Review: Ocean Light by Nalini Singh
Title: Ocean Light (Psy-Changeling Trinity #2)
Author: Nalini Singh
Publication Date: June 12, 2018
Publisher: Berkeley
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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Source: e-ARC via Netgalley
Rating: 3 stars – stick to your bedtime
Security specialist Bowen Knight has come back from the dead. But there’s a ticking time bomb in his head: a chip implanted to block telepathic interference that could fail at any moment–taking his brain along with it. With no time to waste, he should be back on land helping the Human Alliance. Instead, he’s at the bottom of the ocean, consumed with an enigmatic changeling…
Kaia Luna may have traded in science for being a chef, but she won’t hide the facts of Bo’s condition from him or herself. She’s suffered too much loss in her life to fall prey to the dangerous charm of a human who is a dead man walking. And she carries a devastating secret Bo could never imagine…
But when Kaia is taken by those who mean her deadly harm, all bets are off. Bo will do anything to get her back–even if it means striking a devil’s bargain and giving up his mind to the enemy…
Ocean Light is the much anticipated book featuring Bowen Knight, a character who first appeared early on in Singh’s Psy-Changeling series. First an enemy, then an ally, Bo is the leader of the Human Alliance. His abhorrence to psychic interference runs deep, which causes him to have a chip implanted into his brain which blocks psychic powers. Unfortunately the chip isn’t without faults and it begins to degrade, putting Bo’s life in danger (this all happens previous to the start of this book). He comes to the undersea BlackSea changeling group in a coma after being injured in the previous book.
While Bo isn’t my favorite character in the Psy-Changeling world, he has always interested me. When I heard that he was getting his own book set in the underwater changeling world, I was pretty excited. Originally I rated this 4 stars but am downgrading slightly to 3 mostly because, months after initially reading the book, I can’t remember much about it. Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy it at the time. However, I feel like it needs to stand out more if I am going to give it 4 stars.
Things I liked about this book. We’re under water! Singh has shown us glimpses of BlackSea before but they’re very secretive. This book gives us an inside look at the underwater changeling group and it’s so cool! I love all of the different underwater changelings. Most of the characters keep their changeling animal under wraps to outsiders but it’s not too hard to guess what animal they become based on their personality.
I also liked Bo and Kaia together. Bo hasn’t had a whole lot of joy in his life and Kaia is so warm and loving. She makes a great counterpoint to Bo. Both of them have to overcome some deep seated fears in this book with the other’s support. Their romance is a very sweet one.
As always, Singh manages to suck me into this complex and fascinating world that she has created. This was a fun read and I am looking forward to the next book in the Psy-Changeling series!
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my review or opinion of the book.
