Hostage to Pleasure

Psy-Changeling Series, Book 5

De: Nalini Singh

Narrado por: Angela Dawe

Separated from her son and forced to create a neural implant that will mean the effective enslavement of her psychically gifted race, Ashaya Aleine is the perfect Psy: cool, calm, emotionless... at least on the surface. Inside, she’s fighting a desperate battle to save her son and escape the vicious cold of the PsyNet. Yet when escape comes, it leads not to safety but to the lethal danger of a sniper’s embrace.

DarkRiver sniper Dorian Christensen lost his sister to a Psy killer. Though he lacks the changeling ability to shift into animal form, his leopard lives within. And that leopard’s rage at the brutal loss is a clawing darkness that hungers for vengeance. Falling for a Psy has never been on Dorian’s agenda. But charged with protecting Ashaya and her son, he discovers that passion has a way of changing the rules.

Mind over matter: listen to more in the Psy-Changeling series.©2008 Nalini Singh (P)2011 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"One of the greatest pleasures of these books is their ability to deliver both an intensely personal love story as well as a riveting societal drama. Singh is on the fast track to becoming a genre giant!" ( Romantic Times)

Love the Series, Love the Listen

If you could sum up Hostage to Pleasure in three words, what would they be?

Brings the story to life. Great for listening pleasure.

What did you like best about this story?

the characters are brought to life with this audiobook.

What does Angela Dawe bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

expressions of the characters, and annunciation of words

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

A psy who has hidden her feelings since she was 14

I live the different aspects of psy that is being brought to light and how much each is willing to give in order to save those they care about even when they weren't supposed to have feelings at all.
As I stated before the narrator needs a bit of work differentiating between some of the voices. But I liked the story anyway. I just had to pay close attention to any name being said so that I could figure out who was talking.

Obsessed

Would you consider the audio edition of Hostage to Pleasure to be better than the print version?

yes, the story comes to life as the reader tells it

Who was your favorite character and why?

Dorian, I could picture this tall, great-looking man batteling his fears and hurting from his limitations

Have you listened to any of Angela Dawe’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Love Unsensored

Any additional comments?

I am obsessed with these book, it was by far the better. Having a child introduced in the book made it even better..it was about love, devotion and family

Best new series on Audible!

Dorian and Ashaya were a perfect match in every way! If you're looking for a great paranormal romance series, look no further! This series has the perfect balance of a created paranormal world with the right amount romance (and steamy scenes).

Talk about action-packed

Incredible world-building. So many new things revealed in this book. Plenty of new characters introduced and previous storylines revisited yet Dorian and Ashaya are firmly ensconced in the center. The build-up to future clashes between Psy, changeling, and human groups is exciting. Can’t wait for the next book in the series.

Performance is great. Distinct voices for each character. I especially loved Keenan’s.

Great story. Flat monotone narrator.

What made the experience of listening to Hostage to Pleasure the most enjoyable?

The written story was much better than the audio edition. My listening experience was not nearly as enjoyable as reading the book. Angela Dawe is quite awful.

What did you like best about this story?

The whole IAD world. Kresley Cole knows both character and world-building.

How could the performance have been better?

A talented, more experienced narrator should have been selected, preferable a man. Angela Dawe reads in a monotone, flat voice. Compared to Robert Petkoff who read A Hunger Like No Other, she reads like a sixth grader.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Many laughs, and several crying jags. A wonderful addition to the series.

Any additional comments?

Another great addition to the Psy-Changling series. But putting up with monotone narrator Angela Dawe is just about more than I can bear. There are some great narrators out there, and I wish the publisher/author would have engaged an effective narrator.

Favorite Series

Any additional comments?

Great series!!!! This is my favorite series. Each book builds on the overall world while keeping you interested in the individual romances. A few of the book were about secondary characters that I didn’t care about at the beginning and absolutely loved by the end. This review applies to the first 9 books in the series.

Love wins again!

Where does Hostage to Pleasure rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Nalini Singh is one of my favorite authors and her Psy-Changling series is one of the best. I have listened to this book several times and will likely listen several more :)

What other book might you compare Hostage to Pleasure to and why?

Any of her other books, Feral Sins is similar also

Which scene was your favorite?

Too many to list! I loved the whole book

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me laugh, cry and feel happy. I ran through all the emotions!

Dorian's Story

this was my favorite of the Psy-Changeling books so far. Couldn't wait to get to Dorian's story. Was not disappointed it was awesome.

Hostage to Pleasure

Well I wasn’t expecting that!!!

Dorian is a character I loved right away; I loved how smooth he was. Though he couldn’t change into his leopard he never showed how much that had to have bothered him. He seemed to just accept it and who wouldn’t fall for a guy like that.

When we meet Ashaya you’re really not sure of her. She helped the kids, yes and she had enough feelings to want her son to get out. But she is a Psy and you just don’t really know them or trust them.

Her need to protect is so strong that is what drew me to like her. And then when Dorian couldn’t and wouldn’t let anyone else guard her. Well that was it for me, I knew then that they were meant to be and even if that meant the worst I felt like these two could make anything work. Especially when we get that first scene of Ashaya with her son.. Omg my heart melted into butter.

The bond Dorian, Ashaya, and her son have is so sweet. If I wasn’t sunken hook line and sinker before that would have cinched it for me.

Oh, that ending.. my heart will never recover, such joy.

Again the narration once you’re used to it you’re used to it and I can’t imagine anyone else narrating this series.