Slave to Sensation

I found it incredibly hypocritical that the changelings were all, “OMG the Psy think we're all just dumb animals” and then they turned around and were like, “Yeah all Psy are psychopaths and we'll just kill everybody because that's what all of you deserve (even though it's only the serial killer that's killing people).” Though ... I guess it's sadly accurate how the real world works, because people are like this. Freaking sucks.

This was my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it. I have to say this was the first “smutty” book I've read. I found the story original, creative and interesting. I felt the author created a very convincing world. The author did a great job explaining the Psy-Changeling worlds, which felt plausible. The serial killer murder was always in the backdrop of the story. It was never lost in the couples budding romance but the urgency of finding the killer wasn't, I think, as clearly felt throughout the whole novel. The chemistry and romance between the two lead characters was realistic. The romance/sex scenes were well written. Not to clique.
Good book, I recommend. I almost feel guilty I shunned the Romance genre but I think if it weren't for the paranormal world I wouldn't have gotten through this type of book.

Sascha Duncan is a member of a race known for their emotional detachment, cold precision and deadly sharp minds. Only Sascha isn't like other Psy. She feels powerful emotion and she grows worried she may soon not be able to repress the building surge. A business meeting with changeling Lucas Hunter, the alpha of the DarkRiver leopards, lures her even closer to the edge of certain discovery. As she is assigned as the Psy contact for the ensuing project Lucas's company takes on, she soon begins to fear grave repercussions from her people.

Lucas feels something different about Sascha–she's not like other Psy. It doesn't take long for the dominant male to begin asserting his blatant interest in her in traditionally pack ways. Could her mysterious differences be the key his and a rival pack's have been looking for? A serial killer has targeted changeling women, and the packs believe the killer to be Psy. As a Psy with connections amongst her race, Sascha will become the only saving grace in a race against time to stop two opposing groups on the brink of war. Her and Lucas's efforts will bring them to some shocking realizations as well as some heated and sensually stimulating encounters.

The first impression of this romance was that it combined an awesome feel of not only paranormal elements, but sci-fi as well. Lucas's pack dynamics will ring somewhat similar to other paranormal romances, while having their own unique qualities at the same time, most notably their love for one another and family dynamics. The chilling addition of the Psy brings to mind a more futuristic sense with their sparse and utilitarian lifestyles. There are some very interesting twists to the plot that makes good use of the pacing throughout the book, making for a very hard to put down read. Sascha is a heroine readers may sympathize with in her plight to become fully herself, while Lucas is so wonderfully sexy in his concern for her welfare. I am actually looking forward to reading more from this author and series

Seriously?

Empecé este libro en vacaciones para tener algo rápido y entretenido, solo leí el inicio, así que decidí terminarlo. Creo que no fue tan buena idea.

No me convenció nada, no hay desarrollo de personajes ni del universo creado. Estamos en un mundo donde hay humanos (que nadie sabe dónde están, ni que hacen); cambiantes (que no pueden faltar, pero que no cambian) y los Psi, seres fríos y sin sentimientos que nacen con diferentes habilidades como: telepatía, telequinesis, etc; que de pronto son muy convenientes. Pero se centra más en los protagonistas Sascha, que se siente diferente y rota y Lucas, con su bestia interna y machismo.

Lucas, empecemos por ahí. Con toda esa parte de necesito protegerla, el clan, voy a marcarla, es mía, ¡MIA!, ¿pero qué le pasa?

Se supone que son razas diferentes con diferentes formas de vida. Si entre su raza así son las cosas, pues allá ellos, pero Sascha viene de una sociedad donde no hay muestras de ningún tipo de sentimiento. Apenas ha experimentado sensaciones. No sabía del placer de comer chocolate, es tan triste. Y este tipo entre en su cuarto, se mete en su cama y casi dice: Ya sabes lo que me gusta, ponte a trabajar. Claro, porque antes habían tenido encuentros ¡EN SUEÑOS!

Y que no vengan con que es parte del emparejamiento y eso. Ya era así desde el inicio. Vamos a hacer un ejercicio:

Vamos a suponer que Lucas es feo. Te está tocando cuando apenas lo conoces y claramente estas incomoda. No, no es lo mismo. Pero como esta bueno, pues que haga lo que quiera.

Será que yo soy más como los Psi y necesito que se respete mi espacio personal.

Y ni hablar de toda esa parte de la Psynet y Psymental que es pura palabrería sin sentido.

Le pongo 2 solo por Hawke que es el único personaje interesante y pensante. No sé porque me cuesta poner 1, tal vez necesito empezar y luego se dará solo.