Audiobook Review of Cursed by Fire by Danielle Annett & Nicole Poole

Cursed by Fire (A Blood and Magic Novel, Book 1) by Author: Danielle Annett and Narrator Nicole Poole 2*
BLURB:Blood is going to spill....
I just hope it won't be mine.
After two weeks of searching, I found the seven-year-old I'd been hired to find too late. His body broken and discarded. Dead.
My boss doesn't want me to hunt down his killers. It's too dangerous.
But the Pacific Northwest Pack steps in, hiring me to bring the bastards to justice.
Turns out the kid was half shifter. And shifters don't abandon their own.
In a search that takes me through the maze of shifter hierarchy and the depths of the paranormal underworld, these killers underestimate how determined I am to mete out their punishment. Vigilante justice is the only kind these people understand.
Yes, blood will spill. And I'm determined it will be theirs.
You'll love Cursed by Fire because its a fast-paced urban fantasy novel with a kick-butt heroine and unexpected twists around every corner.


My Review “I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.” I have given this one a 2* rating and those were for the narrator who did an excellent job (especially as I rarely listen to female narrators). As a big fan of Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews and Psy-Changlings by Nalini Singh I thought this would be a great story in the same vein as them. Unfortunately it turned out to be a mishmash of both of them with too many similarities and not enough originality for me. I haven't even listened to the end because I was getting so fed up with it.

Shards of Hope by Nalini Singh

Shards of Hope (Psy-Changeling #14) by Nalini Singh 5*

BLURB: Awakening wounded in a darkened cell, their psychic abilities blocked, Aden and Zaira know they must escape. But when the lethal soldiers break free from their mysterious prison, they find themselves in a harsh, inhospitable landscape far from civilization. Their only hope for survival is to make it to the hidden home of a predatory changeling pack that doesn't welcome outsiders.
And they must survive. A shadowy enemy has put a target on the back of the Arrow squad, an enemy that cannot be permitted to succeed in its deadly campaign. Aden will cross any line to keep his people safe for this new future, where even an assassin might have hope of a life beyond blood and death and pain. Zaira has no such hope. She knows she's too damaged to return from the abyss. Her driving goal is to protect Aden, protect the only person who has ever come back for her no matter what.
This time, even Aden's passionate determination may not be enough - because the emotionless chill of Silence existed for a reason. For the violent, and the insane, and the irreparably broken . . . like Zaira.


My Review: I can't believe this series is already at book #14 and it just never gets boring or repetitive. I love the world Nalini has created in this series and in this book we learn more about how the Psy are coping with life after Silence. The romance between Aden and Zaire is beautifully portrayed and for me it cleverly runs alongside the great intrigue and action that is the trademark of this series. If you want a story with romance, intrigue, and action as well as Shifters and Psychics then may I recommend your read this series from book one. If you like it there are now 14 books and numerous short stories set in the world for you to gorge on.

Review of Heart Of Obsidian by Nalini Singh

Heart of Obsidian (Psy-Changeling #12) by Nalini Singh 5*
BLURB: Step into New York Times bestseller Nalini Singh’s explosive and shockingly passionate Psy-Changeling world…
A dangerous, volatile rebel, hands stained bloodred.
A woman whose very existence has been erased.
A love story so dark, it may shatter the world itself.
A deadly price that must be paid.
The day of reckoning is here.
From “the alpha author of paranormal romance” (Booklist) comes the most highly anticipated novel of her career—one that blurs the line between madness and genius, between subjugation and liberation, between the living and the dead.

My Review: I've been looking forward to reading Kaleb's story for some books now and I wasn't disappointed at all. Nalini Singh did it again with her heart rendingly intense story and I was both relieved and disappointed to reach the end. Relieved that my emotions were no longer on the roller coaster of her writing and disappointed at having reached the end of a wonderful story. If you are a long time reader of the Psy-Changling series you know to go and read this one immediately (if you haven't already), if you are not yet a reader of the series may I recommend that you go out and start reading at once? You can't go wrong, as the series is both entertaining and intense, as well as being full of action and romance. In fact it has everything you could ask for from a series.

Reviewing Wild Invitation by Nalini Singh

Wild Invitation (Psy-Changeling 0.5, 3.5, 9.5, 10.5) by Nalini Singh 5*
BLURB: In Beat of Temptation , innocent Tamsyn has always had a place in her heart for Nathan, a blooded DarkRiver sentinel. But is she ready for the fierce demands of the mating bond?
In Stroke of Enticement , a wary young teacher, skeptical about love, arouses the man—and the animal—in an aggressive leopard changeling who must prove his affections are true.
Plus 2 NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED NOVELLAS
In Declaration of Courtship , Grace, a shy submissive wolf, finds herself pursued by the last man she ever would have imagined: a SnowDancer lieutenant said to be “mad, bad, and dangerous to know.”
In Texture of Intimacy , SnowDancer healer Lara discovers the searing joys—and unexpected challenges—of being mated to quiet, powerful Walker, a man used to keeping his silence.
My Review: Four wonderful short stories from Nalini Singh's Psy/Changeling world. I enjoyed all of them as it was a lovely glimpse into the courtship of some of the secondary Characters from previous books. My only complaint was that they were short stories as I would have loved longer stories on all of them. I am so in love with this series and can't wait until I can afford to buy more.