Allegiance of Honor (Psy-Changeling, #15) in Pick-a-Shelf

Dec 18, 2015 D.G. rated it it was ok

Shelves: paranormal-romance, reviewed, wtf, favorite-series

What a dud.

I’ve been a great fan of this series ever since I read the first book, almost 7 years ago. In fact, this series is the reason why I got into the paranormal genre (I was never a fan of Twlight.) From the beginning, I loved the combination of impossible love stories with plots full of action and incredible twists. ALL of that was missing in this book.

Allegiance of Honor was completely unnecessary, a book without plot and no main couple. Instead, we’re treated to almost 500 pages of dail What a dud.

I’ve been a great fan of this series ever since I read the first book, almost 7 years ago. In fact, this series is the reason why I got into the paranormal genre (I was never a fan of Twlight.) From the beginning, I loved the combination of impossible love stories with plots full of action and incredible twists. ALL of that was missing in this book.

Allegiance of Honor was completely unnecessary, a book without plot and no main couple. Instead, we’re treated to almost 500 pages of daily scenes from the couples we’ve met in the previous 14 books (and some of the novellas) doing exciting things such as: Babysitting! Doing business! Visiting friends! Going to birthday parties! Eating! Exercising! Party planning! 9/10 of the book was boring as hell, not at all what I’m used to from this series.

The book description alludes to a threat to Naya’s life and a kidnapped changeling but both things were very peripheral to the “story”. The first was solved in ONE PAGE (I didn’t even have time to be afraid for them) and the kidnapping was secondary. Ms. Singh pretty much used this book to set up the next series and to tie some loose ends. Belatedly, she realized that she had left the humans in the lurch, pretty much at the mercy of the Psy and Changelings so she found a way around that. She also realized nobody was ever satisfied with the Riaz mating situation (more in this review) so she tried to fix that. Sadly, the new explanation didn’t work either.

Yes, there was sex and alone time between couples but there was so much sameness (everybody loved each other very much, was blissfully happy, blah, blah, blah) that there was no excitement whatsoever.

Ms. Singh also proved that she’s never been around toddlers because Naya’s not a real child, she’s a caricature. She’s smart, she’s cute, she worries about others, she behaves, she’s a strong Psy, she can shift, she never cries or throw tantrums, sleeps all night, never fights with other children, never scratches and doesn’t do stupid shit. And she’s only 1-year old! Her job is to be ADORBS to show what great parents Sasha and Lucas are (snort). I dislike spoiled children with a passion and I kept thinking that if they kept treating her like that, she would become the most spoiled kid in the universe.

Before reading this book, I would have said I was going to read the new series without hesitation but now I’m not so sure. If this is the kind of books Ms. Singh will be writing moving forward, then I’m out.

Review first posted at Badass Book Reviews. Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley/NAL for providing an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ...more

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Mar 15, 2021 Lauren rated it it was ok

Shelves: audiobooks, paranormal-romance, feline-shifters, wolf-shifter, psychics, mermaids-selkies

Allegiance of Honor
2 Stars

Nalini Singh is one of my absolute favorite authors and this series has brought me many hours of enjoyment. Unfortunately, this installment is very disappointing.

It is clear from the narrative that this is a linking book. There is no real plot to speak of, and much of the book is dedicated to reacquainting readers with past pairings. In fact, it is primarily a recap of the first 14 books in the series. This would be fantastic for new readers unfamiliar with the world o ...more

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Nov 29, 2015 Sassafrass rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, arc, netgalley, z-2016, z-challenge-books-2016

A much different type of Psy-changeling series. No new couple introduced but we had nice visits with the couples we've met so far while setting up possible story lines for the future.

Full review to come closer to release date.

Official Review:

Let me just start off by saying this book is much different than what we are used to seeing with the Psy-Changeling series. There is no new couple to meet in this one, instead, it more a bridge book to get us caught up on all the people we've met so far. Fro A much different type of Psy-changeling series. No new couple introduced but we had nice visits with the couples we've met so far while setting up possible story lines for the future.

Full review to come closer to release date.

Official Review:

Let me just start off by saying this book is much different than what we are used to seeing with the Psy-Changeling series. There is no new couple to meet in this one, instead, it more a bridge book to get us caught up on all the people we've met so far. From Lucas and Sascha to Aden and Zaria, we get glimpses into their lives currently and it was amazing stuff.

Nalini Singh has a note in the front of the book explaining why she did this, and I don't think I truly understood until the last 25% of the book or so. But the connections of all these people, web of alliances and families truly has exploded over the last fourteen books and the author's purpose was to highlight those while advancing the story so that the next phase of the series can start.

I'm not sure what that next phase will be exactly, but I'm looking forward to it. There are huge things happening: trouble with the PsyNet, new discoveries with the Forgotten, dangers affecting the new generations of changeling children, and tenuous new alliances. The author wove them seamlessly and navigated them effortlessly in the book.

There were losses that were sad, but the overall tone of the story ended in hope. Hope that the tide is turning and the Changelings, Humans, and Psy can work together. I personally can not wait to see what's going to happen next.

Because this was a different type of book, there were a lot of people to catch up with. If you are new to the series, this book is definitely not the one to start with. There is so much history there, you would miss out on a lot of nuances. But for those who have been following along, this story was kind of a grand epilogue but not as it was obvious that this was not the end by far. And I know that I'll be along for the ride.

*ARC provided by NetGalley and Publisher in exchange for an honest review* ...more

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Mar 15, 2016 KarenF rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, romance, kindle

This isn't a romance so much as a love letter to families. Families of blood and families of the heart that come together. And quite frankly after the news of this week, and the horrible campaign season, reading this book was like a warm hug and I really needed it. It was like catching up with friends who you may not see all the time but always drop right into closeness with. We get to revisit a lot of the couples from the series and see their HEA. I think this series has the most extensive worl ...more

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Aug 08, 2016 Vivian rated it liked it

Shelves: audio, read-2016

Making a note to try reading this one in the future. As an audio, did not keep my attention very well but I do like the idea of revisiting everyone and seeing how ridiculously happy they all are now :)

And finally pupcubs!

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Dec 24, 2015 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: keeper, 2016-challenge

A nice way to finish off the first arc and for us to catch up on some of our favourite characters. I enjoyed this storyline and the start of the new story arc. I can't wait for the next in this series! ...more

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