Silver Silence

This was SUCH a hidden gem. Don't let the modern bodice ripper-esque cover fool you; this book has so much depth and emotion in it. It's particularly interesting because on the whole this IS mainly a romance book but also the romance isn't the whole focus? Enough of the focus to classify it as romance but there's still SO much plot and world-building outside of the romance and I ate it UP. If I had to break it down I'd say it was about 60% romance and 40% world-centered plot.

On the romance: I really enjoyed it!! Urban fantasy is always cool to me but I feel like not many people can do it right, or at least in a way that I enjoy. I loved that the author brought their species into the romance in a very intrinsic way and it made their bond so much more meaningful when their powers and family structures played a big part that they both had to accustom to in order to be with each other. And they both STRUGGLED to be settled and happy together in this book, let me tell you. They really fought for each other and that showed their love better than anything else. It was truly heartwarming to watch. I almost wish the entire series (or at least the next book) was about them too because I got very attached.

On the plot/worldbuilding: absolutely INSANE. I am incredibly fascinated by this world. It's a mix of fantasy and sci-fi and contemporary that shouldn't work on paper but it absolutely does!! Getting in deep on the political state of the world and the past that led them here was soooo interesting. I wish there was some kind of separate history book for this world I could read, that's how amazing the worldbuilding was.

Absolutely loved this book. Will be continuing the series to get more of the world if nothing else, but I have high hopes for the other couples as well!

C.A.P.E Rating:Characters - 4/5
Atmosphere - 5/5
Plot - 5/5
Enjoyment - 4/5

💬: "The Trinity Accord is the fragile foundation of all their hopes and dreams of a future without war, without violence, without shattering loss. It is a noble ambition. But the past is not an old coat that can be discarded and forgotten. It is a scent that clings and clings and clings.

Singh, Nalini. Silver Silence (Psy-Changeling Trinity Book 1) (p. 1). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

📖Genres: paranormal romance, romance, urban fantasy, adult

📚Page Count: 479

🎧Audiobook Length: 16h 01min

👩🏾‍🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5

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TW - <spoiler>Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Cursing, Violence, Blood, War, and Death</spoiler>

Silver Silence is the 16th book in the Psy/Changeling series and 1st in the Psy/Changeling Trinity series both by Nalini Singh. This book is about Silver Mercant, a Psy and Valentin Nikolaev, an alpha bear. Silver is stationed at Valentin's bear compound where she's been helping keep an eye on things since the Trinity Accord as been established. Silver gets poisoned and almost dies as a result and now Silver along with the Mercant family and Valentin are looking for the culprit.

This book had stuff going on but it really FELT like nothing was happening for the duration of the book. Silver gets poisoned at the beginning so I assumed this book would be about hunting down the culprit and they eventually do that but it takes so long. Valentine courted Silver and it was a cute story but it went by so slowly, this book took me 4 weeks (A WHOLE MONTH) to finish because there was very little action on the page. I'm actually disappointed with how boring this was.

The spicy scenes were below average for me, there were two of them and they weren't my favorite scenes. I'm not a huge fan of the virgin heroine and the painful first time, the second scene was a little better but still just "okay". I'm giving it two chilies 🌶️🌶️ out of five chilies

Overall, Silver Silence was just okay but it was definitely on the boring side. I'm giving this book 3 stars out of 5.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5 Stars

I listened to this for free on the library app [HooplaDigital.com]

Actual rating: 4.5 stars

I liked this book too. It broke my heart when Silver woke up from the operation.

Alternative-earth/SciFi paranormal romance? Very well written. Were-bears and telepaths and yum. Totally cried in that middle part there.