Psy-Changeling series

Title:Psy-Changeling (#1-13)
Author: Nalini Singh
Publishing store: USA: Berkley; Poland: Prószyński Media
Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance

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Plot: 7/10

Style: 7/10
Cover #1: 7/10

Cover #2: 2/10 

Final: 6/10

I could review every part individually. However, I've decided to write one big post about the series up-to-date.

Psy/Changeling series is very difficult to rate. Some fragments are written with real mastery, while others are cheap sex scenes worth to be in a $1 harlequin. I would've never finished the first part if I hadn't already known the Guild Hunter series (the review coming soon). Because of the other books I've decided to give Nalini Singh a vote of confidence. Fortunately, I was not disappointed.

In the Psy/Changeling universe there are three species:
1. Psy – owning mental powers (from telekinesis and telepathy to foresight), they are an emotionless and arrogant race, full of contempt for the others. Silence Protocol is impelented since childhood, it's purpose to help the Psy control their powers.

2. Changeling – half humans/half animals, very emotional and, in contrast to the Psy's belief, highly intelligent. Usually living in packs/wings/other groups according to their animals, strictly hierarchical.

3. Humans – poor species without any edge in comparison to the two above.

While the very idea is not overly original, it is nicely composed into a bitable novel. The developing plot and characters are the biggest plus of the series.

It does not begin in a too attractive way: a Psy woman, the daughter of a very influential politican and bussineswoman, starts having problems with her Silence (keeping her emotionless) after coming into a contact with a changeling man. What's an easier way to start a science-fiction harlequin? Fortunately, not everything's so simplified. If you omit the sensual (and often inredibly melodramatic) descriptions, you might actually find yourself gradually absorbed into the plot.

And remember that this mostly refer to the first part. While second is not much better, the third suddenly jumps into a completely different level. It's still a romance, don't take me wrong – but it's multidimensional, the plot and the characters are becoming more sophisticated. All the parts are connected in the plot, the characters enriching the series in more and more tangible way. 

Recently the thirteenth part has been published. If you compare it to the first novel, you notice how the author's skills developed and the stress of the story changed. From a romance with action bonuses, into a well-thought sci-fi action novel with a pinch of romance. And you keep waiting for the next part, reading it the moment it gets published.

The pattern of every part is very simple: two main characters, male and female, slowly accepting the pull they feel towards each other. However, don't reject it: there is always some twist, and the stories are much more complicated than it may seem according to any review. I can't tell you more without spoilers, sorry!

It's a definitely worth reading series, even though the beginning might be difficult. Don't get discouraged by the first unskillful attempts on a sci-fi romance – it gets much better from the third part onwards!