasy Cast: Byung Hun Lee

Name: Sophia Russo
Book: Bonds of Justice (Psy Changeling #8)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: J- Justice- Psy
Mate: Max Shannon
Appearance: Curvy with short curly black hair and blue/purple eyes
Fantasy Cast: Kate Perry

In his position as tracker for the SnowDancer pack, it's up to Drew Kincaid to rein in rogue changelings who have lost control of their animal halves- even if it means killing those who have gone too far. But nothing in his life has prepared him for the battle he must now wage to win the heart of a woman who makes his body ignite... and who threatens to enslave his wolf.

Lietenant Indigo Riviere doesn't easily allow skin privileges, especially of the sensual kind- and the last person she expects to find herself craving is the most wickedly playful male in the den. Everything she knows tells her to pull back before the flames burn them both to ash... but she hasn't counted on Drew's will.

Now, two of SnowDancer's most stubborn wolves find themselves playing a hot, sexy game even as lethal danger stalks the very place they call home.

Name: Drew Kincaid
Book: Play of Passion (Psy Changeling #9)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: SnowDancer- though not a lieutenant he is Hawkes eyes and ears as he can fit in with all the different groups within the pack.
Mate: Indy Rivers
Appearance: Blue eyes, golden skin and dark hair.
Fantasy Cast: Taylor Kitsch

Name: Indigo "Indy" Riviere
Book: Play of Passion (Psy Changeling #9)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: SnowDancer Lietenant
Mate: Drew Kincaid
Appearance: very beautiful with blue eyes, black hair and pale skin
Fantasy Cast: Kat Dennings

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh's exhilarating world of shapeshifters and psychics is "paranormal romance at its best" (Publishers Weekly). Now comes the story of an alpha wolf named Hawke used to getting exactly what he wants--and of the only woman who dares tangle with him.

Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the SnowDancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness. Hawke. Alpha and dangerous, he compels her to madness.

Hawke is used to walking alone, having lost the woman who would've been his mate long ago. But Sienna fascinates the primal heart of him, even as he tells himself she is far too young to handle the wild fury of the wolf.

Then Sienna changes the rules and suddenly, there is no more distance, only the most intimate of battles between two people who were never meant to meet. Yet as they strip away each other's secrets in a storm of raw emotion, they must also ready themselves for a far more vicious fight…

A deadly enemy is out to destroy SnowDancer, striking at everything they hold dear, but it is Sienna's darkest secret that may yet savage the pack that is her home…and the alpha who is its heartbeat…

OUR REVIEW

Name: Hawke Snow
Book: Kiss of Snow (Psy Changeling #10)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: Became Alpha of the SnowDancer pack at a very early age.
Mate: Sienna Lauren
Appearance: Silver gold hair, light blue eyes, muscular and tall.
Fantasy Cast: Eric Dane

Name: Sienna Lauren
Book: Kiss of Snow (Psy Changeling #10)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: Cardinal X Psy- the only known Cardinal X to ever be born
Pack: Her and her family have been adopted by the SnowDancer pack
Mate: Hawke Snow
Appearance: Red hair, pale freckled skin and cardinal eyes
Fantasy Cast: Susan Coffey

Adria, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with the past--one as unpredictable in love as it was in war. Now comes a new territory, and a devastating new complication: Riaz, a SnowDancer lieutenant already sworn to a desperate woman who belongs to another.

For Riaz, the primal attraction he feels for Adria is a staggering betrayal. For Adria, his dangerous lone-wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumes her. It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built of her new life. But fighting their wild compulsion toward one another proves a losing battle.

Their coming together is an inferno...and a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize that they have more to lose than they ever imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision that might just break them both.

OUR REVIEW

Name: Riaz
Book: Tangle of Need (Psy Changeling #11)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: SnowDancer- Senior Soldier
Mate: Adria- although he has the mate bond with another, he choses Adria
Appearance: Dark hair, golden eyes and honey coloured skin
Fantasy Cast: Andrei Andrei

Name: Adria Riviere
Book: Tangle of Need Psy Changeling #11)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: SnowDancer- Senior soldier although she is actually a dominant maternal female
Mate: Riaz
Appearance: Tall and lithe, black hair and blue eyes.
Fantasy Cast: Zooey Deschanel

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ARC Review: Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh

Tangle of Need

by Nalini Singh

(Psy-Changeling # 11)

Welcome to our review of Tangle of Need, we have such fun doing our chat review Kiss of Snow last time that we decided to do it again! So read ahead at our brilliant and insightful look in to how hot Riaz, Vesic and Kaleb are Tangle of Need!

Suzanne: Hello Franilicious!
Fran: Ummm Suz I dont know about that nickname you gave me there, sounds a bit like anallicious dont know if I want to be called that you know...
Suzanne: If the shoe fits... Lmao!
Fran: lol! Now where's Annie?!?!?!
Suz: Hahaha would be worse if it was Annie's name. Analicious! Lol! Annie wiggle your sexy bottom here!
Annie: hahahah
Suzanne: Heyyy there Analicious!
Fran: See that got her to show up!
Suzanne: Anal always gets peoples attention!

Fran: Tangle of Need girls! Who was excited about this release?
Suzanne: MEEEEE
Annie: I am!
Fran: I was sooo ready for this book. Did you have an interest in Riaz after Kiss of Snow?
Annie: Yes, I wanted to know what would happen to him.
Fran: I thought he was sexy as hell and couldn't wait to see more of his alpha goodness
Suzanne: Honestly....not really! I couldn't remember who he was!!!
Fran: What??? Talk, dark and dangerous!
Suzanne: Lol I am the odd on out! He didnt do it for me....!
Annie: Uh oh *slaps Suz* How could you?!?
Fran: Well Riaz pushed all my buttons before and during this book
Suzanne: He was hot and stuff but he didnt get me going...
Fran: It's okay you have Riley for that.
Suzanne: Lmao! Damn right! I was most excited when Riley was "on screen"
Annie: I wish there was more of him [Riaz} though because I liked his um, determination when he got down 'n durtay
Fran: I have to say personally I wanted to see a lot more of Riaz and Adria.
Suzanne: I didnt! I thought the main story was far more interesting then Riaz and Adria
Fran: They were almost a secondary plot in this book when it should've been about them
Annie: I agree. A lot was going on and I think it displaced some of the attention
Suzanne: This book reminded me of Manny and Payne's (Lover Unleashed) book, the h/H were almost incidental. The story would have flowed just as well without them, they didn't add anything to the plot. They would have been a better novella.
Annie: Yes, Suz! So right! I totally agree

Fran: I loved the true mate stuff and how he didn't let that pull take him away from Adria
Suzanne: Yeah that was sweet.
Annie: I thought Singh did a good job of letting go of Riaz's true mate and making him fall in love with Adria.
Fran: And he was leaving all the little presents for her *awwww*
Suzanne: It was all very sweet, but I got slightly bored when they kept going on about there poor battered, shredded and holey hearts, someone really needed to offer them some indigestion tablets, they would have been right as rain!
Fran: BWHAHAHAHA Suz!
Suzanne: What did you think of Adria?
Fran: I actually liked Adria
Annie: I liked her. I liked her strength.
Fran: Strong and soft
Suzanne: Lol! She sounds like toilet tissue! Yeah she was okay I just wasn't feeling them
Annie: What would you rate the sex scenes?
Suzanne: There should have been more of them!
Fran: Yes I could've used more
Annie: I thought she did great with writing the sexual tension though. Singh is number one when it comes to writing sexual tension. No other can compete.
Suzanne: Yeah, she is good at that.
Fran: But you know there had to be time for the funny moments, I mean come on I LOVED seeing drunk Riley and Hawke talking about pupcats
Annie: OMG I loved that!!!!! Easily my fave part of the book!
Suzanne: Lol! I was thinking cups and pubs lol
Fran: No wait pupcubs? LMAO Suz, is it time to go drinking over there? Cheers!
Annie: LOL Im dying over here hahahaah
Suzanne: No as in Pups + Cubs = Pubs and Cups
Annie: So cute!
Fran: *whispers to Annie...* Suz is having shots while she's talking to us
Suzanne: Tequila only baby!
Annie: Hawke and Sienna did get a lot of air time though. Did you like it or not? Did you think the POV we got from Hawke and Sienna further strengthened their bond and relationship from Kiss of Snow?
Suzanne: I liked Hawke and Sienna parts!
Fran: Yeah, I think this book really solidified the relationship between Hawke and Sienna, you could see how they lived day to day...it was cute, loved the cookie making!

Fran: What do you think about the plot?! Where do you think things are going?
Annie: Honestly, I have no idea. I know big things are coming, but HOW...that's all up to Nalini. She has so many things going on, I can't keep track. She can write 12 more books if she wanted to
Fran: I agree. I know she plans to end things in the next couple of books at least with the original war and the Ghost etc.
Suzanne: It is interesting to see how the Psy are fracturing, if you think of them from the first book...its crazy
Fran: I think it's all very exciting, and we got to see a lot of Vasic!!! Puuurrrrrr
Suzanne: OMG yes! I am so glad you mentioned him!
Fran: Isn't Vasic the hottest thing? I think he's my next hero to drool over and anxiously await a book
Suzanne: I was loving Vasic, I wanted to snuggle him and stroke his hair lol.
Fran: I can picture stroking other things, but you know...
Annie: Wait, who is Vasic again?
Fran: The sexy teleporter
Suzanne: *gasp* Annie how can you say that!? I CLAIM Vasic!
Annie: Ah yes...but I have my eyes set on Kaleb actually
Suzanne: Yes Kaleb, who the frack is he looking for?
Fran:His mate!!!! I'm almost positive he has a Changeling mate
Suzanne: I thought maybe Alice, but I reckon I am wrong now, but I still think human and not Changeling.
Annie: You mean, Kaleb is looking for me.
Fran: LMAO! You think? I think by being a Changeling it would def make him change certain things about his ways.
Suzanne: But he found her in a Psych ward I thought that would mean human.
Fran: I love Kaleb too, I just know he's got to be the Ghost
Annie: I think he is the Ghost too!
Suzanne: I am not too sure, I think it would be too obvious...!   
Annie: Speaking of Psych wards...What did you think of all the stuff with Alice? I was a bit bored with those bits, they were slow. Do you think Alice will have someone to love? And who do you think?
Fran: Wouldn't it be crazy if it was Vasic and Alice
Suzanne: A psy I think...maybe Vasic? Lol Fran! Our minds are one!
Annie: That would be awesome! UTC matchmaking!

Suzanne: Who do you think is next?
Annie: KALEB!
Fran: Kaleb for sure
Annie: Mine mine mine
Suzanne: I was thinking Kaleb as well
Fran: Actually maybe not...if he is the Ghost and there's at least two books until the resolution of the Ghost storyline then it has to be someone else before
Suzanne: What about Kenji! He was adorabke!
Annie: Oh look at you, Fran you got your detective hat on!I LOVED KENJI! AWWW
Suzanne: Thats if he [Kaleb] is Ghost...
Fran: Maybe him and Jem next? I want to see how he got that bruise!
Annie: I wouldn't mind reading that book!
Fran: I loved Kenji to. And I do think Kaleb is the Ghost, please pretty please Ms. Singh let him be the Ghost!!!!

Annie: Okay, if you could describe Tangle of Need with two words, what would it be?
Fran: Storyline progress LOL Orrrrrrr hot & funny
Suzanne: Psy Meltdown or even better... VASIC Mine
Annie: I would say...Slow Burn.
Suzanne: Oh oh, or even better... BITE ME...PLEASE. Lol
Fran: LMAO, I def wanted Riaz to bite me, that's for sure!
Suzanne: I want Vasic to bite me
Fran: So what are you looking forward the most in the last part of the series? I can't believe we have to wait another year to see what happens next!!
Annie: Kaleb. I'm looking forward to the part where Kaleb finds me, sweeps me away and we have hot monkey sex
Suzanne: Kalebs book. I want to know about who he is looking for and what happens when he finds Annie LOL!
Fran: Okay so we can all agree on this one: WE WANT KALEB, MORE, NOW, GIMME GIMME GIMME
Annie: Word!
Suzanne: Yep with bells on!

I hope you enjoyed the review as much as we enjoyed making it! I think what we can draw from this is that Nalini Singh has once again written a winner and that our harems are still expanding...!   

*ARC provided by publisher

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Covers to Covet

I heart Nalini Singh! She's one of my all-time fave authors and her Psy-Changeling series is part of the reason why! Singh just released her cover for Tangle of Need, which is SnowDancer Riaz's book set to come out on May 29th, 2012. What do you think?

I'm not sure, but I think that model is Francesco Cura. I think he makes for a great Riaz! I like that his face is half casted in shadows. It's a little more sexy that way. Ialso  like the choice of colors on the side, but it kind of reminds me of Beastly's cover as well with the roses and thorns. Either way, this cover combined with the excerpt at the end of Archangel's Bladehas me pining already! May is too far away!

Review: Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh

Blaze of Memory

by Nalini Singh

(Psy-Changeling # 7)

Paranormal Romance

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Dev Santos discovers her unconscious and battered, with no memory of who she is. All she knows is that she's dangerous. Charged with protecting his people's most vulnerable secrets, Dev is duty-bound to eliminate all threats. It's a task he's never hesitated to complete...until he finds himself draws to a woman who might prove to be the enemy's most insidious weapon yet.

Stripped of her memories by a shadowy oppressor and programmed to carry out cold-blooded murder, Katya Haas is fighting desperately for her sanity. Her only hope is Dev. But how can she expect to gain the trust of a man who could very well be her next target? For in this game, one must die..

We are doing group reviews of the Psy Changeling series as we are all such huge fans of this series, but for this book, we were split in the middle! Annie loved it but Fran and Suzanne...not so much! So instead of integrating our reviews, here are our individual opinions about a couple of aspects of the books:

DEV & KATYA

Suzanne- This was the thing I disliked most about this book! At first it was because they hadn’t had much of a build up in the other books, especially Katya, so I don’t have that sense of knowing them a little before the book starts, but that’s okay, I can learn to love them, but even by the end of the book they still felt like secondary characters! And Dev, I didn’t like him. At all. He reminds me of a 80’s historical romance hero, you know the horrible ones I mean, controlling and aggressive, he would blow hot and cold, one minute being tender and gentle, the next thinking about killing her and threatening her! As for Katya, complete Stolkholm Syndrome heroine, he held her captive and kept intimidating and bullying her, how the hell do you fall in love!?

Fran- I actually liked Dev before this book, I thought he was an interesting character when I first read about him in Talin & Clay's book, and was actually looking forward to his story. But now that we get to read more about him, he fell flat. I think maybe he needed a different mate. I think a changeling female might've been better suited for him and we might've seen a different Dev. As for Katya...I have no comment for Katya. LOL She was just there! I felt bad for her and all, but there was no connection.

Annie- I freaking love Dev! As the Shine director, although we have no Changeling alpha males, he’s kind of like the alpha of his own people. I found myself loving him despite his initial icy persona. He also has a really cool gift with metal and it would have been great to him use it a little more. As for Katya after five pages I found myself really sympathising with her (Love the new name it suits her so much better, don’t you think? It’s less Psy and more personable). As a Psy she is physically weak and after what that bastard Ming did to her she is mentally caged but I found a quiet strength in her. She’s definitely my favourite of the Psy women! I adore her! In several parts of this book she shows some real courage, and I loved her for it and wanted to beat her for putting herself in so much danger!

CONCLUSION: I think we are going to have to agree to disagree! We will let you have Dev for your harem Annie LOL!

SILENCE:

Suzanne & Fran- I liked the progression of the breakdown of Silence. This book demonstrates perhaps more than the others that although Silence is in no way a good thing breaking Silence WILL have deadly consequences for a lot of people, Psy, human and Changeling. This book also gives you an understanding of perhaps why Silence was implemented in the first place. I love books when nothing is black and white and good and bad, and Nalini Singh has muddied up the waters a little, I found that although I don’t agree with Silence, I can see how it is useful and why it was used in the first place.

Annie- I totally agree! This book was great at showing Silence and when breaking Silence goes really bad. I like that the Forgotten were also considering trying to use Silence, this shows that maybe the Psy did have a good reason to start using it, even if it got corrupted later. But I am glad they finally decided against it!

LETTERS TO MATTHEW

All of us- I think we all agreed that the letters were really beautiful and a great way of demonstrating that piece of time from when Silence was first brought to the attention of the Psy to when it was finally implemented. It gave you a very human look at what Silence meant to the Psy and it gave you information in little tantalizing pieces rather than just having one big monologue to read. For Fran and Suzanne these were some of the best bits of the book and Annie thinks they enhanced an already fabulous read.

We are all definitely going to be carrying on reading the rest of this amazing series, although a couple of us didn’t really like this one as much as the rest in this series, it will not stop us reading on to find out what happens next!