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Visions of Heat (Psy-Changeling, #2)

Nalini Singh

Start date: February 1, 2012

Finish date: February 29, 2012

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Why we're reading this: Part of our group series re-read in prep for the 2012 release of "Tangle of Need". See "Re-read the Psy-C…more
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Mar 30, 2011 Nairabell rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-romance, 5-star, read-in-2011, tower-teams-v

Faith NightStar is one of the strongest F-Psy of her generation. Gifted with the ability to foresee the future her ability has begun to change. Where she previously was only able to see clinical business transactions, Faith is now haunted by dark visions of blood and pain. Suddenly her visions change again, showing her passion and pleasure...and changeling Vaughn D'Angelo. Vaughn's animal side is irrevocably drawn to Faith, but as a man who craves sensation how can he cope with a woman who can't Faith NightStar is one of the strongest F-Psy of her generation. Gifted with the ability to foresee the future her ability has begun to change. Where she previously was only able to see clinical business transactions, Faith is now haunted by dark visions of blood and pain. Suddenly her visions change again, showing her passion and pleasure...and changeling Vaughn D'Angelo. Vaughn's animal side is irrevocably drawn to Faith, but as a man who craves sensation how can he cope with a woman who can't stand to be touched?

This is the second Psy-Changeling novel (after Slave to Sensation) and I was as blown away by it as I was by the first in the series. The author has managed to build on the world she created giving it even more depth. This book covers the F-Psy (or foresight) designation, but also goes deeper into the psy world revealing more about the Council and introducing PsyClans smaller almost familial groups within the larger psy community. It also explains more about how the PsyNet works and introduces the Arrows, psy who guard the Council and destroy threats to it.

The plot is very similar in some ways to Slave to Sensation in that it deals with a psy beginning to feel emotions and being romantically drawn to a changeling. I've checked the back of the next book (Caressed By Ice) and it appears that this isn't going to be a standard formula for the series. That said, although the romance covered similar lines to the previous book this didn't feel repetitive or formulaic.

I liked Faith as a lead character and it was great watching her grow in confidence and spunk. Vaughn is more primal than Lucas in the first book having spent more time in his animal form as a child, so it's interesting to see the battle between his animal and male sides. Having Faith's abject refusal of touch and Vaughn's need of it also impacts on the rest of the pack, and it's great to see how it impacts on the pack dynamics.

All in all, this was another amazing read and I can't wait to get stuck into Caressed By Ice.

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

Overall: 48/50 ...more

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Sep 29, 2010 Katyana rated it really liked it

Shelves: shapeshifters, uf, fantasy, pnr, romance

Yum, gobbled this one up too. I really liked Vaughn and Faith, but they haven't eclipsed Lucas and Sascha as my favorites. Still, Vaughn's backstory was heart-breaking, and Faith was great. I loved seeing more of the world, and I am interested to see where the NetMind threads go.

More please! ...more

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Aug 18, 2017 Michelle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2017, nalini-singh, audiobook, read-in-2018

*Re-listen*

I am loving these books in Audio, the narrator really pulls you in. I did listen to them slightly out of order by accident but it didn't detract from the story too much. ...more

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Mar 19, 2011 Irene Hollimon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

nice

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Apr 11, 2011 Valerie rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2011

At first, I was really turned off by the main romance - what Vaughn was doing to Faith at first was sexual harassment, plain and simple, and I did not find that hot. It was unwanted - it had physical consequences for her - and for him to go "oh well you have to get used to it!!11" did noooot sit well with me. (But that's also because I could relate to Faith quite a lot in this, and if somebody tried pulling that with me, things Would Not End Well.)

As I read further, though, I was glad to see tha ...more

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May 05, 2017 Steph rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: author-favorite, author-웃, audiobook-listened-to, year-read-2009, audiobook-great-narration, my-re-reads, favorites-all-years, favorites-2009, series-ended, series-i-love

First read: (Kindle edition) 19 Dec 2009
Re-read: (Audiobook) 25 Jan 2012

Re-Read Review (2012)
In Visions of Heat , Nalini introduces to one of the Psy's most protected assets, an F-Psy named Faith Nightstar. She can forecast the future and the Psy profit from her skills. F-Psy are known to fall into madness, so she expects the same to happen to her. She's constantly monitored for changes in her routines. When she is haunted by bad dreams, she seeks out "defector" Sascha Duncan (from Slave ...more

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Mar 13, 2010 Literary Ames rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, weres-shifters, read-in-2010, futuristic, sci-fi, dtb

This wasn't quite as good as the first book, the ending (the last 50 or more pages) dragged. The writing could have been more concise there but otherwise it was very good. I'll definitely be reading the next one when the new cover comes out next month. ...more

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