New
York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into the hearts of two
fractured people in a world on the brink of a psychic Armageddon...
Silence has fallen. The Psy are free to feel emotion. Free to love. But Silence
was never a prison for Ivan Mercant. The biggest threat to his future lies
dormant in his brain—a psychic monster that wants only to feed. And now,
the brutal leash he’s kept on that monster is slipping. He prepared for this
day, for the end of Ivan Mercant... but that was before he met Lei.
As primal as she is human, this wild changeling brings color into his life,
laughter to his soul. Then the dream shatters in a rain of blood, in silent
bodies in the snow. Lei is gone. Vanished without a trace... until he meets
strangely familiar eyes across a busy San Francisco street.
Soleil Bijoux Garcia is a healer who has lost everything. She exists in a world
of desolate aloneness... till the day she finds herself face-to-face with a
lethal stranger. The animal who is her other half knows this man, but
her memories are tattered fragments. Sorrow and a need for vengeance are all
that drive her. Her mission? To kill the alpha of the DarkRiver leopard pack.
But fate has other plans. Soon, a deadly soldier who believes himself a monster
and a broken healer might be all that stand between life and death for the
entire Psy race...
Don’t miss our reviews of the rest of the Psy-Changeling Trinity series!
For book one, Silver Silence, click HERE.
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For book three, Wolf Rain, click HERE.
For book four, Alpha Night, click HERE.
For book five, Last Guard, click HERE.
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Mary
Jo – ☆☆☆☆
Ivan Mercant believes himself to be a monster. The spider hiding deep within
himself does nothing but want to take and take until there is nothing left.
That's why he must keep the spider caged at all times. He must keep his shields
strong at all times, ever vigilant against the evil that grows stronger within
him day by day.
Ena Mercant saved him both from the streets and from himself. She believed in
him when he didn't believe in himself. She gave him a family that is both a
blessing and a hindrance – especially since the fall of Silence. His cousins
are well-meaning and protective of him, as he is of them. If they only knew of
the spider within him.
Lei Garcia is broken in similar ways. Losing her loving parents at a young age
left her in the care of her paternal grandfather and his ocelot pack. Her
grandfather was openly hostile towards her and made it known that she was less
as her mother was human. She has never felt at home with the pack, leaving her
feeling alone when being a member of pack should have meant being with family.
As the PsyNet seems to be imploding upon itself, an island has formed in which
Psy minds are trapped. The physical bodies are comatose, and their vital signs
are failing. Ivan somehow manages to bridge the divide and only Lei was able to
bring him back, thanks to her cat's bond with him. Ivan can see the chaos on
the island, there is no order, no net mind, and it seems that the Scarab queen
is draining the psychic energy from the Psy who are trapped on the island's
psychic plane.
Lei believes that her bond with Ivan will allow him to return to the Psy Island
to rescue the Psy minds that are trapped there and to help cage the Scarab
queen. Ivan is afraid to set loose the spider but knows that Lei's faith in him
is stronger than his fears.
I'm amazed at everything we have learned in this book and where we will go
next.
Erica
– ☆☆☆☆
Storm Echo is the sixth installment in the Psy-Changeling Trinity
series, as well as the 21st installment in the Psy-Changeling series. I would
strongly advise against reading as a standalone or out of series order.
From the get-go, I was apprehensive. Amnesia plot lines mixed with insta-love
are not my cup of tea, nor is the depressive fall of PsyNet, but after 21
novels, I'm invested in the characters and the universe where they reside.
Drug-use and drug-abuse are plot devices.
On the plus side, a handful of our past favorites have cameos, as they're
connected to the new characters being showcased. Another plus for me is
second-chance romance.
Ivan has a painful past, suffering several abuses as a child. This darkness
told from the perspective of a child may be difficult for some readers. Nalini
Singh has never shied away from the darker sides of human nature, and this book
is no exception when it comes to Ivan's past.
Ivan and Lei come into contact, and the connection is instantaneous, only for
it to be ripped apart by tragedy. With the absence of a year, the vibe of
insta-love is lessened. In this time, the romance takes a backseat, allowing
character growth, along with some complex world building to be spun, so complex
that most of the time I just rolled with it, otherwise I'd be confused. Once
they reconnect, Ivan's amnesia means he doesn't recognize Lei anymore.
A member of the Mercant family, as their security specialist, Ivan was a
complex character, ruthless yet beneath an injured child who doesn't believe he
deserved kindness, intimacy, or would ever find a mate. Lei is a healer, the
perfect counterbalance to Ivan's struggles.
Lei has her own past struggles. Protective and fierce, Lei has gone so long
without a pack, she'll never let go of anyone she deems hers.
The romance and connection between Ivan and Lei takes a backseat when they're
drawn into the battle to keep PsyNet from falling.
While I enjoy this longstanding series, the romance and conflict are a bit
wash-repeat from book to book, and I find the eruption of new world building to
often times be confusing and convoluted, like rushing from A to Q without truly
connecting, where I just roll with it to avoid frustration. At this point, all
these new Psy types, all super rare and finally revealing itself. While I want
current narrators to be unique and special, their rareness just feels similar
to the last rare trait, and so on.
A good addition to the Psy-Changeling Trinity and Pay-Changeling series.
Recommended to fans of the author, the series, and paranormal romance.
New
York Times bestselling author NALINI SINGH is passionate about writing.
Though she’s traveled as far afield as the deserts of China, the Highlands of
Scotland, and the frozen landscapes of Antarctica, it is the journey of the
imagination that fascinates her most. She’s beyond delighted to be able to
follow her dream as a writer. Nalini lives and works in beautiful New Zealand.
You can contact her directly through her website. While visiting the site,
Nalini invites you to join her newsletter for up-to-date news about both the
Psy-Changeling and Guild Hunter series, as well as fun exclusive extras,
including free short stories set in her worlds.
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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided
a free copy of Storm Echo (Psy-Changeling Trinity #6) by Nalini Singh to read
and review.
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