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Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh

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dark emotional funny informative tense slow-paced

4.0

💬: “Laughing in the intimate space between them, she rose up against him, kissed him in sweet little sips, her hands on either side of his face. Every muscle in his body tense, Vasic surrendered to the kiss, to the possession that may as well have been steel chains around his body."

Singh, Nalini. Shield of Winter (Psy-Changeling Book 13) (p. 374). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. 

📖Genres: paranormal romance, romance, urban fantasy, adult

📚Page Count: 450

🎧Audiobook Length: 15h 47min

👩🏾‍🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 

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Shield of Winter is the 13th book in the Psy/Changeling series by Nalini Singh. Two Psy, Ivy Jane and Vasic, one of the central members of the Arrow Squad, are the main characters. I really enjoyed their romance story. Vasic is tasked with protecting Ivy after
the fall of Silence.


There's a lot of action in this novel, but there's also a good amount of romance as well. I really love the balance between the Romance and Paranormal/Urban Fantasy genres, Singh is so good at making the stakes high and interesting while also making sure to naturally make the characters fall in love. I don't want to spoil too much by going into detail about the "threat" in this book, though I will say I was hooked and didn't want to stop reading until I had finished. 

The spicy scenes were so good in this. I especially enjoyed how
Vasic kept teleporting while they were being intimate, I know it was supposed to be dangerous but that made things more exciting. Imaging being intimate with your partner and they teleport you to private island or to a beautiful beach in the tropics?
. I'm giving it four chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ out of five chilies

I really enjoyed the 13th main book in the Psy/Changeling series. It had action, romance, good spicy scenes, and a handsome brooding MMC! I'm giving this book 4 stars out of 5. 
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Stars

I listened to this for free on the library app [HooplaDigital.com]
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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this latest edition to the Psy-Changeling series featuring Vasic, a Psy Arrow, and Ivy, a high level E-Psy. The premise is that with infection plaguing the PsyNet, there is a hypothesis that the previously proscribed and unacknowledged E-Psy designation might be the solution to healing the PsyNet. However, with certain sections of the Psy being pro-Silence and anti-emotions, the Psy special forces, the Arrows, are brought in to protect the newly-recognized Es who are part of a pilot experiment. When Ivy meets Vasic, it’s instant chemistry.

I loved the previous book in this series with Kaleb and Sahara and thought it was my favourite, but Vasic and Ivy, I think, have taken that title. Vasic is the epitome of a strong, silent-type damaged hero whilst Ivy is an absolute delight as a character. Their relationship is believable, their path to healing is a comfort, their discovery of intimacy is realistic and really well handled, the overarching theme of this book of the importance of feeling feelings and emotion and connection are dealt with gorgeously. This book is action-packed and emotional and there are multiple high stakes that make your care and keep you turning the pages. I adored this book and highly recommend. Unfortunately, it’s not really standalone (well I suppose you could read it that way but you lose out a lot) and should be read in order at least after Book 12.
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