Tangle of Need

Psy-Changeling Series, Book 11

By: Nalini Singh

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

Adria, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with the past - one as unpredictable in love as it was in war. Now comes a new territory, and a devastating new complication: Riaz, a SnowDancer lieutenant already sworn to a desperate woman who belongs to another.

For Riaz, the primal attraction he feels for Adria is a staggering betrayal. For Adria, his dangerous lone wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumes her. It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built of her new life. But fighting their wild attraction proves a losing battle.

Their coming together is an inferno.... and a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize that they have more to lose than they ever imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision that might just break them both.

©2012 Nalini Singh (P)2012 Tantor

Great!

Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this one! I didn't think I would as I didn't care much for either protagonist in previous novels. But they work! And do it well!

All Pros no Cons

I love these books the romance enhances a complicated cast of characters and plot that you don't just breeze through. These last two have been some of the best in the series. I can't wait for the next one to come out. As always the worst thing about catching up on a series this good is having to wait for more.

A friend said this was a transitional book and I agree but it in no way diminished my enjoyment of it. It only made me wish for more.

The narration is always good and only makes it better.

Great addition to the series! :D

4.5-5 stars

This was a great story. I liked Riaz previously but wasn’t sure what to think about him getting a book considering his “situation” but I really liked the way things turned out. Adria is great. She and Riaz end up being a great couple.

Adria is the aunt of Indigo (from Play of Passion) but because she was a late baby she’s barely older than Indigo. She was in a long-term relationship with a shifter, Martin, who was less dominant than her and she was hurt greatly by where their relationship went and his actions towards her. Her family disliked Martin and that made things even more difficult for her. After she split up with Martin, Adria moved back home and is now trying to rebuild her life and get her family relationship back on track. The last thing she intends to do is get involved with another man.

Riaz is a Lieutenant in the Snow Dancer wolf pack. He traveled for years as part of his duties for the pack but recently came back home for a while. Riaz needs the homecoming because during his travels he met a human woman that his wolf recognized as his mate. Since she was happily married, Riaz didn't have a chance with her and was crushed. He swore fidelity to his lost mate, never planning to be with another woman.

Riaz's plans are messed up when he meets Adria because she gets under his skin badly. Riaz isn’t happy about the attraction to Adria and acts like a real jerk towards her. Adria feels the attraction to Riaz as well and considering she just got out of a bad relationship she doesn't want anything to do with Riaz either. They snipe at each other a bit and Adria realizes that they don’t have to fight; they could just take advantage of their attraction in a no attachment fling. Riaz (in a rage at himself over his feelings for Adria) balks at the idea and says some hurtful things to Adria. He soon realizes that his issues aren't her fault and they make up and get to the point of respect/friendship. With the attraction between them, their friendship soon becomes a “friends with benefits” relationship. Riaz and Adria start working together well when it comes to pack business and find they complement each other in multiple areas. The longer they spend together, the more they both start feeling more than just friendship towards each other. Riaz is actually more accepting of their growing connection than I expected. Adria on the other hand is scared of the growing connection between them and fears that she'll get in another relationship that starts out well and turns to crap. She doesn't really run from Riaz but he does have to pursue her to a certain extent.

Some interesting things are taking place in the action plot as there’s a possible alliance with Black Sea aquatic pack (a changeling pack made up of many different types of water changelings that have banded together) as well as some interesting dealings with the Human alliance. There's also a continuing of escalations in the oncoming Psy war. The Psy Council is now pretty much defunct and a civil war has started within the Psy ranks. Psy start targeting Psy but the Changelings are still involved as they can't stand back and let innocents die. While the action plot is heating up, Riaz and Adria grow their relationship and we also get to see Hawke and Sienna's relationship as they start their lives together after their mating in the last book. I loved seeing both couples in their different stages of their relationships... it was a cool contrast and sweet on both sides. There is some drama to deal with as Riaz's possible mate shows back up and shakes things up for Adria and Riaz. Some of the action plot spikes during this time and danger is close but things work out for Riaz and Adria and the story ends with their well deserved HEA.

This was a great story. I loved Riaz and Adria getting together. It's an unexpected story but it turned out great. The action plot was pretty good and moved things along in the series storyline. I'm looking forward to the next book....it's about Kaleb (the Psy Councilor) which should be very interesting. I'd recommend this book. 2 thumbs up. :D

Performance

In this. and all the other books in this series, the narrator fades out with the dialogue (volume lowers) and fades in with the narrative (volume increases). Makes it very difficult to maintain an interest in the book, when you can't here the characters speaking. To compensate, I turn up the overall volume in order to hear the characters when they speak. I had hoped this situation would change as I listened to more of the Singh books by this narrator. But sadly, it has not happened. I do enjoy the books as I have read all of them. The audio books are more for my wife than myself, but obviously I listen to them too.
Maybe in the future, the engineers can balance the discrepancy between dialogue and narration.

Annoying performance

The pauses between sentences was terribly annoying. It was like the narrator was reading from a script with only a sentence or two per page, with long pauses between pages.

Love the Series

I love listening to all the stories and characters. Can’t stop listening and binging and enjoying💕💕

Good Listen

The narrator did a good job. Tangle of Need (Psy-Changeling, #11) felt to me that it moved slower than previous books. I liked Riaz and Adria and their story of coming together was a good one.

re: re: re:

The "messaging" performance was almost enough for me to give up and turn it off! Very annoying!!! Otherwise the book follows the same formulas the others in this series.

so sad.

I would of wished for a mating bond... without it I am lost. a great story otherwise.

Maybe start at the beginning?

Found this one hard to follow, but that could be because I started with this book. Took a while to understand what was happening, but I did get the gust of it. I may start from book one and see where it goes from there. Okay read overall and the story was interesting enough.