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May 16, 2011 Lisa Kay rated it it was amazing

Shelves: zzcover-purple, genre-shapeshifters, reviewed-by-me, genre-romance-paranormal, bom-rlftci, authors-s, authors-n, genre-futuristic, vocation-psychic, setting-usa-california

★★★★★ and a Wow! Just loved this book, and I’m not big into shapeshifter books. Sure, there are flaws, but they are beautiful too. Bought the audiobook so I could do a re-read via my ears right after reading with my eyes. I haven't read the same book back-to-back in forever. This treasure has a heroine, Sascha, who is wonderful and the hero, Lucas, is H.O.T. This story has a deeper message than I was expecting and characters who are well developed. The world Ms. Singh has created is not only ...more

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May 24, 2010 Nisha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy-romance, scifi-futuristic-romance, alpha-heros

This would be my very first Nalini Singh book and honestly, it's surprising that I even waited this long to read her. I like her style. But I did think the psy-changeling premise was a little...lame. Then again, I always feel a little absurd reading about a hero that becomes a cat or some type of animal (other than werewolves, I accept them wholeheartedly). Somehow, that did nothing to take away from my enjoyment of this book.

Sacha is a Psy whose powers are weak and unlike the rest of her kind, This would be my very first Nalini Singh book and honestly, it's surprising that I even waited this long to read her. I like her style. But I did think the psy-changeling premise was a little...lame. Then again, I always feel a little absurd reading about a hero that becomes a cat or some type of animal (other than werewolves, I accept them wholeheartedly). Somehow, that did nothing to take away from my enjoyment of this book.

Sacha is a Psy whose powers are weak and unlike the rest of her kind, she feels emotion, basically considered a dysfunction. So for most of the time, she has terrible self-esteem, while actually being likable because she has her unwanted human characteristics. Lucus is a changeling, a black panther, I think, who has initiated relations with the Psy to find a Psy serial killer. But Sacha is a distraction whose connection with the PsyNet may or may not help him get closer to the killer before he kills the next victim. Their attraction is instantaneous, as all non-human entities often feel and have dream sequences to supplement their growth in intimacy. Despite finding a connection with Lucus, Sacha exists in this hopeless controlled mess, thinking that her emotions are a sign of her mental breakdown. So, after learning about a Psy killer, she tries to martyr herself for a good cause - basically go out with a bang.

I like martyr characters like Sacha. I like how she thinks that she must sacrifice herself for the survival of her new family. Paired with her general fear of a mental breakdown, it all fits. While this is a PNR, Sacha remains somewhat powerful and independent in her own right. Lucus is the perfect alpha male. He's protective and fierce, but he gives Sacha space which makes me love him. He is near blind in his belief of saving Sacha and I couldn't help it, it's irresistible. (and i don't generally even like alpha heroes)

There are many secondary characters, obviously prepping for their own HEA. All of them seem to be Sentinels under Lucus, I believe, but unlike the BDB or Lords of the Underworld, there's not much humor or brotherhood in the mix. Well, what I was searching for is the amusing relationships between the characters and there was a serious lack of that.

This whole psy-changeling universe occurs in the alternative dimension slash future world - which is strange and kinda weird, I must admit. But unlike most shifter premises, I felt like it was more like reading an Interracial romance in a crazy different dimension.

The end's killer resolution was weird, because I didn't really understand his motive or anything really. But, again, it did not detract me from loving this book. Sacha and Lucus were great. NS did a great job developing Sacha's character, especially, and creating Lucus as the perfect alpha hero for me. I would recommend this to anyone interested in PNR, but especially to those who crave an unique (or at least, seldom used) female character type. ...more

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Dec 02, 2011 Lisa Kay rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-romance-paranormal, genre-shapeshifters, bom-rlftci, authors-n, authors-s, m-audible-dot-com, 2012-in-2012-group-challenge, genre-romance-future, own-to-read, genre-futuristic

★★★★★ Angela Dawe does an excellent job of narrating this one. Even better the second time round. If one has to run errands, this is something wonderful to hear told to you.

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Feb 12, 2010 Zeek rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites-pnr, alpha-hero, favorites-all-time, shifters, pnr, romance, favorite-hero

Singh does a fantastic job of creating her world and drawing you into it. The futuristic world of changlings (better known as "were" peoples) and psy (those with esp abilities) that Singh has created flows so well, I could not find a single flaw in her world building. (Something some paranormal authors have a problem doing.)

Sascha, the heroine, is Psy- a race of humans who years back decided the Vulcans had it right (hee- I couldn't resist) and eliminated all emotions from their psyches.

There's ...more

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Oct 08, 2010 Keri rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2010s-read, aar-top-100-for-2018, romance-paranormal, aar-top-100-poll-for-2010, romance-urban-fantasy, aar-top-100-for-2013, 2020s-read

What a great books. Ms. Singh is a NTM author and won't be my last. I am a late comer to the Singh party, so I won't go over again what has been said many times. I liked the premise of the story and really liked Sasha and Lucas together. I am eager to go get the next story in the series. Thanks for all the recommends of this books. ...more

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Aug 06, 2010 Peep (Pop! Pop!) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: just-okay, read-in-2010, adult-cravings

I'm surprised that so many people liked this one. I was looking at the ratings and this seemed to be loved by many. This is my second novel that I've read by Nalini Singh and it won't be my last. I just really couldn't connect with this book.

Sascha, a Psy, works with Lucas, the Alpha cat, in a development deal between the feuding races. The Psy have always been the leaders. They feel no emotions at all. They are robotic and do things when they are practical and reasonable. Not because they want ...more

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May 15, 2011 Sbatdorf rated it it was ok

Didn't love it. I didn't even finish it. Read all but last 50 pages and decided, who cares.

This book had it moments, loved the dream scenes and I liked Lucas as a hero, but it didn't move fast enough for me. ...more

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Feb 07, 2010 Elise-Pinterest+Goodreads=The Perfect Book Boyfriend rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, found-while-trolling-recommended

This was an interesting book. I liked the premise and I found NS to be good writer. I enjoyed the interaction between the main characters. The only problem I had with the book was the anti-climatic ending with the antagonist. The kidnapping was a side story, however, it was what placed the tension in the story and made you on edge to see if something would happen to cause the heroine to crack. I expected a little more, I don't know, umph, for an ending in that regards, however, overall, it was a ...more

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