Helpful Score: 2
Excellent addition to a hot series.
Kaleb Krycheck, Psy Counselor, and Sahara Kyriakus, missing member of Night Star Clan (Faith's family). Turns out Kaleb has a big secret. Considered the most Silent of all the Psy; he's not so Silent after all. Sahara has been held captive for 7 years and can't remember much about her life. She and Kaleb obviously have a past and the book slowly unravels their history and their relationship to each other while building on their chemistry and attraction. However since Keleb's past ties directly to Enrique Santano, evil serial killer villain from book one, there are a lot of questions about his character. (and some serous potential ick factor, although everything is resolved in the end.)
Krycheck is a very interesting and mysterious character. He's an exciting read although the story took a few chapters to get going. Sahara wasn't very memorable. There was a lot tied up in her secret Psy powers but the powers seemed kind of useless and then the author made using the powers have weird side effects. It seemed not important or valuable enough for the years of captivity and torture she suffered.
Also I think Nalini Singh has a plan to confuse and drive readers crazy with all these characters with similar sounding names. Sienna, Sascha, Sahara, hanging out in Sierra Nevadas. Is there a Savannah too or am I making that up? I start to get them all mixed up.
A little bit with Faith and Vaughn, a brief sighting of other Dark River characters, a visit with Judd and Father Xavier but mostly this book stands in isolation from the rest of the Psy/Changeling world. These two are on their own but it works.
Terrific book. Lots of setup for next characters to explore in the series (the Arrows).
MUST READ other books before this or it won't be near as much fun.
Kaleb Krycheck, Psy Counselor, and Sahara Kyriakus, missing member of Night Star Clan (Faith's family). Turns out Kaleb has a big secret. Considered the most Silent of all the Psy; he's not so Silent after all. Sahara has been held captive for 7 years and can't remember much about her life. She and Kaleb obviously have a past and the book slowly unravels their history and their relationship to each other while building on their chemistry and attraction. However since Keleb's past ties directly to Enrique Santano, evil serial killer villain from book one, there are a lot of questions about his character. (and some serous potential ick factor, although everything is resolved in the end.)
Krycheck is a very interesting and mysterious character. He's an exciting read although the story took a few chapters to get going. Sahara wasn't very memorable. There was a lot tied up in her secret Psy powers but the powers seemed kind of useless and then the author made using the powers have weird side effects. It seemed not important or valuable enough for the years of captivity and torture she suffered.
Also I think Nalini Singh has a plan to confuse and drive readers crazy with all these characters with similar sounding names. Sienna, Sascha, Sahara, hanging out in Sierra Nevadas. Is there a Savannah too or am I making that up? I start to get them all mixed up.
A little bit with Faith and Vaughn, a brief sighting of other Dark River characters, a visit with Judd and Father Xavier but mostly this book stands in isolation from the rest of the Psy/Changeling world. These two are on their own but it works.
Terrific book. Lots of setup for next characters to explore in the series (the Arrows).
MUST READ other books before this or it won't be near as much fun.
Jenny M. (griz1girl) -
Helpful Score: 1
Nalini Singh is a great author--and I can see why she wrote this book...she needed it as bridge for the overall PsyNet plot-line that has run throughout every single book in the series.
However, this book focuses on Kaleb Krychek and Sahara Kyriakius...two Psy characters. Which, frankly, are less interesting to me than her Changeling characters.
This book, centered around two Psy, is written with a very cold, sterile, emotionless style--just like a Silent Psy. I found it hard to read...mostly boring, very few interesting parts.
Definitely furthered her overall storyline, and should pave the way for the continuation of her Psy-Changeling arc. I just hope the next book has more Changeling, and less Psy. Yawn......
However, this book focuses on Kaleb Krychek and Sahara Kyriakius...two Psy characters. Which, frankly, are less interesting to me than her Changeling characters.
This book, centered around two Psy, is written with a very cold, sterile, emotionless style--just like a Silent Psy. I found it hard to read...mostly boring, very few interesting parts.
Definitely furthered her overall storyline, and should pave the way for the continuation of her Psy-Changeling arc. I just hope the next book has more Changeling, and less Psy. Yawn......
Excellent addition to a hot series.
Kaleb Krycheck, Psy Counselor, and Sahara Kyriakus, missing member of Night Star Clan (Faith's family). Turns out Kaleb has a big secret. Considered the most Silent of all the Psy; he's not so Silent after all. Sahara has been held captive for 7 years and can't remember much about her life. She and Kaleb obviously have a past and the book slowly unravels their history and their relationship to each other while building on their chemistry and attraction. However since Keleb's past ties directly to Enrique Santano, evil serial killer villain from book one, there are a lot of questions about his character. (and some serous potential ick factor, although everything is resolved in the end.)
Krycheck is a very interesting and mysterious character. He's an exciting read although the story took a few chapters to get going. Sahara wasn't very memorable. There was a lot tied up in her secret Psy powers but the powers seemed kind of useless and then the author made using the powers have weird side effects. It seemed not important or valuable enough for the years of captivity and torture she suffered.
Also I think Nalini Singh has a plan to confuse and drive readers crazy with all these characters with similar sounding names. Sienna, Sascha, Sahara, hanging out in Sierra Nevadas. Is there a Savannah too or am I making that up? I start to get them all mixed up.
A little bit with Faith and Vaughn, a brief sighting of other Dark River characters, a visit with Judd and Father Xavier but mostly this book stands in isolation from the rest of the Psy/Changeling world. These two are on their own but it works.
Terrific book. Lots of setup for next characters to explore in the series (the Arrows).
MUST READ other books before this or it won't be near as much fun.
Kaleb Krycheck, Psy Counselor, and Sahara Kyriakus, missing member of Night Star Clan (Faith's family). Turns out Kaleb has a big secret. Considered the most Silent of all the Psy; he's not so Silent after all. Sahara has been held captive for 7 years and can't remember much about her life. She and Kaleb obviously have a past and the book slowly unravels their history and their relationship to each other while building on their chemistry and attraction. However since Keleb's past ties directly to Enrique Santano, evil serial killer villain from book one, there are a lot of questions about his character. (and some serous potential ick factor, although everything is resolved in the end.)
Krycheck is a very interesting and mysterious character. He's an exciting read although the story took a few chapters to get going. Sahara wasn't very memorable. There was a lot tied up in her secret Psy powers but the powers seemed kind of useless and then the author made using the powers have weird side effects. It seemed not important or valuable enough for the years of captivity and torture she suffered.
Also I think Nalini Singh has a plan to confuse and drive readers crazy with all these characters with similar sounding names. Sienna, Sascha, Sahara, hanging out in Sierra Nevadas. Is there a Savannah too or am I making that up? I start to get them all mixed up.
A little bit with Faith and Vaughn, a brief sighting of other Dark River characters, a visit with Judd and Father Xavier but mostly this book stands in isolation from the rest of the Psy/Changeling world. These two are on their own but it works.
Terrific book. Lots of setup for next characters to explore in the series (the Arrows).
MUST READ other books before this or it won't be near as much fun.
Jenny M. (griz1girl) -
Nalini Singh is a great author--and I can see why she wrote this book...she needed it as bridge for the overall PsyNet plot-line that has run throughout every single book in the series.
However, this book focuses on Kaleb Krychek and Sahara Kyriakius...two Psy characters. Which, frankly, are less interesting to me than her Changeling characters.
This book, focusing on two Psy, is written with a very cold, sterile, emotionless style--just like a Silent Psy. I found it hard to read...mostly boring, very few interesting parts.
Definitely furthered her overall storyline, and should pave the way for the continuation of her Psy-Changeling arc. I just hope the next book has more Changeling, and less Psy. Yawn......
However, this book focuses on Kaleb Krychek and Sahara Kyriakius...two Psy characters. Which, frankly, are less interesting to me than her Changeling characters.
This book, focusing on two Psy, is written with a very cold, sterile, emotionless style--just like a Silent Psy. I found it hard to read...mostly boring, very few interesting parts.
Definitely furthered her overall storyline, and should pave the way for the continuation of her Psy-Changeling arc. I just hope the next book has more Changeling, and less Psy. Yawn......
I was thoroughly impressed with this book. Singh managed to twist a story about one of my least favorite characters, Kaleb Krychek (seriously I used to yawn through his scenes), into a very sweet, romantic tale.
It doesn't have the easiness and lightness as the Changeling stories and reads more like her Archangel series. Perhaps it's because Kaleb is a lot like an archangel. Sahara was a great balance to Kaleb and I can see why Kaleb was so dedicated to her.
The overall plot that hasn't moved much in the series has suddenly take a warp-speed track here. It is very action pack with some minor appearances from past characters.
Definitely read a few of the psy-changeling novels or you will be lost.
Absolutely loved this book.
It doesn't have the easiness and lightness as the Changeling stories and reads more like her Archangel series. Perhaps it's because Kaleb is a lot like an archangel. Sahara was a great balance to Kaleb and I can see why Kaleb was so dedicated to her.
The overall plot that hasn't moved much in the series has suddenly take a warp-speed track here. It is very action pack with some minor appearances from past characters.
Definitely read a few of the psy-changeling novels or you will be lost.
Absolutely loved this book.
This is a book Ive been waiting for. The author has been teasing the readers with glimpses of Kaleb Krychek for some time. Is he a good guy? A bad guy? Does he only have his own agenda or does he have a moral compass? In this book, you find out the answer to all of the above is yes
If youve been following this series, you start the book knowing some things about Kaleb. He is an incredibly strong telekinetic cardinal. He is a member of the Psy Council. He has a tentative alliance with the Arrows. He was raised, if that is the right word, by counselor Enrique the serial-murdering villain from Slave to Sensation. And hes looking for someonesomeone from his pastsomeone who seems to have been erased
And he finds her. Mostly. Shes tortured, starved, and abused but alive. But her mind? Her shields have been stripped and she seems lost within her own mind. As the story progresses you find that while her shields were ripped from her, she created the labyrinth herself. Created as a self-defense mechanism, she believes she built in a method to escape now if she could only remember what it was
The story arc of the series has been exploring the possibilities of rebellion, the collapse of the PsyNet, and the fall of silence. We discover that much of this hangs on the ability of Kaleb to heal his lady. If she falls, the world will fall with her Kaleb will see to it.
This is an incredibly moving love story between a woman who considers herself broken and a powerful man who considers himself Silent. Both of them are wrong And the sex? Lets just say that when they make love the earth moves literally. And there is no question, it IS love. Everything he has done has been to find her, heal her, and protect her.
Nalini Singh has managed to keep her Psy/Changeling series alive and thriving. Her characters are strong, people you would like to know. Her plots manage to advance the series story-arc while still accomplishing a satisfying end to each book. Each book brings new material to light without violating any of the previous books. (I hate it when authors call their books a series but dont bother to maintain consistency from book to book. But maybe thats just me.)
I loved this book but dont start here if youve never read any of the earlier ones. This is a series best read in order.
Below is the chronological reading order according to the authors website, www.nalinisingh.com:
1. Beat of Temptation in Wild Invitation
2. Whisper of Sin in Burning Up
3. Slave to Sensation
3.5 The Cannibal Princess free short story
4. Visions of Heat
5. Caressed By Ice
5.5 Movie Night free short story
6 . Stroke of Enticement in The Magical Christmas Cat
7. Mine to Possess
7.5 A Conversation free short story
8. Hostage to Pleasure
8.5 A Gift for Kit free short story
9. Branded By Fire
9.5 The Party (deleted scene from Branded By Fire)
10. Blaze of Memory
11. Bonds of Justice
12. Play of Passion
12.5a Wolf School (deleted scene from Play of Passion)
12.5b Declaration of Courtship in Wild Invitation (overlaps with Play of Passion)
13. Kiss of Snow
14. Texture of Intimacy in Wild Invitation
15. Tangle of Need
16. Heart of Obsidian
(The free short stories are available on the authors website)
If youve been following this series, you start the book knowing some things about Kaleb. He is an incredibly strong telekinetic cardinal. He is a member of the Psy Council. He has a tentative alliance with the Arrows. He was raised, if that is the right word, by counselor Enrique the serial-murdering villain from Slave to Sensation. And hes looking for someonesomeone from his pastsomeone who seems to have been erased
And he finds her. Mostly. Shes tortured, starved, and abused but alive. But her mind? Her shields have been stripped and she seems lost within her own mind. As the story progresses you find that while her shields were ripped from her, she created the labyrinth herself. Created as a self-defense mechanism, she believes she built in a method to escape now if she could only remember what it was
The story arc of the series has been exploring the possibilities of rebellion, the collapse of the PsyNet, and the fall of silence. We discover that much of this hangs on the ability of Kaleb to heal his lady. If she falls, the world will fall with her Kaleb will see to it.
This is an incredibly moving love story between a woman who considers herself broken and a powerful man who considers himself Silent. Both of them are wrong And the sex? Lets just say that when they make love the earth moves literally. And there is no question, it IS love. Everything he has done has been to find her, heal her, and protect her.
Nalini Singh has managed to keep her Psy/Changeling series alive and thriving. Her characters are strong, people you would like to know. Her plots manage to advance the series story-arc while still accomplishing a satisfying end to each book. Each book brings new material to light without violating any of the previous books. (I hate it when authors call their books a series but dont bother to maintain consistency from book to book. But maybe thats just me.)
I loved this book but dont start here if youve never read any of the earlier ones. This is a series best read in order.
Below is the chronological reading order according to the authors website, www.nalinisingh.com:
1. Beat of Temptation in Wild Invitation
2. Whisper of Sin in Burning Up
3. Slave to Sensation
3.5 The Cannibal Princess free short story
4. Visions of Heat
5. Caressed By Ice
5.5 Movie Night free short story
6 . Stroke of Enticement in The Magical Christmas Cat
7. Mine to Possess
7.5 A Conversation free short story
8. Hostage to Pleasure
8.5 A Gift for Kit free short story
9. Branded By Fire
9.5 The Party (deleted scene from Branded By Fire)
10. Blaze of Memory
11. Bonds of Justice
12. Play of Passion
12.5a Wolf School (deleted scene from Play of Passion)
12.5b Declaration of Courtship in Wild Invitation (overlaps with Play of Passion)
13. Kiss of Snow
14. Texture of Intimacy in Wild Invitation
15. Tangle of Need
16. Heart of Obsidian
(The free short stories are available on the authors website)
Carol P. (BookLover4Ever) reviewed Heart of Obsidian (Psy-Changeling, Bk 12) on + 125 more book reviews
Love Love Love this book! When you reread the other books in the series you see various tidbits that tie the entire story/series together. Absolutely my favorite in the series to date.
Kaleb was a character that I was intrigued and curious about. From previous novels, he was neither an outright bad or good guy. So, it was a mystery of where, exactly, he stood on things. Sahara, if she was mentioned in any of the previous novels, it's been long enough I don't remember her. So (to me) she was a completely new character. It was interesting trying to figure out what her ability was.
This book started out very slowly for me. It didn't reach out and grab my attention right away like the previous books in this series have done. About halfway through it changed and the pace picked up. The strength of this series is the world building and the likable characters.
The window to Kaleb's childhood explained a lot, along with his interactions with Sahara. I liked the way they met. There are some major developments in the book with the reveal of the Ghost and the fate of Silence. I'm looking forward to what happens next!
This book started out very slowly for me. It didn't reach out and grab my attention right away like the previous books in this series have done. About halfway through it changed and the pace picked up. The strength of this series is the world building and the likable characters.
The window to Kaleb's childhood explained a lot, along with his interactions with Sahara. I liked the way they met. There are some major developments in the book with the reveal of the Ghost and the fate of Silence. I'm looking forward to what happens next!
