Clay and Talin have known since they were children, but have not seen for twenty years. Indeed, after the bloody murder of his stepfather who abused her by Clay, the girl got scared and ran away while the changeling was taken to a detention center. On leaving, we made him believe that he was dead and Talin was collected by Dark River while he was more animal than human. Talin but returns to him years later, still traumatized by his past and the beast that lies within him, to ask him for help in a mysterious child abduction case. They will have to either accept the change as the years have operated their character to be able to resume their relationship where it left off.
Thus, the tone is given right away. It is more violent than previous novel, both in terms of the plot itself as the link between Clay and Talin. These are two very possessive people who have difficulty accepting that the other may have changed, and their reports are still at loggerheads, which makes them very intense. Clay is a very "borderline", the beast is on edge and we feel it is a very dangerous predator. And it is precisely that part of him that scares Talin, reminding him of past memories she'd rather forget. This is a very timid woman who nevertheless will happen to surpass love for his childhood friend and the children under its responsibility. I thought they were a nice couple both. We really saw that they know by heart for ages.
As for the story itself, the author advances slowly a scenario that seems already written, and it's very pleasant. It was a little less business in Psi Council than in other volumes, but this is not very troublesome, because instead Nalini Singh focuses on other elements. Indeed, it has created the world grows, and further new humans who come in and take a real place, one also discovers other changelings breeds the very least surprising. Slight downside tuotefois about to end, I found a little long. There was not the rise that I expected. Too bad, even if it does not diminish the pleasure of reading.
To sum up, still a very good book Nalini Singh! All the ingredients for this series become worship, and I also can not wait to read the next book on Dorian.
