Author: Nalini Singh
Title: Tangle of Need
Series: Psy/Changeling #11
About the Book: Adria, wolf changeling
and resilient soldier, has made a break with the past--one as
unpredictable in love as it was in war. Now comes a new territory, and a
devastating new complication: Riaz, a SnowDancer lieutenant already
sworn to a desperate woman who belongs to another.
For Riaz, the
primal attraction he feels for Adria is a staggering betrayal. For
Adria, his dangerous lone-wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumes her.
It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built of
her new life. But fighting their wild compulsion toward one another
proves a losing battle.
Their coming together is an inferno...and
a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no
ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize that they have
more to lose than they ever imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war
that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision
that might just break them both.
My Thoughts:
As a rule, I enjoy the books featuring the SnowDancer wolf pack, so I
expected to like this one, and I did, quite a bit too, but not as much
as the other SD books.
My favorite parts were the parts with Hawke and Sienna, which were so ridiculously cheesy and utterly adorable. I loved
every second
of their on-screen time. They're adjusting to mated life, and it is so
cute to watch. We also get to spend time with just about every
SnowDancer who's ever been mentioned, which was a great treat for me.
Their pack dynamics are just fantastic. Riley and Mercy's news was
awesome and I cracked up at he and Hawke getting drunk. Mercy's a bit
more likeable now that she hangs with the wolves. And Hawke is so silly
he makes my heart sing. Love that wolf!
Okay, Riaz and Adria. I
enjoyed very much this journey of two broken people healing each other
and then unexpectedly becoming indispensable to each other, and it was
awesome seeing their pack help them along the way. It was only in the
last 20% or so of the book that their story finally started to really
engross me. I think Ms. Singh handled it so well, and I love the
emphasis on
choice (i.e. that mating is not automatic;
you have to make a conscious decision) and the noting of the fact that
it's not only mated changelings who can have a fulfilling life, that
humans who love each other can have just as fulfilling a life as mated
changelings. It felt like an affirmation of love and humanity and it was
awesome. That final scene with Riaz and Adria drove home the point
wonderfully; it was poignant and amazing.
BUT! As I was reading I
realized I wasn't ready for this story. I love SD and all the
lieutenants have grown on me, so my excitement has been building ever
since Ms. Singh announced that she'd be writing Riaz's story. I was sure
I would enjoy it, and I did. However, he and Adria really only appeared
on the scene in Indigo and Drew's story, 2 books ago. I felt like I
hadn't had time to get to know them and be invested in them, so I was
actually more caught up in other things: Hawke and Sienna's sheer
adorableness, noticing how awesome Riley is, enjoying SD pack dynamics,
paying attention to the Psy drama and the tension in the PsyNet.... just
about everything else except for the main couple. They weren't strong
enough to carry the book because I hadn't had time to know them before
they were thrown together. For this book to have worked better, I think
Riaz and Adria should have been introduced much sooner, or their story
to have come later.
The next ARC of the series promises to be
interesting. This ride is far from over. Recommended read, even though
the whole is a teensy weensy bit less than the sum of its parts.
OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES:
1. Slave to Sensation
2. Visions of Heat
3. Caressed by Ice
4. Mine to Possess - 2.5/5
5. Hostage to Pleasure
6. Branded by Fire
7. Blaze of Memory
8. Bonds of Justice
9. Play of Passion
10. Kiss of Snow - 5/5
Author: Nalini Singh
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