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A review by robinbridgefour
Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
4.0
Re-read rating bumps up to 4 stars
I enjoyed this series the first time, but I think I like it even more the second time. It could just be I know more about the psy-net going in and so it is more interesting to me. I also am enjoying seeing some of my favorite characters all over again.
3.5 Stars
Sweet!!! Vulcan’s, Shapeshifters and Hal the computer entity from 2001 a space odyssey.
I’m enjoying this series so far. In the second book of the series we get a new addition of a sentient consciousness in the Psynet known as the Mindnet or Hal as I’m going to think of it. There is also the indication of a multi-book plot arc that comes through in the form of a hint of revolution in the Psy who have been bound into feeling no emotion. Some are starting to break free and more minds it seems are becoming aware that maybe silence (the forced absence of emotion ) isn’t all it is cracked up to be.
Faith is an F-Psy or a non-pointy eared Vulcan that can see into the future. She has pretty much been kept in a box her entire life and sheltered from everything in the world. She is monitored and kept in isolation to do one thing and one thing only which is predict future economic events for her family and paying customers. Her life starts to deteriorate when she also starts seeing murders, including her sisters.
Vaughn is a sentinel shapeshifter with a tragic past. He never understood the possessiveness of other cats to the women in their lives until he meets Faith. She seems ice cold on the surface but his inner cat is pretty sure that under that there is something more to the Psy. He is completely drawn to her and pushes Faith to her limits in hopes of being able to break through the shields she has constructed around herself. To help protect her he must help her find the person responsible for the murders Faith is seeing in her head.
Parts of this story are very much reminiscent of Slave to Sensation. Faith even more than Sasha is not used to touch and is reluctant with the changlings. It is even harder for Vaughn to break through to Faith than it was for Lucas to woo Sasha. But the mating bond is strong and the cat wants what the cat wants. I am a big fan of monogamy and love the idea of a psychic bond that snaps into place when you find the one. Even if it seems to be there before you really know anything about them after just meeting them. I also like the idea of being interconnected to the people we love and sharing a web of sorts with them. Those are a few of the reasons I like the world that has been built here.
The overall Psy story is becoming more interesting to me and I’m hoping to see some turmoil in the Psynet as control seems to deteriorate. I didn’t like this as much as Slave to Sensation but it was still an enjoyable read and so far the books have wrapped up nicely at the end of each so they are also their own contained stories. I loved seeing snippets of Lucas and Sasha again as they try to help Faith and Vaughn.
I’ll definitely continue on with the series, there are enough interesting characters that I think I will be entertained in this world for a while to come.
I enjoyed this series the first time, but I think I like it even more the second time. It could just be I know more about the psy-net going in and so it is more interesting to me. I also am enjoying seeing some of my favorite characters all over again.
3.5 Stars
Sweet!!! Vulcan’s, Shapeshifters and Hal the computer entity from 2001 a space odyssey.
I’m enjoying this series so far. In the second book of the series we get a new addition of a sentient consciousness in the Psynet known as the Mindnet or Hal as I’m going to think of it. There is also the indication of a multi-book plot arc that comes through in the form of a hint of revolution in the Psy who have been bound into feeling no emotion. Some are starting to break free and more minds it seems are becoming aware that maybe silence (the forced absence of emotion ) isn’t all it is cracked up to be.
Faith is an F-Psy or a non-pointy eared Vulcan that can see into the future. She has pretty much been kept in a box her entire life and sheltered from everything in the world. She is monitored and kept in isolation to do one thing and one thing only which is predict future economic events for her family and paying customers. Her life starts to deteriorate when she also starts seeing murders, including her sisters.
Vaughn is a sentinel shapeshifter with a tragic past. He never understood the possessiveness of other cats to the women in their lives until he meets Faith. She seems ice cold on the surface but his inner cat is pretty sure that under that there is something more to the Psy. He is completely drawn to her and pushes Faith to her limits in hopes of being able to break through the shields she has constructed around herself. To help protect her he must help her find the person responsible for the murders Faith is seeing in her head.
Parts of this story are very much reminiscent of Slave to Sensation. Faith even more than Sasha is not used to touch and is reluctant with the changlings. It is even harder for Vaughn to break through to Faith than it was for Lucas to woo Sasha. But the mating bond is strong and the cat wants what the cat wants. I am a big fan of monogamy and love the idea of a psychic bond that snaps into place when you find the one. Even if it seems to be there before you really know anything about them after just meeting them. I also like the idea of being interconnected to the people we love and sharing a web of sorts with them. Those are a few of the reasons I like the world that has been built here.
The overall Psy story is becoming more interesting to me and I’m hoping to see some turmoil in the Psynet as control seems to deteriorate. I didn’t like this as much as Slave to Sensation but it was still an enjoyable read and so far the books have wrapped up nicely at the end of each so they are also their own contained stories. I loved seeing snippets of Lucas and Sasha again as they try to help Faith and Vaughn.
I’ll definitely continue on with the series, there are enough interesting characters that I think I will be entertained in this world for a while to come.