Mine to Possess (Psy-Changeling, #4) in Challenge Overload (PNR and UF Edition)

Mar 30, 2011 Nairabell rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-romance, 5-star, read-in-2011

Clay Bennett is a DarkRiver sentinel, but he hides the scars of a traumatic childhood where he lost control and in a bloody rain of fury took a life and lost his only friend as a consequence. Clay has spent years believing Talin died, tempted to surrended to the darkness, until Talin reappears in his life. Talin McKade barely survived her childhood and has become a mentor reaching out to children in need as an adult. Now those children are disappearing and when bodies begin to be discovered, Tal Clay Bennett is a DarkRiver sentinel, but he hides the scars of a traumatic childhood where he lost control and in a bloody rain of fury took a life and lost his only friend as a consequence. Clay has spent years believing Talin died, tempted to surrended to the darkness, until Talin reappears in his life. Talin McKade barely survived her childhood and has become a mentor reaching out to children in need as an adult. Now those children are disappearing and when bodies begin to be discovered, Talin has no choice but to turn to the strongest person she knows...Clay.

This is the fourth in the awesome Psy-Changeling series (after Slave to Sensation, Visions of Heat and Caressed By Ice) and it is unique from the other books in that it features a changeling-human pairing. The plot moves a bit faster in this book as Talin's desperation to find the children she cares about really shines through. The narration is mainly from Clay and Talin's points of view, but like Caressed By Ice it does jump to other perspectives where necessary to continue the story.

It took me a while to warm to Talin as a lead character. There are lots of hints and leading statements as to how she was abused as a child, although no graphic details ever reach the page, and it's difficult to identify with someone who has survived that kind of trauma. Clay has always appeared as dark in previous books so it was no surprise to learn his childhood was less than perfect, but it was great to see how he became a member of DarkRiver. On the whole the romance was well developed and believable.

Again, the entire world of the books has been further developed. The Psy society is beginning to crumble under the continual assault of the Ghost, the Council are struggling to hold on to their power and Protocol I (to turn the psy into a completely controlled hive mind) is gaining priority. This book covers the human angle, as while humans have been mentioned in previous books their role in the psy-changeling-human world hasn't really been explained before now.

All in all, this was an incredible read that has set up Hostage to Pleasure perfectly. I can't wait to read it!

Plot: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Cover: 8/10

Overall: 48/50 ...more

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