Well as Mother Nature is wont to do, last week we had temperatures in the mid-80s and sunshine galore. This weekend, the official start of the summer season, the skies are a uniform cloudy grey and the temperature is 46!!! 46!!! literally, 40 degrees Fahrenheit colder than this time last week.
It's really harshing my budding pool lifestyle.
My little pool which my daughter makes fun of because it's only 33 inches deep, but hey, it's easy for me to maintain and big enough to swim a little and float a lot! Alas, this 3-day weekend it is going to stay covered, as temps won't even hit 70.
When it was summer weather, I spend a few afternoons floating in my pool and reading
Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh. This is the 7th book in the PsyChangeling series that we are reading this year. You can find out more about the read-along and join us
here.
As I have said before, I treating enjoy Nalini Singh's ability to keep raising the stakes in these paranormal romances. Once again, I had my doubts as the book was nearing the climax that Dev Santos and Katya Haas would find their HEA. During this book, I found that I didn't care as much or root for this couple like I had in the previous book which was the love story between Mercy and Riley. For me, I think this was because Mercy was a strong, passionate woman who wasn't a virgin like the Psy, and because she was an equal match to Riley. Yes, Katya, survived and made it to Dev, but she is very fragile and since she has amnesia is one-dimensional.
In Blaze of Memory, Nalini Singh takes us back to the beginning of Silence and tells the story of one family's exodus to become part of the fallen. This is done through letters a mother writes to her son. I liked this method of storytelling. Additionally, we learn more about how Judd's special set of skills can work for the good.
I would have liked to have a better understanding of what Dev's affinity with metal meant and how it developed as he grew up. I wanted more of his backstory.
Next up is the story of the human cop Max Shannon, I have been hoping he would get his own book from the first time he walked on the scene!
Have a great weekend even if the weather stinks! It's a great excuse to kick back and enjoy a good book!
