Wolf Rain

Psy-Changeling Trinity Series, Book 3

By: Nalini Singh

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

New York Times best-selling author Nalini Singh takes us on a new adventure in the latest novel of the Psy-Changeling Trinity series.

The end of Silence was supposed to create a better world for future generations. But trust is broken, and the alliance between Psy, Changeling, and human is thin. The problems that led to Silence are back in full force. Because Silence fixed nothing, just hid the problems.

This time, the Psy have to find a real answer to their problems - if one exists. Or their race will soon go extinct in a cascade of violence. The answer begins with an empath who is attuned to monsters - and who is going to charm a wolf into loving her despite his own demons.

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Nalini Singh (P)2019 Tantor

I love this series!

I was glad to see a return to the wolf den in this book. I love the changlings...

I almost gave up.

I loved all of the Changeling and Trinity books except for the water changeling story. So glad I hung in there for this one. it opened up great new avenues for Ms Sing to explore. The story was great. had me smiling and choked up with tears. cant wait for the next one. Angela Daws is AMAZING. Her accents, consistency of voices are great. she does a great child's voice. listening to these books wouldn't be the same without her. She brings the characters to life.

Another Amazing Accomplishment by Singh!

Wolf Rain is part of the Psy-Changeling series #18 and a continuation of the Trinity #3 series which is written by Nalini Singh and narrated by Angela Dawe.

No Spoilers:

First, I want to mention how grateful I am that this amazing author decided to remain with the same narrator even after twenty-one stories told, thanks to Nalini. Yes, I believe there might be some other narrators I can think of that could do a great job as well yet, Angela has been there from the beginning and does a fantastic job with every single character. Each character is completely unique and I am able to tell who is talking without the mention many authors do ahead of time during conversations, wonderful job. To many of my series have been completely ruined due to a change of narrators after ten novels, it is pivotal (even if the narrator could be replaced with a much better one) to remain with their first pick, obviously, this is not the case with Ms. Dawe, thankfully.

It is obvious by now if you have continued to read this far into my review that it is understood that I am a fan of the Psy-Changeling series. Nalini Singh is a wonderful world builder and has an imagination that is vast. What I appreciate about this series is the believability of this storyline occurring in my day to day life. If you are reading my review on Wolf Rain do not start here, go back to Slave of Salvation and enjoy my friend because you are in for an amazing journey of love, sadness, oppression, liberation, strong resolute characters, and always a happily ever after.

The hero of Wolf Rain is Alexei Harte a wolf shifter from the Snow Dancers' pack, up until this story I had not heard much of Alexei except for a few video conferences between their alpha and his top tier of wolfs. Alexei is running one of the dens within the Snow Dancers territory and during one of his runs he is nearly overcome by such strong emotion he is nearly brought to his knees. For such a person to feel such strong pain worries him and for that individual to be on his territory is an even greater issue. Alexei finds an abused woman named Memory deep within the earth, and during this story, they each learn how to trust and heal with the help of the other. The continuation of the Trinity storyline occurs and the reader can hear how all our favorite characters are doing. Ms. Singh is great about allowing her readers to catch up with not simply the last characters but most of the main characters we have spent time with throughout her series, this is a great way to help her readers feel apart of the story, not just a bystander.

If you have read all of the stories up until Wolf Rain there is no reason to stop now, this is a great addition to an already substantial series, enjoy!

Yes. Loved being back with the pack.

This story had intriguing new elements to ongoing arc of story, but I got to see beloved characters of original Psi-Changling world again, which made me happy. And they were not just random cameos, it all fit together well.
The concept of a E Psi with a dark side was fascinating concept as well. Loved it from start to finish.

Awesome audio book

Aside from the fact the story is great, the narrator had a real empathy for the characters & expressing their feelings & thoughts verbally. I’ve listened to audio books where the narrator has done a real disservice to the novel they’re reading almost as if they’re disdaining the book. I’ve also listened to audio books where the narrator’s voice does not suit the novel (voice to mature for the characters portrayed)- this book has managed to hit all the right notes!

another great installment

Singh continues the Psy-Changeling saga with another excellent book. She is able to continue to advance the story arc by introducing new characters while weaving old favorites into the story. Definitely worth the credit.

love this series!

I love this series!! Read it multiple times. I love the characters. I love their stories. I love this magical world and complexities within the world and characters. Nalini is an amazing writer and a source of inspiration — I laugh. I cry. I get sucked into her stories and stay up late reading. I always know I’m about to have an epic experience reading one of her books. I always pre-order her stories! Do not miss out on this series because you may have been swayed by negative reviews. These books are amazing!!!
Note: This review is long overdue and will be the same for all the books in the series.

More, more, more.

I loved all of the Trinity Novels. I hope there will be more of the Psy books. I love Angela Dawe also.

Great story :D

5 stars

I loved this story! Memory and Alexei were great characters that did wonderfully as a couple.

Memory is an Empath but an unusual variation that no one has seen before. Memory was kept captive most of her life but came out of it surprisingly well (there are reasons that become apparent).

Alexei is a wolf shifter that's part of the SnowDancer pack. Alexei is a good guy and a strong warrior for the pack. Alexei's been depressed the last year because he lost his brother and has good reasons for not letting people close now (at least reasons he thinks are good).

Alexei is on a patrol when he feels a deep sorrow. He realizes it has to be an Empath but can't figure out how one would get into the middle of SnowDancer territory with no on knowing about it. Memory's greif is strong enough that it pushes Alexei (as a dominant with a strong protective urge) to find her. When Alexei finds Memory, he saves her from a long-term captivity by a monster. Memory is freaked by the outside world but has a goal of finding and destroying her ex-captor so she has a reason to get her feet under her and learn to stand strong.

Alexei likes Memory and there's a strong attraction between them but Alexei has some issues that make him think he wouldn't be a good mate for Memory, even if his wolf doesn't agree. Alexei tries to stay away from Memory and give her time to find herself but he has trouble staying away from her for long. Thankfully, some issues that arise actually push Memory and Alexei together and it helps to wear down Alexei's defenses. Regardless of Alexei trying to keep Memory at arms length, I loved their interactions and it just made their eventual relationship that much sweeter when it came about. So yeah...there were some definite issues and danger as well but things get handled and in the end, Alexei and Memory are together and heading towards a HEA.

This was a highly enjoyable story from a series I love so there's no much more to say. Memory and Alexei are both characters I liked a lot and I just couldn't wait for them to figure things out so they could be together. The story itself was great and kept me well engaged from beginning to end so I'd definitely recommend this and the whole series. :D

* note - I listened to the audio version of this story and the narrator did a great job.

Amazing As Always!!

Incredible read! You won’t be disappointed! The narrator is perfections as per the norm. Enjoy!!