Series Read: Psy-Changeling, #4: Mine to Possess (Discussion) Start Date: April 9, 2012

[Midu]

*snickers*

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

I'm about 83% done with this and I'm gonna be honest and say their lack of open communication is KILLING me! I want to shake them both!

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Susan (susayq) wrote: "I'm about 83% done with this and I'm gonna be honest and say their lack of open communication is KILLING me! I want to shake them both!"

Yeah that's something I don't like in romance books either .
I'm about 60% with the book. I really enjoy the bantering between them , everyone sees Clay as this dark person but he is playful with Talin. It's fun to read the scenes that it's just the two of them.
Something else that I really liked was(view spoiler)[ the way they started seeing each other as grown man and woman . At first I was thinking :I'm going to be really angry if they just start lusting after each other without going through some kind of transition in their minds. The way it was shown ,the step by step of seeing the other one as a grown person and not the childhood friend and the struggle (mostly for Talin ) made it believable . (hide spoiler)]
After last Psy-changeling book I stopped at guessing what's going to happen in the suspense part of the book.
I'm off to read the rest of it

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

I just finished it and I'm dying for ya'll to finish so I can ask some questions about what ya'll think. I love the overall plot of the demise of the PsyNet and that's what I'm dying to ask about from this one, even though shosho isn't wanting to guess LOL

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Yes, shosho, I agree. I enjoy the dialogue between them. And that they are getting to know each other as adults.

About 50% done. I'm to the short chapter where (view spoiler)[Max gets attacked (hide spoiler)]. Uh oh.

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Hmm wwoow just finished the book, I have to say it wss one of the best in the series so far.
(view spoiler)[ Just like the other books capturing the killer was like something minor. There were stuff that I could guess, well we all guessed .like Talin having some psy in her, but how she got cured and some other things there was no way I could have guessed (hide spoiler)]
Susan I want to guess but it's never correct .what do you have in mind?

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Sorry about the miss types, I'm using my mobile phone for internet.

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

Don't you hate it when you're typing from your phone and it just doesn't come out right? LOL Or worse, it autocorrects to something that is WAAAAY off from what you were trying to say? :)

Here's my thoughts....(view spoiler)[I didn't like Councillor Kaleb at first. But what does his tattoo symbol stand for? Could he be the Ghost? Especially since he recommended Faith's father, Anthony, for the vacant seat on the Council and we know Anthony is against Protocol 1. (hide spoiler)]

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Oh I hate typing long texts with it in the middle o f it , thw cursor jymps to random places. Our modem died on the weekend sent it back to ISP for replacement
(view spoiler)[ you are close to what I think. As Ming wss saying the ghost might be a group of people and both Kaleb and Anthony could be a part of it.h (hide spoiler)]

[ShoSho , Moderator]

And the brand thing that can be used against him , hm we'll definitely see more of him

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

Yep, and with the help of Judd and that priest, it definitely could be a group.

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Thank God for my computer at work :D
I'm going to share a little bit of " did you know that " with you .
Noor Hassan is a Persian girl in the book . But the last name Hassan is an Arabic last name(I don't know what it means , but I'm sure it means something It means good and and handsome , found it on the internet) . Noor is also an Arabic word and it means light . But it is used in Persia as a name (I don't think if it's a common name though).
She has to do some more research :D

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Susan (susayq) wrote: "Here's my thoughts..."

Just finished, and I'm wondering who the (view spoiler)[ghost is too. Could be you are right, Susan. I'm betting this goes one for several more books in the series. (hide spoiler)]

[Midu]

Hey LK!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Hey, Midu! I just burned a chicken pot pie to hell and back b/c I forgot I put it in the oven... and got distracted by something I was doing on GRs. **sigh**

[Midu]

i'm sorry to hear that,LK!

[ShoSho , Moderator]

What did you think about it Lisa Kay?

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

shosho, interesting that that would be the child's name in the book.

And I want to know what you thought Lisa Kay :)

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Saw that you read my goodreads review , Susan, so I didn't answer right away as I was doing other reviews. I liked this one; however, I think the first was above and beyond the rest. Great series, though.

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Are you planning to have a buddy read for the next one anytime soon?
I'm going on holiday for a month this Saturday and plan to take the next one on audio to listen on the plane (a 16-hour flight).

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

The next one is and set for in May, Shosho. No date yet. What is good for you? Geez... never got back to - playing with my new Kindle Fire is giving that paperback book the kiss of death.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

A month, Shosho! Where are you going?

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

WOW shosho, a month?! How nice!

As for setting a date for May, as of right now, I'm open for any date ;)

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Well any day is good for me , I'm not sure how much time or internet access I'll have until I come back home (20th of May). but I'll listen to it next week and participate in the buddy read whenever you set it.
:)

[ShoSho , Moderator]

In a way I'm going home , I'm going to stay with my parents for the whole time , and enjoy mom's cooking and get fat :D I was planing to stay for 2 weeks but 2 of my cousins are getting married 25 days apart , so I had a change of plans to attend both weddings :D my husband keeps laughing at me for being excited about these 2 weddings :P

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

I ♥ weddings.

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Lisa Kay wrote: "I ♥ weddings."

Me 2 :)

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Soo... May 14th or 21st for the start date of , ladies? Geez. Shosho will knock it off in one return plane ride.

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Soo... May 14th or 21st for the start date of , ladies? Geez. Shosho will knock it off in one return plane ride."
And I'll still have some time to spare
Any of these days is fine for me

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

I vote for the 21st :)

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Sounds good for me too, Susan. Shosho?

[Gisela, Moderator]

Finally got to this one! I'm on chapter 12 and I really want to slap some sense into Talin. She keeps going back and forth between anger and scared shitless. She knows Clay has changed yet she keeps comparing him to the boy she knew and expects him to act like that boy.

He flirts with her and then she goes and says: "You don't want me because I'm used goods, remember?"

Well of course he's pissed. I don't think it's because she's been with other men. It's because of the way shesees herself. I don't remember him telling her she was used goods. That's a label she used. Then gets angry because he is judging her.

WTH!

He never said anything!

ok rant over, I'll go read now...

[Gisela, Moderator]

Ok I'm confused why would knowing if the kids were tortured be a clue as to why they were taken?

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

Gisela, I wasn't sure about the torture as a clue either. As for Tally and her wishy-washiness, it did drive me crazy too. Rarely does non-communicating couples get on my nerves, but clay and talin did

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Wasn't it the way they were tortured that was the clue?

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Sounds good for me too, Susan. Shosho?"
Yes it's good

[Gisela, Moderator]

Finished, I warmed up to Tally once she stopped with her wishy-washiness ( to quote Susan:D) and got some spine. One thing I don't uderstand though. Tally is obviously still traumatized, Sacha should have been able to help her heal. The excuse of her shields seemed flimsy to me because between Sacha, Faith and Judd I'm sure they could have gotten arqaound them without hurting her. The only reasonable explanation for them is that the author wanted Clay to "heal" her. I think that the kind of trauma she has needs professional help it wouldn't normally go away on its own.

The other thing that bothered me was the reason Tally gives for making Clay believe that she is dead. It didn't convince me and I think he forgave her too easily.

All in all I enjoyed this book, though I think it had the weakest romance in the series so far. I was more interested in Ashaya Aleine, the Ghost, and the Council.

Looking forward to the next book.

[Gisela, Moderator]

Eek!! I just realized that the next book is Ashaya and Dorian's story! Finally it's Dorian's turn!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Gisela wrote: "The excuse of her shields seemed flimsy to me because between Sacha, Faith and Judd I'm sure they could have gotten around them without hurting her."

I agree, completely!

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

Gisela, I'm very interested in the Ghost and what is happening with the demise of the Psy Race.

[ShoSho , Moderator]

Gisela wrote: "Finished, I warmed up to Tally once she stopped with her wishy-washiness ( to quote Susan:D) and got some spine. One thing I don't uderstand though. Tally is obviously still traumatized, Sacha sho..."

I think he forgave her easily too , I would have loved to see more grovelling from her :D
and yes the romance part wasn't as interesting as the overall story line about the ghost and the council .