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heabooknerd's review
5.0
Another great addition to the PSY-CHANGELING series, especially in the character development. I will say that this one seems more isolated in the series in the sense that it’s so focused on the murder mystery. There are developments among other characters and changes to the world as a whole but they were more minor compared to previous books in this series. It felt a lot like a traditional crime drama book with the two of them investigating who’s after Nikita. Not a bad thing just not what we’ve gotten so far in the series.
Max was such a great cop and so focused on doing right by the victims of Bonner. He’s a very intense man and when he meets Sophia he puts all that intensity towards her. But he’s also incredibly sweet and protective of Sophia. He’s got the alpha possessiveness down pat even though he’s human. Sophia herself is a very strong character who has experienced tragedy in her life but she won’t let it get her down. Previous female Psy characters who have been breaking Silence (Sascha, Faith, Ashaya) have all been very strong but also more reserved and more concerned about their faltering Silence. In contrast, Sophia is pretty accepting of her failing Silence and she fully embraces her time with Max. She believes her shields will fail her soon and she wants to enjoy life with Max while she has it.
I also really liked how this one was “resolved” in terms of Max and Sophia’s relationship and her PsyNet connection; it was very different from past instances. It was nice that we got an ending that was different from the other Psy defections in the series.
Content Warning: References and flashbacks to past abuse
Max was such a great cop and so focused on doing right by the victims of Bonner. He’s a very intense man and when he meets Sophia he puts all that intensity towards her. But he’s also incredibly sweet and protective of Sophia. He’s got the alpha possessiveness down pat even though he’s human. Sophia herself is a very strong character who has experienced tragedy in her life but she won’t let it get her down. Previous female Psy characters who have been breaking Silence (Sascha, Faith, Ashaya) have all been very strong but also more reserved and more concerned about their faltering Silence. In contrast, Sophia is pretty accepting of her failing Silence and she fully embraces her time with Max. She believes her shields will fail her soon and she wants to enjoy life with Max while she has it.
I also really liked how this one was “resolved” in terms of Max and Sophia’s relationship and her PsyNet connection; it was very different from past instances. It was nice that we got an ending that was different from the other Psy defections in the series.
Content Warning: References and flashbacks to past abuse
kathydavie's review
5.0
Things are heating up. The Scotts revealed. Is Nikita thawing?? Is Krychek human??
jfhobbit's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
livsliterarynook's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
zaza_bdp's review against another edition
4.0
Après un tome 7 bien décevant, voilà un nouvel opus qui tient toutes ses promesses !
Pour commencer, le couple de héros nous offre une belle histoire, à la fois passionnée et poignante. Ensuite, l'intrigue principale nous offre une ambiance de romantic suspense qui tranche avec les tomes précédents. Enfin, les Changelings ne font pas que la figuration, bien au contraire ! De plus, on retrouve les Psi à intervalles réguliers, avec Nikita en guest-star !
Max pourrait être un changeling tant il est possessif avec sa belle Psi, c'est un beau personnage qui aurait toute sa place chez les Snowdancer ou les Darkriver. Bien sûr son petit côté torturé le rend encore plus intéressant et attachant à mes yeux. Sophia est différente des autres Psi, on retrouve toujours ce problème lié au toucher, mais comme Max n'est pas un Changeling, il est un peu plus patient !
Nikita m'intrigue de plus en plus, elle a un potentiel qui s'affirme de tome en tome, tout comme Kaleb, qui est l'un de ceux dont j'attends plus le tome (après Hawke bien sûr !).
Autant le tome précédent m'avait laissé me dire que cette série s’essoufflait vraiment, autant là, je meurs d'envie de me précipiter sur la suite !
Pour commencer, le couple de héros nous offre une belle histoire, à la fois passionnée et poignante. Ensuite, l'intrigue principale nous offre une ambiance de romantic suspense qui tranche avec les tomes précédents. Enfin, les Changelings ne font pas que la figuration, bien au contraire ! De plus, on retrouve les Psi à intervalles réguliers, avec Nikita en guest-star !
Max pourrait être un changeling tant il est possessif avec sa belle Psi, c'est un beau personnage qui aurait toute sa place chez les Snowdancer ou les Darkriver. Bien sûr son petit côté torturé le rend encore plus intéressant et attachant à mes yeux. Sophia est différente des autres Psi, on retrouve toujours ce problème lié au toucher, mais comme Max n'est pas un Changeling, il est un peu plus patient !
Nikita m'intrigue de plus en plus, elle a un potentiel qui s'affirme de tome en tome, tout comme Kaleb, qui est l'un de ceux dont j'attends plus le tome (après Hawke bien sûr !).
Autant le tome précédent m'avait laissé me dire que cette série s’essoufflait vraiment, autant là, je meurs d'envie de me précipiter sur la suite !
whatkireads's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Love love love
alysherry01's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5